Author: rolytoly

I found this on the trickier side of things, being pushed over the 15 minute mark thanks to some faffing about in the NE. I mis-parsed 7d, and spent some time trying to square the … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1338 by Mara”

I’m afraid I have no time to offer. Self-inflicted cognitive impairment. Drunk, you might call it. I did try, I stared at the swimming letters for nearly ten minutes, even got an answer or two, … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1328 by Des”

Average difficulty puzzle from Hurley today, which isn’t to say that I managed to finish it: I had all bar 15d done by the 10 minute mark, and then spent two minutes on a less-than-algorithmic … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1318 by Hurley”

Gentle enough from Rongo today. I did Tuesday’s not-too-tricky QC just beforehand, took about 14 minutes, and did this in a bit under half that. Missed three of the acrosses on the first read through: … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1308 by Rongo”

Pleasant puzzle from Pedro – I worked through it fairly steadily and crept in a few seconds under my target. Looking back over it there seems to be a bit of an over-reliance on the … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1298 by Pedro”

I’d put this towards the easier end of things, certainly for an Izetti puzzle. The grid was quite empty after a first read through of the acrosses, but the downs were more forgiving and it … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1288 by Izetti”

I did Tuesday’s puzzle just before this and arrived at a similar time: kicking around the 15 minute mark. I confess to being a bit tipsy, but I doubt that held me up too much. … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1278 by Mara”

I’m feeling about as slow today as johninterred is feeling quick, but I’d still say this was tricky enough – I threw in the towel around the twenty minute mark and clicked on the the … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1268 by Howzat”

A gentle enough puzzle from Breadman today – I was twelve minutes yesterday and just over half that today (making a welcome change of pace after yesterday’s championship crossword!). This is only Breadman’s tenth QC … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1258 by Breadman”

I was a bit shy of 12 minutes, held up a touch by carelessly bunged in last letter at 1ac. I was also held up by an admiration of a good number of the clues, … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1248 by Oink”