Category: Quick Cryptic

Solving time: 7 minutes. Solvers who enjoy anagrams will have a field day with this puzzle as it contains 8 pure anagrams and 2 partials! There’s a convention that the 15×15 puzzle should have no … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1640 by Mara”

Today’s quickie from Izetti is fairly straightforward, I think,  yet still with his characteristic smooth surfaces. No less than 6 anagrams and a cryptic definition that is barely cryptic along with generous wordplay make this … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1639 by Izetti”

I found this of very similar difficulty to yesterday’s QC, which I did just beforehand, taking a bit over 7 minutes for each – this was perhaps helped along by doing them after yesterday’s 15×15, … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1638 by Hurley”

Another well-pitched puzzle from Orpheus, with enough to chew on but not totally indigestible. I certainly started to get worried when 1ac, 5ac, and 1dn failed to appear, but as has been said many times … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1637 by Orpheus”

Pretty rapid progress was held up by one or two gaps around the grid. My end time of just on 10 minutes shows that none of these ended up being too problematic. LOI 21dn, COD … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1636 by Tracy”

Another very straightforward offering for the nursery slopes here.  I know some of the less experienced of you don’t like it when bloggers say that but all I am trying to do is put it … Read more “QC 1635 by Trelawney”

I quite liked this, though having overslept and overdone it last night, I could have done with an easier one. Lots of good clues, 23a is my favourite. Not sure about 18dn which seems to … Read more “Quick Cryptic 1634 by Rodney”

Teazel has come up with some very succinct clueing, all nicely parsed, in this morning’s puzzle, which entertained me for just 12 minutes (well inside my target range).  I suspect there will be some quick … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1633 by Teazel”

Introduction 10:04, with a full four minutes spent on 1 Across, 2 Down, and the first half of 8 Across. Could have been one of my best times, so I imagine many will find this … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1632 by Izetti”

This seemed really hard at first but then the answers started rolling in and I completed in 11 minutes. An enjoyable and eventful solve with LOI 16dn, a new (or forgotten) word to me at … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1631 by Orpheus”