Category: Quick Cryptic

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”

Introduction 7:04, but felt like it should have been 3 minutes. I was a bit distracted. I imagine many will fly on this one. I have been informed that this is only Bob and Margaret’s … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1742 by Bob and Margaret”

Another speedy solve – not in the same league as my unusually rapid solve of yesterday, but swift nevertheless at 6:38. Yesterday, the long answers flew in but today my LOI was 4dn – a … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1741 by Orpheus”

Solving time: 6 minutes. At the moment I seem to be regularly out of step with other opinions about the difficulty of puzzles, but dare I suggest this is all reasonably straightforward? 6 minutes is … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic by 1740 by Oink”

Happy Friday everyone. I’ve found several of Teazel’s recent quick crosswords quite tricky and today was no exception. It is one of those grids where none of the first letters of the Downs at the … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1739 by Teazel”

Gentle enough from Hurley today – it’s been a while since I’ve blogged a puzzle and have come in under 7 minutes, so that was nice if not especially diverting. Slight hold up at the … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1738 by Hurley”