Author: TheRotter

This took me 13 minutes, three more than my target, for no easily accountable reason. There are a couple of pieces of Brit-centric general knowledge (10 and 23 across, 20 down) and more than the … Read more “Quick cryptic No 573 by Teazel”

Some very nicely compact cluing today, with a nice mix of double definitions, anagrams, hidden and reverse hidden clues, using most of the weapons available in the Setter’s arsenal.  This took me 18 minutes today, … Read more “Quick cryptic No 563 by Hawthorn”

This took me twice as long as it should have (20 minutes), mostly because I misspelt ISRAELI and couldn’t for the life of me make any sensible answer at 22 with the letters A_A_E.  I … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 553 by Joker”

Something of a musical theme today, which isn’t my strong point, but I still managed to get this done in 12 minutes.  This is my first blog, so please be gentle with me.  I struggled … Read more “Quick Cryptic 543 by Dazzler”