Category: Quick Cryptic

I don’t recall having the pleasure of blogging a Hawthorn puzzle before – but based on this offering, I certainly hope to have the opportunity of doing so again in the future. Very enjoyable with … Read more “Quick Cryptic 632 by Hawthorn”

14 minutes for me for what seemed a good QC level. Plenty to work out (a few put-this-inside-that clues) plus a couple of good old fashioned terms but nothing too devious. Thanks, Tracy. ACROSS 8. … Read more “Quick Cryptic 631 by Tracy”

Much of this seemed straightforward but there were one or two tricky bits that needed careful thought e.g. the second  ‘unch’ (unchecked letter) at 22ac where one has to decide whether it’s the first or … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 630 by Joker”

Morning everyone.  My first turn at blogging the Quickie, so please be gentle with me.  Let me start with a shout-out to Jackkt for lending me his time machine which enables these blogs to be … Read more “Quick Cryptic 629 by Pedro”

Another lovely puzzle from Izetti, this. Unfortunately I made a complete hash of it: two non-entries and what turned out to be a mistake after 20 minutes. “Putech” for 1ac definitely didn’t look like a … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 628 by Izetti”

A great little crossword, only the second from this setter, I think. Just enough uncommon vocabulary to encourage confidence in unscrambling the wordplay, and many devices that could be taken at least two different ways. … Read more “Quick Cryptic Number 627 by Breadman”

I seem to be on Orpheus watch – having had the pleasure of blogging one last week. There’s a lot of cleverness here as well. Look out for lots of abbreviations and a flock of … Read more “Quick Cryptic 626 by Orpheus”

This puzzle had a slightly odd feel, being generally of average difficulty but shot through with more than a few potential pitfalls in the shape of uncommon bits of vocab such as 14A, 2D, 17D, … Read more “Quick Cryptic 625 by Teazel”

I’m standing in again as the vacancy for a Friday blogger has not yet been filled. If anyone’s interested in taking this on regularly please let me know and I shall pass it on. 10 … Read more “Quick Cryptic 624 by Joker”

Apologies for the later posting this morning. For the second alternate Thursday my iPad refused to download today’s edition. Also for the second alternate Thursday I find myself blogging a FLAMANDE grid, so double the … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 623 by Flamande”