Author: Chris

No time due to interruptions but this seemed a little harder than yesterday’s, particularly in the NW. A mixture of easy and challenging clues and generally very entertaining. Definitions underlined, cd=cryptic definition, dd=double definition, deletions … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 371 by Rongo”

One or two tricky clues pushed this into my medium difficulty grade – 13 minutes. LOI 19dn – as the synonym of ‘explanations’ didn’t leap out at me. Definitions underlined, cd=cryptic definition, dd=double definition, deletions … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 366 by Joker”

Not sure how this happened but messages have been delayed via livejournal and I didn’t receive macavity123’s message that he was doing the blog. I am leaving the comments posted below but for the blog … Read more “Please see Quick Cryptic blog above.”

An unusually unsymmetrical A diagonally symmetrical (thanks joecasey) grid from Hurley – possibly adjusted to fit in four long answers which may hold the key to how long this takes to solve. Two and a … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 361 by Hurley”

Standing in for william_j_s who has gone on a spur of the moment holiday – lucky man! He has, on the other hand, missed a tasty treat as Noel has dished us up a near-double … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 357 by Noel”

Not sure I was operating on all cylinders and struggled somewhat – even so I would class this as hard. Most anagrams have additional parts inserted, some vocabulary is unusual and on top of all … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 356 by Mara”

A couple of long anagrams, an unknown violinist and all sorts of trouble in the toilet department (!) meant this one took 14 minutes and, I think, qualifies as a medium to hard. As usual … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 351 by Izetti”

Most of this flew in but one or two caused pause for thought which, with some good surfaces (making a difficult choice of COD), made the puzzle satisfying. I’m enjoying a week in 1dn, where … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 346 by Pedro”

I wish I’d been able to find this in advance and enjoyed a more leisurely solve of this challenging crossword. If others found it easy I will know I’ve been rushing but I currently believe … Read more “Quick Cryptic no 341 by Felix”

A very enjoyable outing as an easy start turned into more of a challenge on the right hand side. 11 minutes makes this easy-medium and I enjoyed some of the clues especially COD 2dn. LOI … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 336 by Orpheus”