Category: Quick Cryptic

I wouldn’t call this easy – there are some chewy bits of parsing and a modicum of General Knowledge required, and some of the clues are deliberately misleading.  However, I finished it in 11 minutes, … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1553 by Mara”

Introduction A nice puzzle, finished in around 11 minutes. I raced through most of the puzzle, but ground to a bit of a halt with 2 or 3 clues left. Took my time, and finished … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1552 by Tracy”

Some class stuff in here which I found really entertaining. Maybe a stretch for newer solvers (it was for me!).Solving crosswords is often down to your general knowledge and whether yours is lucky enough to … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1551 by Izetti – he’s back!”

Solving time: 9 minutes . Quite straightforward I think, but we shall see what others made of it… As usual definitions are underlined in bold italics, {deletions and substitutions are in curly brackets} and [anagrinds, … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1550 by Oink”

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”