Category: Quick Cryptic

I believe this is the first time I have met Joker in the blogging seat and I must thank him for providing me with my PB so far. I hardly had to stop and think. … Read more “QC 1115 by Joker”

Right. Somewhat more challenging than usual I’d say – 12 Minutes for me. Having said that the wordplay is never that sneaky, although 11dn might trip up some. I think it is down to some … Read more “Quick Cryptic 1114 by Izetti”

Sorry, I don’t have a time for this as I was disturbed mid-solve, but it felt relatively normal, possibly even quick for me looking back.  I had one clue where the answer appeared obvious, but … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1113 by Marty”

I zipped through most of this puzzle in about 10 minutes, but then, by gum, the trouble begun!  The lower-right corner got me.  I used my phone to look up synonyms for ‘tramp’, then looked … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1112 by Orpheus”

Given this is the 1,111th QC, I looked hard for hidden messages but apart from a vaguely costume drama feel (1dn 4dn 7dn 11ac leaving 12ac 14ac to 15dns 24ac) could not find anything conclusive. … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1111 by Grumpy”

This pleasant offering from Tracy  took me 11 minutes. I think it’s mostly straightforward but there are a couple of tricky items so I shall be interested to read others’ opinions. As usual definitions are … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1110 by Tracy”

I don’t know if it is blogitis, or just doing the crossword online instead of on paper, but, somehow, my blogging QCs seem to take longer than they should. This was my slowest for over … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1109 by Hurley – Climb every mountain”

Middle of the road from Joker today, I’d say, in terms of both difficulty and quality. The average standard is very high, though, so all good! I started off slowly enough, eventually getting about half … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1108 by Joker”

Hawthorn’s previous puzzles have been elegant and witty (and slightly harder than average I’d say), and this one is no exception – a very enjoyable solve. We have some examples of clue types that are … Read more “Quick Cryptic 1107 by Hawthorn”

This puzzle was a mixture of lots of easy and small clues with some unusual vocabulary thrown in to balance the books. I took a lot of time at LOI 1dn and unnecessarily held myself … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1106 by Teazel”