Category: Quick Cryptic

Well I must have been on Tracy’s wavelength today, because I completed this in 7m 4s, which is probably a PB when all parsing is included.  I expect to see some very fast times quoted … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1483 by Tracy”

Introduction Solved this one while on the most obnoxious phone call with Amazon, trying to locate some missing packages. Despite being highly distracted, I didn’t find this one too difficult. It did seem that there … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1482 by Hurley”

13 minutes – so not easy for me – with the left hand side going in a lot faster than the right. LOI 4dn. I enjoyed the short, sharp clues (8ac, 11ac, 20ac and 1dn) … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1481 by Oink”

My solving time was 9 minutes but I lost at least a minute towards the end trying to find something to fit the checkers at 1ac. After a couple of QCs with very few anagrams … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1480 by Trelawney”

A delightful Friday puzzle from Teazel today with some elegant surfaces, witty wordplay and a modicum of trickiness in places, and great fun to blog. It helps if you know your Gilbert & Sullivan operettas, … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1479 by Teazel”

Tough enough from Orpheus today – I found this on a par with Tuesday’s, which I did just before, each taking close to 12 minutes. I managed six of the acrosses on a first read … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1478 by Orpheus”

Sluggish to get off the ground, but completed in an average time. I was slowed down by clues that ended up seeming rather simple in hindsight; so touché setter. I’m left wondering about ‘you’ in … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1477 by Mara”

Yet another 12 minute solve – but I’ll settle for that for an Izetti with many long answers. There’s plenty of tricky anagrams and so many silky surfaces that it’s hard to pick a COD. … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1476 by Izetti”

Too busy to write much again I’m afraid this week, plus I am also suffering from the inevitable cloud of depression that sets over me whenever I yet again see an England team fall short … Read more “QC 1475 by Breadman”

Well, the theme of today seems to be the compound anagram, 15ac, 3dn, 5dn, 16dn. Assuming that doesn’t throw you it’s a pretty straighforward offering today. I love the Dallas reference, who’s going to claim … Read more “Quick Cryptic 1474 by Felix”