Morning everyone, and a happy St Patrick’s Day to you all. May the road rise up to meet you and all that stuff. Now I have a question to ask. Was this a particularly tough … Read more “Quick Cryptic 789 by Hurley – Cead mile failte”
Author: galspray
Quick Cryptic 784 by Pedro
Morning / evening all. Commencing this blog at Perth airport, will complete it at Sydney airport, with the dreaded red-eye flight in between. Consequently it might be a bit befuddled, but at least I’ll be … Read more “Quick Cryptic 784 by Pedro”
Quick Cryptic 779 by Mara
Twice as hard as yesterday I reckon. At least it took me twice as long, bang on 7 minutes. Quite a few double defs and some whimsical wordplay making for a nice Friday challenge. If … Read more “Quick Cryptic 779 by Mara”
Quick Cryptic 769 by Marty
Morning all. A brief and possibly mistake-ridden blog today. I’m travelling with my family in Japan (wonderful place, by the way), and it’s hard to find some quiet time to put the blog together. Was … Read more “Quick Cryptic 769 by Marty”
Jumbo 1247 January 21, 2017 – Gobbledegook, codswallop and bunkum…
…it’s as if the setter had anticipated my blog! As I recall, I got through most of this one quite quickly. Then slowed to a crawl for the last few to finally record a time … Read more “Jumbo 1247 January 21, 2017 – Gobbledegook, codswallop and bunkum…”
Quick Cryptic 759 by Izetti
Morning all. Many of you will recall that Izetti got the new year started for us with a bit of a stinker. He then graciously reponded to our grizzling by hoping that 2017 would improve … Read more “Quick Cryptic 759 by Izetti”
Quick Cryptic 749 by Teazel
Morning all. This offering from Teazel took me nine and a half minutes to complete. That means either it was quite tough or I was being a bit thick, so I’ll be interested to hear … Read more “Quick Cryptic 749 by Teazel”
Jumbo 1242 Boxing Day, 2016
Apparently this one took me just over an hour, and I assume I solved it during one of the extended rain delays in the cricket, but it all seems to have been lost in the … Read more “Jumbo 1242 Boxing Day, 2016”
Quick Cryptic 739 by Rongo
5:47 to complete this one. So that’s four more or less standard Quickies in a row after Izetti started the year off with a bang on Monday. Nice offering this from Rongo, with a variety … Read more “Quick Cryptic 739 by Rongo”
Quick Cryptic 729 by Tracy
Just snuck in under the 5-minute mark, 4:59 to be precise. That would place it slightly on the easier side of average by my reckoning. Keeping it brief today, having just looked at the list … Read more “Quick Cryptic 729 by Tracy”