Category: Quick Cryptic

A nice quick crossword to end the week from Pedro. One or two tricky bits of wordplay, I think, but I readily got several answers from the definitions first and then worked out the wordplay. … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1549 by Pedro”

Lots to like today in a good quality puzzle from Felix. I was held up a bit at the end by not expecting a second “hidden” clue – it’s an unoffical rule to only appear … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1548 by Felix”

These are quite devious clues in which several parts have been handpicked for their ambiguity. This made for a tricky but ultimately satisfying solve. There are also some minor obscurities, but these are balanced by … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1547 by Orpheus”

There are some great clues in here – with my appreciation of them and a very clever/fiendish (delete as appropriate) 21ac and 6dn long delay at the end left me in SCC territory at 16 … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1546 by Teazel”

This was a very straightworward offering made up mostly of the more obvious clue devices. By my quick reckoning there were four straight anagrams, three of them longer answers, giving a large number of checkers … Read more “QC 1545 by Mara”

I liked this a lot, and I would say it is pitched just right for a QC. Lots of anagrams, but some with a little added complexity. My favourite is 18ac. Across 1 Turn to … Read more “Quick Cryptic 1544 by Wurm”

First of all, my apologies – I may have messed up the posting of today’s blog.  If you see this twice, it is entirely my fault. I found this to be on the easier side … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1543 by Tracy”

Introduction I spent a long time thinking about 1 Down. Of course, with a really hard one, it’s not unusual for me to struggle. After trying in vain for several minutes to get a good … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1542 by Joker”

The long anagram at 1ac didn’t click so the top section took some time at the end. Still finished in 9:38 so at the easier end for me (and the old stagers, I’d imagine). All … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1541 by Hurley”

I just noticed I blogged only one Izetti puzzle in the whole of 2019 but this is my second consecutive in 2020 and it’s only 3rd February! Also he has set 143 QCs  of which … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1540 by Izetti”