Author: TheRotter

Good puzzle with some nice surfaces.  I don’t have an accurate time, as I got up at 3:00 am to get this done before heading north on the M1, and wasn’t awake enough to remember … Read more “Quick cryptic No 773 by Orpheus”

I was expecting a tougher challenge after a string of easier QCs this week, but actually this was comfortably completed inside my target time of 15m.  I was helped by a high percentage of anagram clues … Read more “Quick cryptic No 763 by Felix”

An enjoyable offering by Hurley, which took me 13 minutes to complete, although it isn’t all satisfactorily parsed as you will see below.  There is a nice mixture of cryptic devices, including several anagrams, a … Read more “Quick cryptic No 753 by Hurley”

I don’t think I have blogged a puzzle by Des before, and I had no difficulty adapting to him on this occasion, my total time being well inside my 15 minute target. Some nice clues … Read more “Quick cryptic No 743 by Des”

I don’t think I remember a QC as difficult as this, taking me a full 31 minutes – I definitely wasn’t 23a 8a, and the answers failed to 4d for what felt like an eternity.  … Read more “Quick cryptic No 733 by Teazel”

Another fairly chewy offering from Joker which I really enjoyed.  No double definitions, no &lits, a smattering of GK required (11a) and fair clueing with the odd penny dropping moment.  As this took me 18 … Read more “Quick cryptic No 723 by Joker”

I don’t think I remember coming across Marty before (but no doubt, Jack will correct me), but this was a relatively simple QC although my time was still one minute over my new target of … Read more “Quick cryptic No 713 by Marty”

I am standing in for Roly today, and the blog isn’t late because I forgot (honest), but because of a bit of a crisis at work this morning. Nice puzzle this morning from Pedro, which … Read more “Quick cryptic No 698 by Pedro”

A very quick blog today necessitated by a very early start in the morning to head off and play golf.  Luckily, Hurley obliged by producing a relatively easy challenge which didn’t hold me up too … Read more “Quick cryptic No. 693 by Hurley”

I don’t mind admitting that this took me 24 minutes this morning, so is far more difficult than usual, or my mind has been stolen by someone.  It might also be due to the large … Read more “Quick cryptic No 683 by Joker”