Category: Quick Cryptic

Enjoyable puzzle which I though somewhat middle of the road in terms of degree of difficulty, but then again these things are highly subjective. Some neat clues (e.g. 10a), a bit of whimsy (11a), and … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 422 by Pedro”

If you’ve heard a thing or two about Wagner, Spike Milligan’s WW2 experiences and Drones Club greetings then this will be up your street – as it was mine – 8 minutes of good fun … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 421 by Tracy”

16 minutes for this one. I had some problems getting started and must have read more than half-a-dozen clues before an answer jumped out at me. I can’t recall now which was my first one … Read more “Quick Cryptic 420 by Hurley”

No quibbles with this pleasant puzzle, nothing obscure, and for once I re-entered it into the online grid to check I hadn’t entered any answers wrongly. Across 8 EXAMINE – AXE reversed, MINE = pit; … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 419 by Flamande”

Morning all Can’t remember the last time I blogged a Dazzler Quick Cryptic. It was a most pleasant solve and definitely at the easier end of the scale. Nothing terribly complicated here, apart from 11 … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 418 by Dazzler”

A brief blog due to lack of time this morning. I struggled to get into this one (1ac requiring all the checkers, and not seeing 3dn for the longest of times). Plenty to get your … Read more “Quick Cryptic Number 417 by Orpheus”

I’m on my travels and won’t get back to normal service until the long awaited TfTT bash in December. Comments may therefore be sparse and, in the unlikely event that wifi or time zone problems … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 416 by Grumpy”

Again, apologies for the sparseness of the blog. I found this puzzle of average difficulty. I will note in passing that the HTML structure of the Quicky seems to have changed in the last 2 … Read more “Quick Cryptic 415 by Joker”

I enjoyed this one, it only took a few minutes but it had wit and a nice mix of clue types. Well done, Mr Rongo. On edit: It appears the alternative solution to 9a is … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 414 by Rongo – pig’s feet, indeed.”

Morning all Solving time: Fair to Middling It’s gloomy and grotty here, but this brightened up my day somewhat. A nice friendly puzzle that contained some smile moments and one or two to make you … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 413 by Felix”