Author: TheRotter

I expect to see some very fast times quoted here, as I completed this in a PB of 6 minutes, which I think is a record by a long way.  My last blog was also … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1563 by Mara”

I wouldn’t call this easy – there are some chewy bits of parsing and a modicum of General Knowledge required, and some of the clues are deliberately misleading.  However, I finished it in 11 minutes, … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1553 by Mara”

First of all, my apologies – I may have messed up the posting of today’s blog.  If you see this twice, it is entirely my fault. I found this to be on the easier side … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1543 by Tracy”

Well, there is plenty of meat on the bones of this fine offering from Felix, where he has made good use of an unusual grid to tax us this morning.  My time was close on … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1533 by Felix”

As expected, this is another lovely puzzle from the Don (Izetti) which pushed me to the upper end of my target range at about 14 minutes fully solved and parsed.  My previous blog of an … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1523 by Izetti”

Maybe I’m a little jaded after yesterday’s festivities, but this took me 20 minutes, well outside my target range.  Other than one slightly questionable answer (17a – see below), I can’t see any real excuse … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1513 by Orpheus”

So here we go for the much anticipated, it felt like it would never arrive, election day!  I hope that, as for Christmas, you get what you wished for. This lovely puzzle from Tracy shouldn’t … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1503 by Tracy”

I think I have blogged a Des puzzle only once before, in the New Year of 2017, when I found his style entertaining and accommodating.  I have no time for you today, as several serious … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1493 by Des”

Well I must have been on Tracy’s wavelength today, because I completed this in 7m 4s, which is probably a PB when all parsing is included.  I expect to see some very fast times quoted … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1483 by Tracy”

An example of ‘the Don’ (Izetti) being up to his usual high standard, and taking me above 20m (just!) due mostly to some thorny parsing (which is invariably included in my quoted times).  Maybe I … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1473 by Izetti”