Author: TheRotter

Well I took 17 minutes – 2 over target – as I am still getting accustomed to Wurm’s style.  However, as long as you are familiar with the movers and shakers of Quantum Physics, Jane … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1363 by Wurm”

At 7 minutes start to finish this puzzle was close to a personal best for me, and I really can’t get through them any quicker than that sort of time – I just can’t read … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1353 by Oink”

I really enjoyed this puzzle by Pedro, taking just over 13 minutes, so no walk in the park, but with quite a few smiley moments and some clever clue construction.  When I saw Qs and … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1343 by Pedro”

Another sub-10-minuter for me at exactly 8 minutes, so easy on the Rotterometer.  There is little here to cause any problems to experienced solvers, with a minimum of gentle general knowledge required and the usual … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1333 by Hurley”

Well this proved to be a quickie for me from Orpheus, completed and parsed pretty much from top to bottom inside 8 minutes, which is close to a PB.  My COD is 21a for its … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1323 by Orpheus”

Thanks Pedro for a nicely balanced puzzle, which took me one minute over my target time of 15 minutes.  Some of the clues and answers reminded me of humorous anecdotes, some of which I have … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1313 by Pedro”

It is always a pleasure to blog an Izetti puzzle, my last one was 17 blogs ago.  I was just outside 10 minutes for this one, but some of that time was spent worrying over … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1303 by Izetti”

Nothing controversial or difficult this week from Orpheus, just good concise clueing which entertained me for just short of 8 minutes, so should be comfortably accessible for most of us.  Thanks Orpheus for a gentle … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1293 by Orpheus”

Another Orpheus puzzle for me to mull over – I seem to get a lot of Orpheus (not that I am complaining!).  This one took me 12 minutes and 34 seconds, so almost exactly in … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1283 by Orpheus”

Comfortably inside 12 minutes for me, so at the easier end of the spectrum, and certainly nothing to frighten the horses here, unlike yesterday – which I found hard.  The Welsh name at 21a may … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1273 by Orpheus”