Category: Quick Cryptic

Whilst there were some very nice clues here, and nothing obscure or unusual, I’m not convinced that this offering from Izetti is up to his usual very high standards.  It may just be me, but … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1613 by Izetti”

Introduction 18:35. Without question the most difficult Quickie I’ve ever attempted. It was a real struggle to get home, and for a time I thought I might give up. Nevertheless, I appreciated having to think … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1612 by Teazel”

Getting the long clues surrounding the grid straight off would help – I got 2 out of 4 so didn’t come up with a fast time – 11 minutes. The rest were reasonably straight forward … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1611 by Orpheus”

Solving time: 9 minutes. I didn’t find this difficult but, as always, I shall be interested to see what others have to say. As usual definitions are underlined in bold italics, {deletions and substitutions are … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1610 by Pedro”

What fun! A great piece of grid filling by Juno to mark today’s anniversary… and some pretty good clues too. I was about 1/2 way through solving before I realised exactly what was going on.  … Read more “QC1609 by Juno – VEry CleVEr!”

Very enjoyable puzzle today, pitched towards the easier end, which Trelawney has been tending to do on about a monthly basis since first setting all the way back in those joyous, carefree, touchy-feely days of … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1608 by Trelawney”

Just the one unknown meaning for me today (23ac) in an otherwise top-to-bottom solve. Definitions underlined. Across 3 Bric-a-brac mostly running wild (8) BARBARIC – anagram of (running) BRIC-A-BRAc (mostly). 7 Part of ulcer is … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1607 by Joker”

I got nowhere in the top half of this puzzle so dropped down and built it back up again. Finally, I was left with three clues – 4ac, 4dn and 8ac which eventually fell in … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1606 by Tracy”

Thank goodness this was an easy one. My Macbook screen is on the blink (literally) and my head is aching with trying to see the words through a blur of flickering lines and flashing colours. … Read more “QC 1605 by Hurley”

This was a somewhat odd concoction. Heavy on the double definitions and with quite a few clunky parsings. Can’t say I found it easy at 11 minutes. Across 1 Packed, to be on the safe … Read more “Quick Cryptic 1604 by Teazel”