Author: galspray

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”

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”

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”

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”

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”

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”

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”

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”