Category: Quick Cryptic

Very enjoyable puzzle, with an emphasis on slightly jokey / quirky cryptic definitions rather than complex constructions and word sums (with the exception of 1ac) – a style I personally enjoy, although it does require … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 412 by Teazel”

A 20 minute head scratcher for me yet very enjoyable with plenty of ‘doh’ moments. How our more recent solvers will get on I’m not sure – but do post in and let me know. … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 411 by Izetti”

I got off to a quick start but the answers didn’t flow too well around the grid and I ground to halt after about 10 minutes with most completed but very little written in the … Read more “Quick Cryptic 410 by Tracy”

A steady write-in working clockwise, 8 minutes or so, very pleasant. If anybody – an existing blogger or an aspirant – would like to take on the Friday Quickies instead of me, please post here … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 409 by Hurley”

Morning all Apologies for the glitch last week. Stuck in Milton Keynes without net access, sounds like a Dr Who plot. Anyway, back to today. Flamande is here today with a very elegant puzzle that … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 408 by Flamande – Mr Corbyn might disagree with 21 across”

A nice variety of clues including more than the usual number of homophones and many classic devices. I though this was going to go in a flash, but I definitely slowed down in the bottom … Read more “Quick Cryptic Number 407 by Joker”

Huge problems today – Livejournal is not saving drafts and the iPad isn’t allowing me to place letters or identify text to copy. This all after I blogged the wrong crossword and had HTML errors … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 406 by Orpheus”

I thought this was a most enjoyable offering from Mara, with a selection of nice surfaces (e.g. 3D) and a good wodge of anagrams to allow solvers to gain a foothold on the puzzle. My … Read more “Quick Cryptic 405 by Mara”

This seemed a well balanced puzzle from ‘Tracy’, with four straight anagrams, one hidden clue and several slightly more complex ‘assembly’ clues, nothing too obscure; one or two needed a moment or two to parse … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 404 by Tracy”

[Posted at 12:53 – I’m not sure if our blogger is around today and it’s nearly 1:00pm, so if there’s no word by 1:30 I shall post an emergency version. I’ve disabled comments so that … Read more “Quick Cryptic 403 by Teazel”