Category: Quick Cryptic

Times Quick Cryptic No 704 by Tracy Friday, 18 November 2016 “It’s coming through a crack in the wall…..” Is this week any better than last? And what about the crosswords? You’ll have to decide. … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 704 by Tracy “It’s coming through a crack in the wall….””

Having been on holiday for a couple of weeks, this was my first QC in a while, and a very nice one it was too. Average-ish difficulty I suppose, but with lots of satisfying clues … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 703 by Orpheus”

A very quick “no frills” blog today I’m afraid – I was lucky to be able to get it out at all as I’m currently on a visit to Australia and beset by technology problems. … Read more “Quick Cryptic 702 by Hurley”

15 minutes with a wobble in the SE. The two crossing counties and the game (inexplicably) causing a hold up. 12ac was new to me and provided a lot of entertainment. 1. Skating rink – … Read more “Quick Cryptic 701 by Corelli”

8 minutes. I was looking for something here to mark the occasion of the 700th Quick Cryptic but haven’t been able to find anything special, just another excellent puzzle, perhaps a little easier than on … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 700 by Teazel”

This one from Hawthorn took me 7:45, so I’m going to guess it was just slightly on the difficult side of average.  Your mileage may vary, of course. Enjoyable crossword with a nice variety of … Read more “Quick Cryptic 699 by Hawthorn”

I am standing in for Roly today, and the blog isn’t late because I forgot (honest), but because of a bit of a crisis at work this morning. Nice puzzle this morning from Pedro, which … Read more “Quick cryptic No 698 by Pedro”

I had to put this down and come back to it a couple of times before I started getting anywhere with it. The NW was the last corner to yield; all but 3dn, anyway, which … Read more “Quick Cryptic 697 by Mara”

A good mixture of easy clues to populate the grid and then some much more interesting constructions to grapple with. Lots of clever cluing – 5ac, particularly, took me some time post-solve before the now-but-not-then … Read more “Quick Cryptic 696 by Tracy”

This took me 9 minutes. A very enjoyable puzzle that may present a problem or two for the less experienced solver,  but we shall see. Here’s my blog… As usual definitions are underlined in bold … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 695 by Izetti”