Author: TheRotter

Some of the parsing here didn’t get finally clarified until I came to write the blog (inc. 1, 3, 4 and 7d), and I don’t have an accurate time as I was interrupted several times … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 2063 by Wurm”

This was another quick solve for me at just inside 8 minutes, so thanks to the Don for a fairly easy ride on my blogging day.  There have been some tough QCs recently, and this … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 2053 by Izetti”

… and The Rotter Awards for 2021. At under 7 minutes this was one of my fastest QC solves for a long time, and everything just seemed to roll off the tongue for a mostly … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 2043 by Tracy…”

Just inside target at near to 15 minutes, with a couple of pieces of esoteric general knowledge, and some parsing issues to get to grips with.  This was a fine QC from Teazel, with some … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 2033 by Teazel”

Another very fine puzzle from Joker (my second in a row whilst blogging), which took me 12 minutes to complete, fully parsed.  There was only one piece of unknown GK (12 across) and some fine … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 2023 by Joker”

A neatly concise QC from Joker which took me one minute over target to 16 minutes, so towards the tougher end of the Rotterometer.  There are some old chestnuts (Eton (again!), the chatty judge, etc.) … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 2013 by Joker”

I needed all of my 15 minute target, save a few seconds, to complete this puzzle from Tracy, despite plenty of anagrams, hiddens and double definitions to get my teeth in to.  The top half … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 2003 by Tracy”

An excellent QC as usual from Joker, I think one of our fairest setters.  I took just 11 minutes to complete, all parsed, which is at the faster end of the Rotterometer scale, but not … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1993 by Joker”

Noel has set at least twice this year (he usually submits only one puzzle per year), but I blogged him under his other alias (Alfie) back in June (puzzle 1893, whilst this is 1983).  He … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1983 by Noel”

This was a bit of a struggle in places, but not enough to take me past my 15m target.  The two long answers ending in …MONIOUS came to me fairly easily, which helped, but I … Read more “Times quick Cryptic No 1973 by Joker”