Category: Quick Cryptic

Morning / evening all.  Commencing this blog at Perth airport, will complete it at Sydney airport, with the dreaded red-eye flight in between.  Consequently it might be a bit befuddled, but at least I’ll be … Read more “Quick Cryptic 784 by Pedro”

I fairly rattled through this one on the rattler, finishing and all parsed well inside 10 minutes, which is good for me.  Nothing particularly noteworthy about this solve, but a pleasant enough test for beginners, … Read more “Quick cryptic No 783 by Oran”

I found this quite a tricky puzzle from Howzat – I believe only the second time he or she has set a QC – and a good work out. Nothing obscure (although 23ac is probably … Read more “Quick Cryptic 782 by Howzat”

This one is not to be undertaken lightly and any tendency to biff should be fully restrained. At first sight it looks like the 4×13 letter clues may cause problems (and certainly 5dn did) but … Read more “Quick Cryptic 781 by Orpheus”

I struggled a little with this and required 15 minutes to complete it, so only just avoided going into extra time. There were a couple of words I didn’t quite know the meaning of, and … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 780 by Teazel”

Twice as hard as yesterday I reckon.  At least it took me twice as long, bang on 7 minutes.  Quite a few double defs and some whimsical wordplay making for a nice Friday challenge. If … Read more “Quick Cryptic 779 by Mara”

I’ve come in under 7 mins a couple of times, but at 6.27 this is my quickest blog time by quite some way. My times for the rest of the week have all been at … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 778 by Flamande”

A very enjoyable scramble to the finishing line, which took just a bit longer than usual. I had to leave many unfilled squares along the way, especially on the left of the grid and including … Read more “Quick Cryptic 777 by Hurley”

11 minutes for this rather elegant crossword from Breadman (an unusual setter? – I’m sure someone will let us know). A lot of clues seemed complex but broke down easily. There were a few clues … Read more “Quick Cryptic 776 by Breadman”

A straightforward puzzle from Joker today, I thought, with a plethora of simple charades and no vocabulary likely to be completely beyond the ken of regulars. COD to 16A. The puzzle can be found here … Read more “Quick Cryptic 775 by Joker”