Category: Quick Cryptic

Very much a puzzzle of two halves for me – write-ins on the East side, and more tricky on the West. None of it helped by the slightly tricky grid design which means you don’t … Read more “Quick Cryptic 1244 by Kenny”

A lot of quite long answers in this grid by Tracy means that there are only 22 clues in total (it is more often 24 or more in a QC frame), but this is more … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1243 by Tracy”

Introduction I decided to do a walkthrough of my solve today, but it turned out to be an easier puzzle. Oh well. I’m sure it will still be helpful for some. As is my usual … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1242 by Teazel”

I seem to have made heavy weather of the last few QCs so it was a relief that today’s flew in. 6:16 is very quick for me. 6dn and 21ac were the last to drop … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1241 by Joker”

I needed 16 minutes for this one, prevented from achieving my 10-minute target by delays in SE corner where the answers at 17ac, 20ac and LOI 15dn did not immediately spring to mind. I shall … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1240 by Rongo”

A nicely constructed and teasing puzzle with lovely surfaces from Pedro today, with several clues which made me stop and think a bit…. 3a describes what I had to do nicely! Largely it was due … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1239 by Pedro”

I would have been close to bang on target had it not been for 1d, which I stared at for three minutes before giving up. I must confess to a bit of a mental block … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1238 by Orpheus”

All quite straightforward, and non less enjoyable for it. My only biff was 21dn, which seemed a reasonable word, and was clued generously. I had made a note to revisit the (on first thought, questionable) … Read more “Quick Cryptic 1237 by Mara”

I really enjoyed today’s puzzle – lots of crinkly parsings and good surfaces but still quick by 15×15 standards. I particularly liked the simple yet chewy 22dn but that was pipped to COD by 15dn.LOI … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1236 by Hurley”

Still not fully back to doing quickies on a daily basis although I have done a few since my last blog. Perhaps this contributed to my completing this in about 9 minutes, as it ‘felt’ … Read more “QC 1235 by Breadman”