Author: Chris

Four long answers look daunting but break down quite simply. With these in, the rest ought to follow reasonable easily. I took 12 minutes but spent some time chewing on some word play. I quite … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 891 by Felix – it’s a gas…”

Clocked stopped at 9.43 with loi 15ac. Nothing too difficult here and although 10ac may be less familiar to non-nautical types, the whole grid is fairly clued. Quite a few words from the clue go … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 886 by Hurley”

11 minutes to the second for this very enjoyable outing which kicks off with with the excellent Peanuts. A few religious references and lots of other fun clues made this a real pleasure – thanks, … Read more “Time Quick Cryptic 881 by Teazel”

Working through the word play of some clues it seemed that easier ways to get there had been missed in favour of rather more devious ones. Having said this I’m sure biffers will have biffed … Read more “Time Quick Cryptic 876 by Tracy”

Another Corelli, another 15 minutes of entertainment – finished, finally, at 20ac with a far from obvious hidden clue.I had a double take on the parsing at 6dn and a triple take on whatever was … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 871 by Corelli”

12 minutes – the final two on 8dn due to the surface – it could be said that I couldn’t change out of clothing as nothing suited me.Lots of other good clues (18dn and 20dn … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 866 by Mara”

Having returned from the seas again (the lonely sea and the sky), I would like to thank jacckt very much for covering the last two Tuesdays. Normal service, such as it is, resumes with an … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 861 by Izetti”

An interruption means I only have a rough estimate of time at 16 minutes so this seemed a bit of a work out. Plenty of interesting word play to unravel and two long anagrams at … Read more “Quick Cryptic 846 by Hurley”

I’m going through a disappointing run of falling at final hurdles – today’s were 3dn (and therefore 8ac), 4dn and 19ac. This is reflected in my time of 14 minutes. I may try to slow … Read more “Quick Cryptic 841 by Rongo”

A lot of my 16 minutes were taken up with fully understanding (and therefore enjoying) the word plays. Some excellent clues (16ac, 1dn, 5dn, 7dn) and plenty of long anagrams. Unless it’s just me on … Read more “Quick Cryptic 836 by Felix”