Category: Quick Cryptic

I commented yesterday that my solving speeds had improved as the week went on, but predictably that trend was reversed today, coming in at 10:36. I make no comment though on the relative difficulty of … Read more “Quick Cryptic 834 by Izetti”

I didn’t find this one too easy, it taking me 2 more than my target of 15 minutes, but it was an enjoyable solve, with a couple of thorny issues and some very nice clues.  … Read more “Quick cryptic No 833 by Tracy”

One at the easy end of the spectrum which should provide encouragement to those taking their early steps in crosswordland. Nice mix of clue types, and a couple of clues (13d and 14a) where, whilst … Read more “Quick Cryptic 832 by Flamande”

Excellent fare here from Mara – in my opinion a good balance of ‘quick’ clues with enough clever ones to be interesting. The NE corner 4dn, 5dn, 9ac, 11ac changed my time from 8-9 minutes … Read more “Quick Cryptic 831 by Mara”

I’m pleased that I seem to be achieving my target 10 minutes more regularly now after my recent indisposition and I was home in 8 with 2 minutes to spare on this one. I think … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 830 by Orpheus”

Opinions will differ, as they always do, but I thought this was another one at the tougher end of the spectrum.  It seems to me that the Quicky is following its big brother’s lead in … Read more “Quick Cryptic 829 by Teazel”

Quite a tricky one today, I thought. All done bar four after 12 minutes, with the stubborn ones taking me right up to the 20 minute mark. 10ac and 17ac gave way before too long … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 828 by Joker”

Middle of the road, difficulty wise. I enjoyed the humour in 20ac and 8dn, amongst others. I have no idea why Henry = H. Can anyone explain? Definitions underlined. Across 1 Cask she’d toppled — … Read more “Quick Cryptic 827 by Hurley”

As a complete contrast to yesterday’s puzzle – answer after answer went straight in and I thought I may have been in PB territory. However, the lower half proved a little more challenging and I … Read more “Quick Cryptic 826 by Flamande”

I think the consensus has been that Izetti sets some of the harder Quick Cryptics around but this one seems to be a little milder in terms of difficulty, no doubt courtesy of the half-dozen … Read more “Quick Cryptic 825 by Izetti”