Category: Quick Cryptic

Well I took 17 minutes – 2 over target – as I am still getting accustomed to Wurm’s style.  However, as long as you are familiar with the movers and shakers of Quantum Physics, Jane … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1363 by Wurm”

Introduction Solved in 11 minutes, 30 seconds, after a long drive back after Memorial Day weekend. No time for a larger writeup, but feel free to ask questions in the comments and I’ll be happy … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1362 by Breadman”

Hat off to Orpheus here – I was led blundering around the grid by a lot of guile and a couple of unknown terms. Having now written it all up I can’t help but think … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1361 by Orpheus”

Solving time: 7 minutes A couple of clues (1ac and 23ac) stopped me in my tracks for a moment re parsing and there was one answer (12dn) I didn’t know and had to guess from … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1360 by Teazel”

A gentle Friday offering from Mara today. Nothing too difficult, I think, as I was all done and dusted in 4:40. Lots of neat surfaces added a bit of extra fun to the solving and … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1359 by Mara”

I crept in a few seconds under my target but I was slow to get going today, only getting 6 of the acrosses on a first read through (1,6,8,10,17,19). It was a case of gradually … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1358 by Pedro”

Good fun – not a total giveaway for me, as I was held up by the eternal youth and the anagram at 22ac (which for some reason would not come to mind). I was glad … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1357 by Rongo”

This one’s an Izetti – so it’s clever but gettable. Thoroughly enjoyed my 13 minutes bouncing around the grid. The NW caused the most problems and I finished with LOI 13ac.6dn gets my COD for … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1356 by Izetti”

No problems this week, everything slipped in nice and easily just under the 10-minute mark and when I pressed the button all was present and correct. FOI was 1A, LOI was 5D. COD could have … Read more “QC 1355 by Tracy”

I made unnecessarily heavy weather of this, but in retrospect I think it is quite fair. One problem is I’m typing in the car while Mrs Curarist drives us down to Folkestone with the sole … Read more “Quick Cryptic 1354 by Hurley”