Category: Quick Cryptic

A difficult blog day – including a very unusual (for me these days) train journey and much less leisure to enjoy the pursuit of crosswordland than usual. So I have no time to report but … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1991 by Teazel”

Times Quick Cryptic 1990 Solving time: 10 minutes. One answer turned out to have a meaning I wasn’t aware of but other than that this seemed mostly straightforward. How did you fare? As usual definitions … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1990 by Hurley”

A crossword from our old cruciverbal adversary Izetti today to end this week’s series of Times Quick Cryptics. I enjoyed this a lot, particularly 22A and the smattering of cleverly vague definitions that made them … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1989 by Izetti”

About average difficulty today I think, although I found it trickier than yesterday’s and had to rely on a bit of biffing to arrive home at the 9 minute mark. A steady and satisfying solve, … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1988 by Orpheus”

Lots of unusual vocabulary, but only one that left me competely reliant on wordplay and checkers (21ac). Perhaps not quite as pithy, original, or easy as yesterdays, but a fun and doable puzzle nontheless. I … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1987 by Joker”

Another week, another QC blog. Today’s appears a bit easier than last week’s. I had unnecessary hold ups when I got entangled in 11dn and with LOI 7dn and still came 15 seconds inside 10 … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1986 by Mara”

A highly enjoyable puzzle from Tracy. I think I got as far down as 9A before my FOI went in. As to my LOI and COD, in one of his restaurant review columns a couple … Read more “QC 1985 by Tracy”

Sorry – bit late this morning but thankfully a gentle offering from Wurm which took me about 5 minutes. I did quite a lot of biffing. I stared longest at 22a, which was my LOI. … Read more “Quick Cryptic 1984 by Wurm”

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”

Introduction My solve is here: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1175154969 5:35, a nice time for my “birthday” puzzle. I was born in 1982. Cue snarky comments in 3…2…1… General remarks A brief summary of cryptic crosswords —feel free to skip— … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1982 by Izetti”