Category: Quick Cryptic

Not much to say today.  I think it was on the easier side, and I can’t see much that would raise a solver’s hackles.  Took me 4:56. Thanks Izetti.  Here’s how I parsed it all.  … Read more “Quick Cryptic 794 by Izetti”

Through this in 12 minutes at 05:30 this morning, which kept my mind off the events of yesterday at least for a while.  With about another million people, I was within half a mile of … Read more “Quick cryptic No 793 by Hawthorn”

I thought this was a reasonably gentle offering from Flamande with a good variety of clue types. Nothing obscure, but a couple of the clues (18ac and 19d) might present newcomers with a good challenge … Read more “Quick Cryptic 792 by Flamande”

Just over the 10 minutes being held up by a couple at top and bottom of the RHS. Here and there some vocabulary which isn’t in everyday use but nothing untoward. For no apparent reason … Read more “Quick Cryptic 791 by Teazel”

I finished this in 8 minutes. I think most of it is straightforward but we shall see if others agree. As usual definitions are underlined in bold italics, {deletions are in curly brackets} and [anagrinds, … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 790 by Mara”

Morning everyone, and a happy St Patrick’s Day to you all.  May the road rise up to meet you and all that stuff. Now I have a question to ask.  Was this a particularly tough … Read more “Quick Cryptic 789 by Hurley – Cead mile failte”

Well well, Rongo got the better of me with this one: all wrapped up nicely by the 10 minute mark, thank you very much, bar a blank stare at 11ac and 25ac… for five minutes, … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 788 by Rongo: is 3ac a 1d of 9ac?”

Just the harder side of average, for me, with a couple of nudges that I now regard as chestnuts (it certainly does get easier!). I refer to ‘I = one’, ‘C = cold’, and ‘mostly … Read more “Quick Cryptic 787 by Joker”

Just clicked over 10 minutes for this – would have been faster if I hadn’t enjoyed working out some of the, at times, intricate word play. Joint CODs to the two long down clues 3 … Read more “Quick Cryptic 786 by Tracy”

Very much enjoyed this puzzle from Izetti, with a slew of good surfaces and some interesting vocab. 23A and 18D in particular made me smile in appreciation. The puzzle can be found here if the … Read more “Quick Cryptic 785 by Izetti”