Author: Johninterred

Well if this excellent quick crossword from Felix made you toil and trouble, the setter will have achieved his objective. Lots of lovely deceptively hidden definitions, and neat wordplay and surfaces. I particularly enjoyed 10A, … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1939 by Felix”

I enjoyed today’s Quick Cryptic from Teazel a lot. Teazel at his teaziest. It’s a bit tricky in places with a couple of cryptic definitions and a few cryptic hints; a good test of lateral … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1929 by Teazel”

This is, I think, only my second Jalna Quick Cryptic to blog. On the tricky side, I thought and my time of 7:25 is my slowest for 4 weeks. 8D was a new word for … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1919 by Jalna”

An enjoyable puzzle from Teazel to end the week. I liked the cryptic definitions, the neat hidden and the misdirection in a couple of clues, but COD to the clever 14D. 1A went in straight … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1909 by Teazel”

Oh dear. I came a bit of a cropper with this one, getting stuck on my last clue (1A) and having to resort to a wordfinder to finish. I can’t remember the last time I … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1899 by Orpheus”

I thought this a decent middle-of-the-road Quick Cryptic from the dependable Tracy to end the week, although I found a couple of the surfaces a little clunky. It helps if you know your flowers, European … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1889 by Tracy”

We have a delightful Quick Cryptic from Joker today to end the week’s series of good crosswords. We are treated to a triple definition (my Clue of the Day) a double anagram and four other … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1879 by Joker”