Author: Mike Harper

Medium-paced perhaps, though took a little bit of jumping around the grid to get into today’s puzzle.

Nice mix of clues today from the Joker’s brow…

Nothing especially difficult here, just perhaps that some of the answers perhaps need a trifle more thought….

Enjoyable and thought-provoking fare from Oink, though I am expecting some fast times from the speed merchants….

Fairly gentle midweek fare from Mara containing a balanced mix of clues. Expecting the SCC to be somewhat emptier today…

Painstaking wordbuilding and momentary bafflement aside, an enjoyable offering from Hurley’s brow…

Solving time: 9:51 I find Pedro the trickiest of all of the regular QC setters, averaging more than ten minutes before this grid. I tried not to put any time pressure on myself and I … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 2517 by Pedro”

It’s a double definition-fest in this romp through the mind of Mara…

Definitely not helped by the unknown 9a which our American solvers may fare better with…

Around the medium-pace level? Even though none of the vocabulary is unusual, apart from…