Author: TheRotter

I haven’t knowingly blogged an offering by Flamande before, but found this nice and certainly up to scratch.  It took just inside my 15 minute target, with two or three of those spent looking at … Read more “Quick cryptic No 863 by Flamande”

A rushed blog today, I’m afraid, due to lack of time and pressure of work, and other circumstances outwith my control.  This inevitably means that there will be a mistake somewhere in what follows, for … Read more “Quick cryptic No 853 by Hawthorn”

Just seconds outside my target 15 minutes this morning, although I have to say, I wasn’t feeling too bright after a disturbed night.  A generous smattering of double definitions, a little General Knowledge required (10d), … Read more “Quick cryptic No 843 by Orpheus”

I didn’t find this one too easy, it taking me 2 more than my target of 15 minutes, but it was an enjoyable solve, with a couple of thorny issues and some very nice clues.  … Read more “Quick cryptic No 833 by Tracy”

A good time for me as I stood on a chilly platform waiting for the next train: 10m 12s.  Nonetheless, very enjoyable.  I had to look up ‘feculent’ after completion, as it was a new … Read more “Quick cryptic No 823 by Mara”

Well Joker does it again and provides an entertaining puzzle that kept me occupied for a full 17 minutes, well outside my target.  My first look at the early across and down clues didn’t reveal … Read more “Quick cryptic No 813 by Joker”

An inexplicable 18 minutes again for me this morning, three minutes outside my target.  However, everything parsed nicely after yesterday’s adventures.  I really liked the long &Lit down clue, and there was plenty more to … Read more “Quick cryptic No 803 by Mara”

Through this in 12 minutes at 05:30 this morning, which kept my mind off the events of yesterday at least for a while.  With about another million people, I was within half a mile of … Read more “Quick cryptic No 793 by Hawthorn”

I fairly rattled through this one on the rattler, finishing and all parsed well inside 10 minutes, which is good for me.  Nothing particularly noteworthy about this solve, but a pleasant enough test for beginners, … Read more “Quick cryptic No 783 by Oran”