Category: Quick Cryptic

Not a difficult puzzle, but praise due for lots of very smooth surfaces, and very few clunkers. A tad over 6 minutes for me Across 1 Crucial point made in last bit of poetry? (6,4) … Read more “Quick Cryptic 1294 by Wurm”

Nothing controversial or difficult this week from Orpheus, just good concise clueing which entertained me for just short of 8 minutes, so should be comfortably accessible for most of us.  Thanks Orpheus for a gentle … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1293 by Orpheus”

Introduction Either this was very difficult or my head wasn’t in the game (we’re currently moving apartments, so that’s a very real possibility), but in any case this puzzle took me an unspeakable amount of … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1292 by Joker”

I found this to be medium difficulty at 12 minutes as I struggled at 21dn and loi, the rather wonderful, 7dn. Whatever your time, there’s lots of wit and wisdom to enjoy here. Have fun. … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1291 by Felix”

I was pleased to finish just inside my target 10 minutes today having found last week’s batch of puzzles a little more difficult than usual. I hesitate to say there’s nothing too tricky here but … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1290 by Mara”

What a neat and entertaining QC from Tracy today! I enjoyed it a lot. Read and admire the concise and smooth surfaces. Plenty of practice of the A + B clue type but, unusually, only … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1289 by Tracy”

I’d put this towards the easier end of things, certainly for an Izetti puzzle. The grid was quite empty after a first read through of the acrosses, but the downs were more forgiving and it … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1288 by Izetti”

I was a bit worried that I was in for a slog today, with none of 1ac, 1dn or 6dn jumping out at me, but things soon sped up. In the end, it would probably … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1287 by Pedro”

Just ticked over 10 minutes – held up by a 13 letter anagram of a boxer I could only dimly recall and my final crossing clues of a US filmmaker I didn’t know and, loi, … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1286 by Breadman”

I think this is the third blog in a row that I have come up against Teazel, and I also seem to remember that my first ever blog was on one of his puzzles. So … Read more “QC 1285 by Teazel”