Category: Quick Cryptic

So, a rare outing from Wurm on the QC so I am told. I was half expecting something befitting a special occasion like a Nina, but I can’t see one. Fairly straightforward, probably the easiest … Read more “Quick Cryptic 1034 by Wurm”

This was my fastest time for a while at just over 5 minutes, so definitely on the easier side for an Izetti puzzle.  Entertaining nonetheless! In my last blog I talked about HOLAs! (Harrumph – … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 1033 by Izetti”

I enjoyed this offering from Felix – nothing obscure, but some teasers that required a bit of thinking about (9d being an example). 12a proved yet again the wisdom of the old crossword adage “if … Read more “Quick Cryptic 1032 by Felix”

A brief blog today due to travel. I found this medium difficulty which seems about right for a QC – enough to think about but all gettable. Good surfaces and a couple of &lits (clues … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1031 by Flamande”

This one took me 6 minutes so I would rate it on the easy side. I have one or two minor quibbles which I shall mention along the way but generally this was an excellent … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1030 by Mara”

I think this is my first opportunity to do the blog for a Hawthorn crossword. And it is a very nicely crafted puzzle too. It took me just about an average time, so, by my … Read more “Times Quick Crossword No 1029 by Hawthorn”

Very nice puzzle from Joker. I came in a notch under my target ten but it felt harder than that when solving and a few were bunged in unparsed. Lots of good clues – I … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 1028 by Joker”

A puzzle of average difficulty (I predict). What it lacks in cunning, it makes up for in wit – several surfaces raised a smile (14ac, 4dn and 22dn get a mention, but especially 23ac). My … Read more “Quick Cryptic 1027 by Rongo”

Long anagrams and literary clues notwithstanding, I managed this entertaining puzzle just within my ‘quick’ category. The literary clues just happened to hit on my limited knowledge and I was equally lucky with the hermit … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1026 by Tracy”

Some weeks ago it was proposed I think in the Daily Cryptic blogs that we should have a competition to find the best short story composed by using all the words in a particular solution. … Read more “QC 1025 by Hurley – Thereby Hangs a (Very Tedious) Tale”