Author: Johninterred

It’s my turn to come off the blogging team substitutes’ bench again today for this crossword of the year – or is it just the year of the crossword? Yes, we’ve reached Quick Cryptic number … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 2021 by Mara”

A lovely middle-of-the-road quick cryptic to end the week from Corelli that took what is, for me, an average time of about 5 1/2 minutes. A few trickily disguised definitions caused me a bit of … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 2019 by Corelli – Yes I saw Lisa”

As your regular Tuesday blogger Chris is away for a while, I’ve come off the substitutes’ bench to fill his slot today. When I printed out this crossword from Tracy, I was struck by the … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 2011 by Tracy”

This was fun. A rare appearance, only his third as far as I can see, for today’s setter Rodney. Lots of smooth surfaces and witty clues. I was held up only by the SW corner … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 2009 by Rodney”

A neat and pleasant Quick Cryptic from Joker today to finish the week’s Times series. Some gentle clueing, I think, helped me complete this in my fastest time for a while. I liked the building … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1999 by Joker”

A crossword from our old cruciverbal adversary Izetti today to end this week’s series of Times Quick Cryptics. I enjoyed this a lot, particularly 22A and the smattering of cleverly vague definitions that made them … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1989 by Izetti”

A great Quick Cryptic from Mara today to end the week if you are a fan of anagrams. Blimey! No less than 10 of them (if I can count that far correctly)! Nothing obscure or … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1979 by Mara”