Author: TheRotter

I predict that some will have some difficulties with this offering from Juno.  For the second time this week this took me the wrong side of 20 minutes, 5 over my target, at least partly … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1463 by Juno”

I found this fairly easy with a rare sub-10m solve, so I expect to see some very quick times recorded. After seeing the letters X, Z and K in the first few answers, I suspected … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1453 by Trelawney”

No bear traps here, but for some reason I was two minutes outside my target at 17m.  It was probably my LOI 9a that was primarily at fault, and maybe some of you suffered similarly. … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1443 by Mara”

Well this had a slightly different feel from Izetti, and contained a relatively high proportion of general knowledge (GK) for a QC, which some solvers may have had difficulty with.  I solved in 13 minutes, … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1433 by Izetti”

This one took me less than 11 minutes, so is relatively easy by my reckoning – I hope you found it likewise. “I was driving a roomy furniture van full of yeast and noodles up … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1423 by Felix”

No time for me today as I was distracted and interrupted several times, but it felt quite quick, with no major difficulties.  I’ll be interested to see others’ times.  Thanks Tracy. Across 1         Register … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1413 by Tracy”

13 minutes for me, with a couple of hold-ups for parsing (23a and 3d), but a very nice puzzle from Mara.  No themes or NINAs that I can spot, but maybe Mara had a thirst … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1403 by Mara”

I am filling in for Rolytoly today, who is on holiday at the moment – I know not where!  Roly will do the next two Thursdays after he gets back.  I found that I wasn’t … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1388 by Teazel”

An entertaining and quietly challenging puzzle from Orpheus which requires a smattering of General Knowledge (GK) to solve, and the ability to react to some slightly different and unusual clue constructions.  I took every second … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1383 by Orpheus”

A nice puzzle as always by Joker, which I was happy to complete in a sub-target 9 minutes, helped by seeing the two long anagrams very quickly.  SERENDIPITOUS is one of those favourite words that … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1373 by Joker”