Category: Quick Cryptic

Introduction 9:31. Things were off to a fluent start, but bogged down toward the end with unknown meanings of words. Newer solvers are invited to browse the glossary presented after the solutions for any bits … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1752 by Tracy”

A solve of fits and starts and a minute over target at 11 minutes. I’m not sure that’s a good reflection of difficulty here as I was rushing in between other things or maybe it … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1751 by Mara”

Solving time: 13 minutes, missing my target by 2, but having written the blog I have no idea what delayed me. Edit: Having revisited the blog this morning and looked at the first three comments … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1750 by Orpheus”

I find that for the second blog in a row I am treated to a Teazel puzzle to blog. Unlike last time, I didn’t find this on the harder side and sailed through it unscathed, … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1749 by Teazel”

Rongo is one of our more occasional setters, having appeared every six months or so for at least the last couple of years. I didn’t bother searching further back than that. Previous puzzles seem to … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1748 by Rongo”

DNF after staring at 2dn for a couple of minutes then giving up. I usually talk myself out of giving up when thinking that it’s a word I just don’t know, as that’s quite unusual … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1747 by Joker”

Another speedy one with the clock stopped at 7:17. Would have been quicker had I not stumbled over LOI 2dn where I didn’t get the abbreviation for a while. Plenty of good anagrams and COD … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1746 by Hurley”

Pretty much a standard Monday puzzle, with most of the Across answers going in sequentially which made the Down answers even more straightforward. Many thanks to Wurm for a gentle and enjoyable start to the … Read more “QC 1745 by Wurm”

An enjoyable puzzle, pitched about right I would say. I was steaming through to start with but slowed as I got further south. I has held up by 19ac, 21ac and 18dn, for reasons that are … Read more “Quick Cryptic 1744 by Trelawney”

I found this quite tough for a Tracy, taking longer than my 15-minute target, at 16 minutes.  There is no really hard General Knowledge needed (maybe FORFAR is a bit UK-centric), countered by GRACELAND, which … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1743 by Tracy”