Category: Quick Cryptic

This was a cracking QC, which I suspect may have been a step too far for some, with very oblique anagram indicators, foreign words and phrases, biblical and unusual words.  It certainly caused me some … Read more “Quick cryptic No 673 by Pedro”

I’m attempting to fill Nick’s spacious shoes today, so hope there’s nothing glaringly wrong with my interpretations. This was a bottom to top effort for me, with the NE corner taking the longest to disentangle. … Read more “Quick Cryptic 672 by Teazel”

Rather chewier than usual – I felt lucky to come in at 15 minutes (which often means everyone else will have breezed through this in record times). Consistently good surfaces made this a pleasure – … Read more “Quick Crytpic 671 by Hurley”

This one by Joker took me 8 minutes, somewhat better than my times on his most recent four puzzles which I needed between 11 and 15 minutes to complete. I’ve also had many a 15 … Read more “Quick Cryptic 670 by Joker”

Nearly twelve minutes for me, how did the rest of you go? My major hold-up at the end, for no reason I can offer in hindsight, was the classic old TV show at 24ac.  One … Read more “Quick Cryptic 669 by Teazel”

A nice sprinkling of history in today’s tricky offering from Izetti. We had a Victorian cardinal, the First and Second World Wars, an old clan member (if we’re to stretch a point), and two references … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 668 by Izetti”

Standing in at the last moment for William I prepared this in haste so please forgive lack of commentary. It took me 9 minutes to solve. Here’s my blog…  As usual definitions are underlined in … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 667 by Flamande”

666 may be ‘the devil’s number’ but this was 13 minutes of entertainment from Joker. With a mix of easy-in and harder clues, my COD goes to 11ac for the definition. I have a bit … Read more “Quick Cryptic 666 by Joker”

Orpheus has been a member of the Quicky stable of setters since the beginning, giving us a puzzle about once every 3 weeks, and (in my experience at least) has produced offerings all over the … Read more “Quick Cryptic 665 by Orpheus”

This is Rob Rolfe‘s blog for today as set up in the LJ scheduler where it seems to be due to post late this afternoon. As he is incommunicado this morning and asked me beforehand … Read more “Quick Cryptic 664 by Des (blog by Rob Rolfe)”