Category: Quick Cryptic

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”

My solving time was 10 minutes. Congratulations are in order for yet another 150th Quick Cryptic notched up by a setter, this time by Hurley. Well done, and please keep them coming! Hurley began this … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1630 by Hurley”

Well hello everybody and welcome to this Friday’s Quick Crossword. Tracy is our setter today. I found this a bit of a curate’s egg and will be interested to hear everyone else got on. It’s … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1629 by Tracy”

Pitched on the gentle side of average difficulty today from Breadman: I stopped the clock at 7.30, hindered at the end by the last bit of 17ac, but helped along earlier in the puzzle by … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1628 by Breadman”

After a slow start at the top of the grid, I found the rest yeilded more easily so finished in an average time. I’ve never heard of the type of drama at 2dn but with … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1627 by Oink”

I struggled with the long anagrams, in fact, I struggled with almost everything around the grid. I suspect that wasn’t my finest quarter of an hour. LOI by about 2 minutes was 15dn as I … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1626 by Mara”

Back with you later than expected, with ‘my’ puzzle having been accidentally blogged by Peter a couple of weeks ago during the Times mix-up. Since last time, when I was grateful for a relatively easy … Read more “QC 1625 by Joker”