This being Quick Cryptic number 400 and with a new setter on duty I thought we might be in for a theme or a Nina to mark the occasion, but it appears to be just … Read more “Quick Cryptic 400 by Bart”
Author: jackkt
Times 26204
I started quite well but hit some snags along the way and needed to jump around the grid quite a lot to try and maintain momentum. There were a couple of unknowns that added to … Read more “Times 26204”
Quick Cryptic 393 by Hurley
[Posted at 11:55: As noon approaches I’m not sure if today’s Quickie is covered. If there’s no news of it by 1:00 I shall post an emergency blog] Posted at 13:18 9 minutes for this … Read more “Quick Cryptic 393 by Hurley”
Times 26198
This one took me 35 minutes so I’ve got off quite lightly in my swap with Tim who’s on holiday today. As usual I’ve put deletions in curly brackets and added a few indicators in … Read more “Times 26198”
Quick Cryptic 390 by Flamande
8 minutes for this one, helped by the fact that the most unusual answer (at 10dn – and it was a long one) came up very recently in a 15×15 so it was fresh in … Read more “Quick Cryptic 390 by Flamande”
QUICK CRYPTIC 388 by PEDRO
[Posted at 11:50: As noon approaches I’m not sure if today’s Quickie is covered. If there’s no news of it by 1:00 I shall post an emergency blog]. Posted at 13:33: 10 minutes for this … Read more “QUICK CRYPTIC 388 by PEDRO”
Quick Cryptic 383 by Orpheus
Right, it’s now 11:00 and nothing has appeared so here’s the blog. This one took me 9 minutes so I scored it as the easiest for a while – since Joker’s contribution last Thursday. As … Read more “Quick Cryptic 383 by Orpheus”
Quick Cryptic 380 by Hurley
I solved all but two clues in 8 minutes but it occurred to me that some of the answers are not easy if one doesn’t have all the necessary general knowledge. Eventually I ground to … Read more “Quick Cryptic 380 by Hurley”
Times Cryptic 26180
At 32 minutes this was my best time for a while and is mostly pretty straightforward stuff. I’d have achieved my target of half-an-hour if I’d not written THE as the middle word at 2dn … Read more “Times Cryptic 26180”
Quick Cryptic 370 by Flamande
Level of Difficulty – moderate. I would have finished within my 10 minute target but for 1dn which nearly did for me. As it was I crept home in just under 12 minutes. I don’t … Read more “Quick Cryptic 370 by Flamande”