Category: Quick Cryptic

My target missed yet again, but only by a minute this time.

Today I have another Izetti to blog. A little on the hard side again, I think. Some nice clues – I liked 22A and 6D in particular, but there is one word I think is a bit obscure and a couple of other tricky bits in the SE corner. Thank-you Izetti. How did you all get on?

Lovely puzzle from Mara full of imagination.

Certainly easier than yesterday’s puzzle, but no pushover.

Another real Tuesday struggle – for me, at least.

Hi everyone.  I enjoyed this puzzle from Joker; for me it was mid-range difficulty, but I’m used to being out of step with the majority of you on that front so will await your input with interest.  I particularly liked 1d.  Thanks Joker!

I found this very neat and tidy with some nice surfaces

Fun puzzle today with some very nice clues, in what seems to be Marty’s first puzzle in almost exactly a year.

A good workout by Hurley! Challenging wordplay (but not overly so), combined with some misleading surfaces, made for a very enjoyable solve.

This proved another in a run of not-very-quick cryptics for me. 12 minutes with the problem clue being 9dn. I liked the definition of 16dn.