Category: Quick Cryptic

Maybe it was just me, but I found this one quite an odd experience. For me, it was one where the answers flowed in easily enough (no obscure GK or unusual words) but where the … Read more “Quick Cryptic 542 by Pedro”

A mainly easy crossword with a couple of knotty clues and an unusual number of hyphenated words thrown in. 10 minutes. I’ve kept the blog brief – we’re all lined up ready to field any … Read more “Quick Cryptic 541 by Orpheus”

I was going to welcome a new setter, but a glance at my notes on former puzzles revealed that Palpatine has appeared once before (#300 in May last year) when he (?) treated us to … Read more “Quick Cryptic 540 by Palpatine”

A good workout from Dazzler, with some tricky clues and some more familiar outings. LOI 5a and COD 22a ings Across 1 Witticism involving English farm animals: EPIGRAM English = E, farm animals = PIG, … Read more “Quick Cryptic 539 by Dazzler”

Hello there! My name’s RolyToly and I’ll be filling in for Olivia for a bit, doing alternate Thursdays. As you might guess from the messed up format, this is my first attempt at blogging an … Read more “Quick Cryptic 538 by Mara”

The hardest for a while in my book. Although the first few went in quickly, the majority required concentrated effort, and I was finally held up for several minutes by Bible Corner (16dn, 19dn, 22ac), … Read more “Quick Cryptic Number 537 by Izetti”

Something of a struggle today – 17 minutes and a final slip at 14ac making a DNF. The bottom half of the grid came together slowly but it wasn’t until 3dn finally clicked that the … Read more “Quick Cryptic 536 by Tracy”

Nothing particularly taxing about this one with my only pause at 3D, where the wordplay was clear enough even if the answer wasn’t familiar to me. So thanks to Grumpy for a gentle start to … Read more “Quick Cryptic 535 by Grumpy”

Olivia’s off to her home in the wilderness this week (I’ve seen pictures, looks quite idyllic but there’s no Internet access), so will be unable to blog the Quickie for the next few months. So … Read more “Quick Cryptic Vacancy”

Lots of double definitions this week, along with some enjoyable surface readings; favourites at 15a and 7d, and the anagram at 8d. Found 2d difficult to parse as had RUE at first coming from regret … Read more “Quick Crossword 534 by Mara”