Category: Quick Cryptic

I’ve decided not to rush on blogging days, and this one came in at around 10min. As a seasoned 15×15 veteran, I am still being caught out by clues that are less complicated than I … Read more “Quick Cryptic 884 by Flamande”

Inside 10 minutes for this entertaining little offering from Tracy, so after some slow solves earlier this week, I feel that I am back on track, or on the wavelength. Some less common words here … Read more “Quick cryptic No 883 by Tracy”

Blog done in a hurry as off on trip across Europe so apologies for any errors. Sorry will not be able to field any queries / comments today whilst en route, but I’m sure the … Read more “Quick Cryptic 882 by Oran”

11 minutes to the second for this very enjoyable outing which kicks off with with the excellent Peanuts. A few religious references and lots of other fun clues made this a real pleasure – thanks, … Read more “Time Quick Cryptic 881 by Teazel”

A very enjoyable 10-minute solve with some excellent surface readings. I don’t think there are any difficult words or unusual meanings, just one definition I needed to check after completing the grid to make sure … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 880 by Joker”

Probably a puzzle that favours the experienced solver, which I guess is stating the obvious, but there are quite a few devices you’ll have seen before if you’ve been doing these things for a while. … Read more “Quick Cryptic 879 by Izetti”

A very good puzzle from Hurley, I thought. Of middling difficulty (probably): I would have come in about a minute under my target had there ever existed an artist called “Lision”, but it took me … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 878 by Hurley”

Mostly smooth sailing, but I suspect one’s general interests / willingness to trust the wordplay, will play a large part in the ease of solving. Embarrassingly (for someone keen on biology), it was the butterfly, … Read more “Quick Cryptic 877 by Orpheus”

Working through the word play of some clues it seemed that easier ways to get there had been missed in favour of rather more devious ones. Having said this I’m sure biffers will have biffed … Read more “Time Quick Cryptic 876 by Tracy”

The last puzzle I blogged was notable for having a grid with a dozen of the answers sporting unchecked initial letters – this time around, there are only four answers with that property, in theory … Read more “Quick Cryptic 875 by Mara”