Author: TheRotter

After yesterday’s travails, this was just 10 minutes for me, with a good mix of clue types, middling GK required and a fair bit of tongue-in-cheek humour (but no nina that I can spot).  The … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1863 by Orpheus”

This was a relatively easy solve (12 minutes for me) but with a couple of pieces of chewy parsing along the way.  Not too much esoteric general knowledge required, although 11a, 1d, 4d may cause … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1853 by Pedro”

An excellent puzzle with a clever theme or NINA from Corelli, who traditionally gives us a theme of one sort or another.  Just in case you want to look for it yourself, I won’t give … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1843 by Corelli”

For some unaccountable reason, this puzzle took me a minute over target at 16 minutes.  Looking back on it as I blog it, it appears very easy and straightforward!  1a occurred to me immediately on … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1833 by Teazel”

I really enjoyed this puzzle from Hurley, completing it in just under 12 minutes, but there are some traps along the way.  I think that my COD is 1a (I may have been influenced by … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1823 by Hurley”

Well, this puzzle from Izetti was quick enough, but not particularly simple.  It took me 13 minutes to complete (firmly in my place in the Middle Class, and not threatening the Top Form), but a … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1813 by Izetti”

This took me just inside my 15-minute target to solve, but looking back on it as I write the blog, I wonder why it took me so long?  Typically Jokeresque, there is nothing unusual, obtuse … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1803 by Joker”

I feel a little surer of declaring this on the easier side today, particularly after a tough week of QCs thus far.  Only one piece of fairly esoteric General Knowledge got in the way of … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1793 by Hurley”

Well, we made it into 2021.  Let me be one of the last to wish you all a happier 2021.  Thanks to Wurm for this relatively gentle crossword, which though gentle, is quite sophisticated, and … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1783 by Wurm”

An approachable QC from Pedro that took me 15 minutes exactly to complete and parse, but which contains nothing to frighten the reindeer!  My FOI was COPY, LOI was PIOUS, with WOD QUERULOUS and COD … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1773 by Pedro”