Author: galspray

Another Friday struggle for me, falling outside the magical (?) 11-minute barrier by one second.  An enjoyable challenge as usual though. Breadman seemed to dip into the “extended” set of Crossword standards for this one, … Read more “Quick Cryptic 854 by (Sir Donald) Breadman”

Just over five minutes to solve this Teazel teaser, not bad for a Friday.  I’m a bit pressed for time today, so I’ll post the parsing of the clues now and possibly add some observations … Read more “Quick Cryptic 849 by Teazel”

Typical Friday offering I think, gently pushing the Quicky solver towards a higher level of solving difficulty.  Or not, as the case may be.  Plenty of room in the comments to let us know how … Read more “Quick Cryptic 844 by Tracy”

Not much to comment on today.  The range of clue types and vocabulary presented by Joker is (I think) perfectly pitched at the aspiring solver.  Most of the words are pretty well known, at least … Read more “Quick Cryptic 839 by Joker”

I commented yesterday that my solving speeds had improved as the week went on, but predictably that trend was reversed today, coming in at 10:36. I make no comment though on the relative difficulty of … Read more “Quick Cryptic 834 by Izetti”

Opinions will differ, as they always do, but I thought this was another one at the tougher end of the spectrum.  It seems to me that the Quicky is following its big brother’s lead in … Read more “Quick Cryptic 829 by Teazel”

Late edit.  I completely missed the message from the setter in the grid.  He’s wishing COLE RAIN (Coleraine) GOOD LUCK TOMORROW in the IRISH CUP FINAL at WINDSOR PARK.  Very nice.  Not sure whether there’s … Read more “Quick Cryptic 824 by Oran”

I think this was the easiest one of the week but, as usual, your mileage may vary.  My time was 5:05 and to be honest, I can’t find much to comment on.  There’s the usual … Read more “Quick Cryptic 819 by Des”