Category: Quick Cryptic

I spent a long time staring at my final two (5d and 10ac) before taking a break, and saw them fairly quickly on my return. So 13-ish minutes, in total, if you don’t include the … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1948 by Tracy”

I really enjoyed this. I’m posting early for the benefit of our transatlantic solvers, for whom this crossword may have special relevance. The top half didn’t put up too much resistance (except 11dn – I … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1947 by Felix”

I wonder how many others will be caught out by 3dn. I’d very much enjoyed this solve and I was getting right uo to my 10 minute target when I rather rashly plumped for an … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1946 by Joker”

An almost completely sequential solve for me, the good walk spoiled by just a couple of shots slicing off into the rough. Many thanks to Hurley for a gentle start to my holiday week (although … Read more “QC 1945 by Hurley”

Grateful for a straightforward one as I am feeling ever-so-slightly fragile this morning. Interesting solve, with any tricky wordplay generally compensated by biffability, e.g. 7dn which I didn’t parse until afterwards, and some nice anagrams. … Read more “Quick Cryptic 1944 by Pedro”

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”

Introduction 7:02, with some dithering about 9 Across to take me over the seven-minute mark. I had intended a surprise for everyone: the plan was to live-stream not only the solving of the puzzle but … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1942 by Oink”

Right up to the wire of 10 minutes – the long anagram at 5dn being the cause of the late tension – and satisfaction. Four double definitions seems quite a lot but the only one … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1941 by Mara”

Solving time:10 minutes, so I achieved my target time but it with barely a second to spare. I don’t know now what delayed me. As usual definitions are underlined in bold italics, {deletions and substitutions … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1940 by Teazel”

Well if this excellent quick crossword from Felix made you toil and trouble, the setter will have achieved his objective. Lots of lovely deceptively hidden definitions, and neat wordplay and surfaces. I particularly enjoyed 10A, … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1939 by Felix”