Category: Quick Cryptic

So, in my last blog (25th Aug Quick Cryptic) I pulled an absolute blinder by failing to spot the Nina. I blame the low oxygen tension in the mountain air, plus the fact I had … Read more “Quick Cryptic 914 by Rongo”

I found this to be a nice easy romp by Izetti, and completed it well inside 10 minutes, being helped by spotting the two long down clues almost immediately. There were no difficult or unusual … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 913 by Izetti”

I found this one at the trickier end of the spectrum, though these things are very subjective. Nothing overly dastardly from our setter, but I can imagine some of the wordplay causing head scratching for … Read more “Quick Cryptic 912 by Orpheus”

I couldn’t quite believe how quickly these answers went in. With only 3 left the clock showed 5 minutes. I may have got overexcited as I ended up with 8 minutes. The hold up was … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 911 by Hurley”

I needed 11 minutes for this one, with most time lost unaccountably on 4ac. It seems to be a mostly straightforward puzzle but past experience tells me that one can’t always be sure, so I … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 910 by Joker”

I’m covering the QC blog today following the changes at the Club which have sadly lost us the services and witty contributions of Galspray who will be missed around here. Let’s hope his absence is … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 909 by Mara”

I found this very good. Started off slowly with a first sweep of the acrosses, but it all opened up nicely and I would have finished just within my target 10 minutes had I not … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 908 by Tracy”

A tricky quickie, with many unusual synonyms playing a role in both cryptic and definition parts of the clue. I was very slow to fill in the right hand side, and discovered two errors (!) … Read more “Quick Cryptic 907 by Teazel”

A lot of clever clues here which have been a pleasure to blog. I seemed to be taking quite a time completing the grid but the two long ones and the programming language went straight … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 906 by Alconiere”

A puzzle of average difficulty from Flamande today, with his usual credible surfaces. I would guess that 15D might be the only uncommon word for solvers, assuming that everyone has at least a passing familiarity … Read more “Quick Cryptic 905 by Flamande”