Author: Chris

This seemed rather tricky but I may simply not have been thinking in the right way. Definitions seemed fine – some of the word play needed teasing apart. ACROSS 7. Back down – concede defeat. … Read more “Quick Crytpic 471 by Tracy”

Sorry for the delay today. Seems it’s easier to blog from around the World than with day to day happenings. Thanks to Jackkt for volunteering to step in. So to today’s very enjoyable crossword. Even … Read more “Quick Cryptic 466 by Mara.”

Having spent an enjoyable hour blogging the QC from the Time site, I find that it was yesterday’s. So the IT folk at the Times have given me the extra pleasure of doing a second … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 461 by Orpheus”

At the recent anniversary do I highly enjoyed the company of a lot of 12acs and 13dns but must have missed out on the limerick session. To make up: This blogger who quite likes a … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 456 by Izetti”

An enjoyable puzzle with some twists and turns in the wordplay and the occasional less than usual word. I was going well and heading for a 10 minute solve until I got back up to … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 451 by Pedro”

A good romp today with Mara – a couple, of long anagrams which always hold me up – but not as long as the LOI intersection of 5dn and 15ac. Some very enjoyable clues (COD … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 446 by Mara”

A very good QC IMHO with a good level of clues. Nothing at the extreme ends of easy or hard but a good work through. The French city, rascal and carthorse may not be familiar … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 441 by Orpheus”

Let me know if anyone was on Teazel’s wavelength today – because I was a long way from it. Possibly my own fault as I’ve been walking around Brisbane all day and have an hour … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 436 by Teazel”

This is the first wifi challenge on my travels – but when you’ve got views over Lake Macquarie you don’t really need wifi – well, except to fulfil the duties of a QC blogger. Fortunately … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 431 by Izetti”

This looks like a decent challenge for a QC – no unusual vocabulary (well, except for polled maybe) but not a breeze through either. No time here due to distractions but an enjoyable solve. 7. … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 426 by Mara”