Category: Quick Cryptic

The peace and quiet in which I started this puzzle was very soon shattered by Radio 4 being played loudly enough elsewhere that I could nearly, but not quite, make out what was being said. … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1931 by Hurley”

Solving time: 9 minutes. Dare I say I found this straightforward? Please let me know how you all got on. As usual definitions are underlined in bold italics, {deletions and substitutions are in curly brackets} … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1930 by Breadman”

I enjoyed today’s Quick Cryptic from Teazel a lot. Teazel at his teaziest. It’s a bit tricky in places with a couple of cryptic definitions and a few cryptic hints; a good test of lateral … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1929 by Teazel”

Some quite tricky things going on in an inventive puzzle from Orpheus: I was a 9:30 DNF, with a couple of optimistic guesses at 20ac before giving up and clicking on the answer. I was … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1928 by Orpheus”

8 minutes for this fun puzzle. I didn’t get 1ac at first and ended up working clockwise from NE round to SW. Nothing too hard in my opinion, entertaining cluing – a good QC which … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1926 by Oink”

FOI was the well signposted anagram at 1A, and funnily enough I think my LOI was the next clue in order, 8A, which I just didn’t see until the end. No particular standout COD but … Read more “QC 1925 by Pedro”

Given the profusion of anagrams and double definitions, I’m guessing this will be straightforward for most. It felt a bit samey, though I did like 17ac and 2d. 5 minutes for me. Across 1 Wicked … Read more “Quick Cryptic 1924 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”

Introduction 5:26. Delightful puzzle! Easy enough in the top half that I thought I’d race through, but the bottom half was sufficiently chewy to make it a puzzle of substance. Hope you enjoyed it. Solutions … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1922 by Izetti”

Reasonably smooth sailing but some sticky spots around the grid which had to be ground out – LOI was 9ac and I came home in a very satisfying 5 seconds under 10 minutes. 7ac seemed … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1921 by Trelawney”