Category: Quick Cryptic

A fairly straightforward puzzle today, I thought, which included several “hidden” type clues – one of which I found to be particularly well disguised at 10ac. The parsing of 18ac might hold people up for … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 432 by Dazzler”

This is the first wifi challenge on my travels – but when you’ve got views over Lake Macquarie you don’t really need wifi – well, except to fulfil the duties of a QC blogger. Fortunately … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 431 by Izetti”

This is only Juno’s third puzzle so far and she (?) last appeared a  year ago last week. I think most will find this fairly straightforward as long as they have a working knowledge of … Read more “Quick Cryptic 430 by Juno – One for the uccelli”

All seemed to be going swimmingly and I thought I was on for a fast solve until I came to 8d. Determined not to be tricked by the setter into thinking linesman was anything to … Read more “Quick Cryptic 429 by Teazel”

8 minutes for this one which was the easiest for some days, I thought. I am doing an emergency blog for Macavity so no clues today and comments are minimal. If further help is required … Read more “Quick Cryptic 428 by Flamande”

I struggled with this one much more than usual. The type of legal hearing was new to me, and I was on a very different wavelength at 5dn and 19dn, which all held me up. … Read more “Quick Cryptic Number 427 by Hurley”

This looks like a decent challenge for a QC – no unusual vocabulary (well, except for polled maybe) but not a breeze through either. No time here due to distractions but an enjoyable solve. 7. … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 426 by Mara”

A puzzle that I thought was at the tougher end of the scale, with some less than commonplace vocabulary. The crossword can be found here if the usual channels are unavailable: http://feeds.thetimes.co.uk/timescrossword/20151026/10374/ Definitions are underlined. … Read more “Quick Cryptic 425 by Orpheus”

Herewith my first attempt at blogging the Quick crossword; please be gentle if there are anomalies in style or formatting! Nothing too troublesome, apart from the terror engendered by a blank grid and the expectation … Read more “Quick Cryptic 424 by Marty”

Morning all It’s a gloomy Thursday here, the dog is curled up at my feet and the cat in front of the monitor and plonked on the keyboard, so apologies for any odd typos that … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 423 by Izetti – Anagrammadon”