Author: Curarist

Bit more of a workout today. Took a while to get going, straightforward in the middle then held up at the end. I liked the surface at 20, and I was suitably wrongfooted by 4 … Read more “Quick Cryptic 1204 by Oran”

In contrast to recent blog outings, I had a very low-resistance trip through this one, coming in a shade under 6 minutes. It seems to be a very fair and straightforward puzzzle, and hopefully a … Read more “Quick Cryptic 1194 by Rongo”

I rather liked this, though it took me ages to get going. Fairly straightforward in the end, but I suspect it may take a few casualties. The reason I think it might be a bit … Read more “Quick Cryptic 1184 by Mara”

Well, well. I dread to think what any solver would make of this if they had never heard of the TV series Only Fools and Horses. For those of us based in the UK, it … Read more “Quick Cryptic 1174 by Del Boy”

Right, so I overslept today and had to rush to meet (miss) my 08.00 deadline, and I could have done with an easy one, but in my bleary-eyed state this was quite a workout. Nice … Read more “Quick Cryptic 1164 by Wurm”

Well well. All pretty fair and straightforward but with a major controversy at 4dn. BIt heavy on the double definitions for my taste but enjoyable overall. A couple of well constructed anagrams. 8 and a … Read more “Quick Cryptic 1154 by Felix”

I woke up a bit slow-witted this morning and made heavier weather of this than I might have, but I found it enjoyable solve with a good range of difficulty – plenty of write-ins but … Read more “Quick Cryptic 1144 by Marty”

Decent rattle through today, which was welcome after recent blogging days. Nothing too tricksy, no Ninas. Took far too long to spot the parsing of 17ac so I suppose that’s my CoD. 6 minutes. Across … Read more “Quick Cryptic 1134 by Izetti”

Now, I expect this one will divide opinion. It was an enjoyable solve, and the wordplay is by and large reasonable, with the exception of 2dn maybe, and possibly 26ac if you think reversed hidden … Read more “Quick Cryptic 1124 by Alfie”

Right. Somewhat more challenging than usual I’d say – 12 Minutes for me. Having said that the wordplay is never that sneaky, although 11dn might trip up some. I think it is down to some … Read more “Quick Cryptic 1114 by Izetti”