Author: Chris

I’d expect some happy finishers and quick times today. Nothing very hard in this – 8 minutes for me (plus an extra 2 to sort out 12dn). On reflection there are a lot of standard … Read more “Quick Cryptic no 47 by Orpheus”

The link isn’t working so I found it here: http://feeds.thetimes.co.uk/timescrossword/20140506/148/Cracking crossword, Gromit (thank-you Tracy) which I feel can be enjoyed by both oldie and newbie. It’s not the easiest (17 minutes) but it’s not as … Read more “Quick Cryptic no 42 by Tracy”

I think this is an excellent crossword – on the harder side of usual (25 minutes for me including the parsing). There is so much play in the word play that I’ve taken the explanations … Read more “Quick Cryptic no. 37 by Marty”

Some good clues here so I quite enjoyed myself. This doesn’t seem like a Quick breeze as there’s good surfaces and quite a lot of play in the word play. I usually struggle with flowers … Read more “Quick Cryptic no 27 by Flamande”

Howdy y’all. I’m on a road trip from the mountains of Colorado to the Lakes. Having stayed on Route 66 (at Springfield MO – home of the mighty Bears Soccer Team), I’m now in Memphis … Read more “Quick Cryptic 17 by Teazel”

No setter’s name as yet (0300 UK) but whoever they are they produced a good, chunky puzzle. Thanks to jackkt who maybe has a paper version – name now updated. This took me 31 minutes … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 7 by Teazel”