Category: Quick Cryptic

Managed to make this one take 10 minutes, but it’s hard to see why, given how most of the parsings seem to be X + Y. A bit of a quibble with 9ac, but nothing … Read more “Quick Cryptic 1064 by Joker”

I know we bloggers tend to repeat ourselves overly much, but I’m not going to apologise for doing it again here.  This is a lovely crossword puzzle, with some excellent surfaces, hidden subtleties, disguised definitions … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1063 by Tracy”

This was one of those puzzles that I found tricky whilst solving, but then having written up the blog I can’t really figure out why.  No obscurities (other than, possibly, the heather in 3d – … Read more “Quick Cryptic 1062 by Marty”

10 minutes meaning an average difficulty for this puzzle which had a mix of write-ins and longer clues requiring working out plus some lovely surfaces (5dn, 13dn and 18dn). COD to 5dn for the twist … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1061 by Hurley”

On reflection I’m not sure why this delayed me 4 minutes over my target 10 but it did. There seemed to be something of a world-trip going on today with references to Sudan, Spain, India, … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1060 by Mara”

Hello all you happy crossword solving Easter bunnies (and others). Not a chocolate egg in sight, but a nicely balanced puzzle from Flamande. I’m sure there’s a story to tell from the answers, but that … Read more “Times Quick Crossword No 1059 by Flamande”

A tough one today from Rongo, providing a good bridge to the 15×15 crossword (although perhaps less so this week). I came in a bit shy of 17 minutes, twice the time of Tuesday’s QC … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1058 by Rongo”

A good challenge for which I wasn’t quite on the right wavelength, so found difficult. I was saved to some extent by a number of short double definitions which put a few checkers scattered around … Read more “Quick Cryptic 1057 by Izetti”

Lots to enjoy here – especially cod 14ac. A couple of points of interest – 9ac and 8dn. Many and varied clue types and enough of a puzzle for me to be surprised to have … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1056 by Teazel”

This week I decided to try to overcome my Ludditism with crosswords and complete this online rather than with pencil and paper. I was pleased to see that it had a positive effect on my … Read more “QC 1055 by Orpheus – Luddite’s Revenge”