Category: Quick Cryptic

Late edit.  I completely missed the message from the setter in the grid.  He’s wishing COLE RAIN (Coleraine) GOOD LUCK TOMORROW in the IRISH CUP FINAL at WINDSOR PARK.  Very nice.  Not sure whether there’s … Read more “Quick Cryptic 824 by Oran”

A good time for me as I stood on a chilly platform waiting for the next train: 10m 12s.  Nonetheless, very enjoyable.  I had to look up ‘feculent’ after completion, as it was a new … Read more “Quick cryptic No 823 by Mara”

I thoroughly enjoyed this offering from Pedro. Not too tricky, but kept me on my toes. The very nice cryptic definition in 18ac took me a while to spot, and 13d was my last one … Read more “Quick Cryptic 822 by Pedro”

Dodgy wifi here so my 14 minutes probably indicates medium rather than hard. This, however, was no excuse for the time I took to get the anagram at 10ac. A smattering of religious and clever … Read more “Quick Cryptic 821 by Tracy”

Solving time: 17:32 This is just about my worst time ever on a Quickie. Are they getting harder, or was I completely off the wavelength? I started out finishing between 6 and 10 minutes, but … Read more “Quick Cryptic 820 by Hawthorn”

I think this was the easiest one of the week but, as usual, your mileage may vary.  My time was 5:05 and to be honest, I can’t find much to comment on.  There’s the usual … Read more “Quick Cryptic 819 by Des”

A shade harder than average, I’d say, taking me 15 minutes (with one wrong). A couple of bits of obscurity, for me anyway, with 17d and 22ac going in with a shrug: the first I’ve … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 818 by Tracy”

Apologies for the sparse blog. I find myself without a computer this week, posting on an iPad and in plain text. Plenty of easy starters in all corners make the longer answers solvable; a great … Read more “Quick Cryptic 817 by Orpheus”

The crossings of 17ac, 3dn and 18dn caused delay in this otherwise fairly straightforward yet very entertaining puzzle. I’m currently unsure about the parsing of ‘m’ in 17ac – but hope it’ll become clear as … Read more “Quick Cryptic 816 by Flamande”

A puzzle of mid-range difficulty from Teazel to ease us into the new week, with some nice surfaces and little in the way of strange vocab or devilish constructions. I make this Teazel’s 75th Quicky … Read more “Quick Cryptic 815 by Teazel”