Category: Quick Cryptic

A relativley rare offering from Jalna, and the first one of theirs I’ve blogged. It did feel a little different, although I don’t subscribe to the idea that a setter’s style reliably gives them away, … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1757 by Jalna”

A very enjoyable romp through Crosswordland which took 9 minutes. Finished in the SE with 20dnac. Some crisp clueing and enough mental gymnastics to make this a challenge whilst also being quick. Sorry – posted this … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1756 by Hurley”

I thought this was just a touch more difficult than the usual Monday morning fare and so I found myself jumping around a bit rather than following the largely sequential course of most recent weeks. … Read more “QC 1755 by Breadman”

Right, so what to say about this one. Fairly chewy in places, some not-altogether-straightforward vocabulary, but enjoyable nonetheless. I’m not sure about 1dn, but I expect someone who owns four different dictionaries will provide definitive … Read more “Quick Cryptic 1754 by Margaret and Bob”

Always nice to blog an Izetti, and this was no different.  Very little GK required (maybe for 9a, 15a and 19a) and everything fairly clued.  The result in my case was 12 minutes of easy … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1753 by Izetti”

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”