Category: Quick Cryptic

I found this comparatively difficult. Completely different from the last one I blogged which gave me a PB. By contrast I laboured over this one for nearly 12 minutes. The only similarity to the last … Read more “QC 1125 by Orpheus”

Now, I expect this one will divide opinion. It was an enjoyable solve, and the wordplay is by and large reasonable, with the exception of 2dn maybe, and possibly 26ac if you think reversed hidden … Read more “Quick Cryptic 1124 by Alfie”

Well inside my harder target of 10 minutes, this took only 8 for me again this morning afer an unofficial PB yesterday, so I doubt there will be many complaints about this puzzle being too … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 1123 by Mara”

Masterful. After some recent puzzles, I was bracing myself for a real doozy. On the contrary, I found this to be relatively straightforward — but the best kind of straightforward, where the surface readings are … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1122 by Flamande”

Apart from the monster(s) in the blog (refer to 3dn and the bit-of-fun challenge at the end of the blog) there was nothing too scary here (except, perhaps, my ignorance of 13dn) and I registered … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1121 by Orpheus”

My time of  7 minutes might suggest this is an easy puzzle and indeed I had only one hold-up along the way, but I was very aware whilst solving that there is some tricky stuff … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1120 by Izetti”

A lovely variation in clue difficulty today, from the very easy to the slightly tricky There are also some nice inventions with a couple of more unusual anagrinds and the clever HIDDEN AGENDA, which was … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1119 by Tracy”

A touch on the harder side today from Teazel. I had three blank as my target ten minutes came and went: 1d, 2d and 20ac. The last of these was the first to fall, after … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1118 by Teazel”

Apologies are due to the early birds for the slightly later than normal posting – unforeseen circumstances, I’m afraid. This has a bit of everything and I enjoyed solving it. A few bits and pieces … Read more “Quick Cryptic 1117 by Hurley”

Thanks to Flamande for a puzzle in which there was a great deal to enjoy. I’d completed the grid in 8 minutes except for 12, 14 and loi 23ac, my final time being just over … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1116 by Flamande”