Author: TheRotter

A rather hurried blog today as I have little time.  I completed this puzzle from Trelawney inside 11 minutes, finding it at the easier end of the Rotterometer scale.  1a didn’t come to me straight … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1963 by Trelawney”

How is your knowledge of Dutch portraitists, Indian transport systems or Caribbean capitals?  You’ll need them all for this puzzle from Orpheus.  I completed this comfortably inside 11 minutes, and knew all the General Knowledge … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1953 by Orpheus”

One of my fastest solves for a while at just inside 8 minute, so I expect to see some fast times from the Greyhounds and Whippets. I noticed a large number of the letter S … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1943 by Orpheus”

An interesting challenge from Mara, with a high number of double definitions and enough anagrams to keep me happy.  I finished the puzzle in 11 minutes, despite finding it difficult to make an initial entrance, … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1933 by Mara”

A nice concise crossword from Hurley, with plenty of good long answers (which I find help me when solving).  There are a couple of harder bits of parsing, but no obtuse GK.  I was somewhat … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1923 by Hurley”

I very much enjoyed this puzzle from Felix, completing it just inside 11 minutes.  Some minimum GK required (11a), but nothing to cause any undue concern.  I expect to see some fast times as a … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1913 by Felix”

A solidly professional puzzle from the ‘Don’ that took me 12 minutes to crack, so towards the easier end of the Rotterometer – for an Izetti. STROBE was first one in (look away if you … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1903 by Izetti”

Well, I’m going to stick my neck out and predict that this puzzle will cause some problems, and not just for the SCC.  Others more experienced will recognise the setter’s name and be looking for … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1893 by Alfie”

Des is an infrequent setter who I have blogged a couple of times before.  I find that his puzzles are usually accessible and elegant, with occasional use of rare or archaic vocabulary, as is the … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1883 by Des”

I was slow solving this, but remained short of the SCC at 19 minutes.  Looking back as I write the blog, I can’t think why I was so slow as nothing seems to be unusually … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1873 by Joker”