Category: Quick Cryptic

This was an absolute delight from Joker, all done and dusted in 13 minutes, so a perfectly targeted quick cryptic as far as I was concerned.  From the very first clue there was much to … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1593 by Joker”

Introduction 12:52. There was always something that could go in easily, but I found myself scratching my head at several clues that I could only get on a second pass. My slow-ish time was due … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1592 by Izetti”

A tough one which I only just completed thanks to some unlikely memory retrieves (1ac, 20ac, 13dn) plus a fingers crossed LOI at 10ac. 13 minutes. Beginners on the cryptic crossword road do need to … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1591 by Wurm”

Solving time: 10 minutes. Today we have a very rare offering from Juno who although first setting for us in June 2014 has contributed only 10 puzzles to date. The most recent before this was … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1590 by Juno”

Hello everyone. I hope you are all staying safe. This is going to be a very odd Easter weekend with my elder daughter stranded alone in Portsmouth while the rest of us are at home. … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1589 by Pedro”

A straightforward-enough puzzle, completed a couple of minutes under target. I was slow to see 1ac, for no good reason, and needed all the checkers for 8ac and several checkers for 10ac, but the rest … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1588 by Hurley”

A bit of a harder puzzle than of late, which I solved pretty much bacwards. The left hand side of the grid felt decidedly trickier than the right, and I ended up in the NW … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1587 by Tracy”

A quick quickie from Trelawney completed in just 5:35 – probably a PB. I didn’t get 1ac at first pass but a few checkers made it click (and I entered it with a smile). The … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1586 by Trelawney”

I think this was the easiest QC I’ve ever done. Apart from one clue. And even that was easy but I just didn’t see it. An example of being hidden in plain sight if ever … Read more “QC 1585 by Teazel – Life During Wartime”

I took ages to get going with this, but it was reasonably starightforward after that. I seemed to do a lot of biffing. I’ll be interested to see how you all got on. 10 minutes … Read more “Quick Cryptic 1584 by Mara”