Author: Curarist

Managed to make this one take 10 minutes, but it’s hard to see why, given how most of the parsings seem to be X + Y. A bit of a quibble with 9ac, but nothing … Read more “Quick Cryptic 1064 by Joker”

I rather liked this. Not sure I have blogged Des before, but this one has a certain wit about it and certainly raised a few smiles. At one point I thought there was a very … Read more “Quick Cryptic 1054 by Des”

I’m writing this in a French hotel with the most pathetically slow internet connection, which feels like I’m sending every word by carrier pigeon. Nothing to scare the horses here, I think. It started very … Read more “Quick Cryptic 1044 by Mara”

So, a rare outing from Wurm on the QC so I am told. I was half expecting something befitting a special occasion like a Nina, but I can’t see one. Fairly straightforward, probably the easiest … Read more “Quick Cryptic 1034 by Wurm”

Sorry this is a bit late. I overslept, Friday being the new Saturday in this house. 8 minutes for me this morning. This is a good demonstration of the wonderful and infinite world of anagrinds, … Read more “Quick Cryptic 1024 by Mara”

I Thundered through this until I came inexplicably unstuck at 16d. Took 8 minutes in the end. Quite a few write-ins, but the odd trickier one, and a couple of compound anagrams to keep us honest. … Read more “Quick Cryptic 1014 by Tracy”

Something of a gothic feel to this what with all the vampires and eternal damnation. Heavy use of the double definition. It took me 9 minutes, though looking back I seem to have made unnecessarily … Read more “Quick Cryptic 1004 by Wurm”

I enjoyed this. Mostly straightforward, but with a couple of decent teasers. I’ll be interested to hear what others think. I Came in at just under 10 minutes. Across 1 Referring to Conservative and Green, … Read more “Quick Cryptic 994 by Hurley”

Slightly more challenging than usual, I’d say. I came in at just under 10min. There are a couple of good examples of the compound anagram, which is important training for the 15 x 15. Some … Read more “Quick Cryptic 984 by Felix”

Six and a half minutes for a fairly straightforward one. The answers were sometimes more obvious than the parsing, and there are a couple I’m not entirely happy with. I will be interested to hear … Read more “Quick Cryptic 974 by Oran”