Category: Quick Cryptic

I seem to be saying this rather a lot recently, but I am doing this blog in the midst of chaos. Just to give a flavour of the rich tapestry of life here at Astartedon … Read more “QC 1145 by Breadman”

I woke up a bit slow-witted this morning and made heavier weather of this than I might have, but I found it enjoyable solve with a good range of difficulty – plenty of write-ins but … Read more “Quick Cryptic 1144 by Marty”

No obvious hidden themes this week, after the excitement of my last blog.  This did though have a decidedly retro feel to it, with answers like 8, 10, 17, 18 across and 5, 6, 7, … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1143 by Mara”

[Whiskey: Weller Bourbon, Special Reserve] After being stumped by 1 and 7 Across, I thought I was perhaps in for a difficult puzzle. Quod non, as I was then able to put in every answer … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1142 by Joker”

A pleasant puzzle from Teazel which had points of interest – I was misled by the definitions in 7dn and loi 12dn and dnk 4ac – but there were always easy ones to fill in … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1141 by Teazel”

I completed within my 10 minute target, but only just as some of it was quite hard. I must have read nearly 10 clues before finding one that I could solve with certainty but once I … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1140 by Izetti”

Hello All. Today we have an admirably neat, concise and well crafted puzzle from Tracy with elegant surfaces and wordplay that requires plenty of thought. Or so, I found, anyway. It took me a while … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1139 by Tracy – Oh what a beautiful morning?”

Good puzzle from Orpheus, bad solve from me. I got into a flap at 1ac because I remembered the same clue cropping up recently, but couldn’t for the life of me remember what that damn … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1138 by Orpheus”

Fairly straightforward fare today. I had to come back for 2dn and 9ac, otherwise it all flowed nicely in order. The highlight for me was the little run of 7, 10, and 11dn which made … Read more “Quick Cryptic 1137 by Flamande”

No time to report today but my guess is that this is a medium difficulty puzzle from Mara. Plenty of anagrams around – roughly a quarter of the clues.I got on fairly well throughout until … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1136 by Mara”