Category: Quick Cryptic

Hi everyone Solving time: straightforward We are in the capable hands of Sir Don of Manley today who has produced a nice friendly puzzle that fully sits within the QC canon. Apologies about the format … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic Number 343 by Izetti – Cometh the hour, cometh the Don”

Thought this one was of moderate difficulty – some easy ones and a few that were quite tricky. Couple I did not know (4dn and 15dn) but both were reasonably clear from the wordplay and … Read more “Quick Cryptic Number 342 by Teazel”

I wish I’d been able to find this in advance and enjoyed a more leisurely solve of this challenging crossword. If others found it easy I will know I’ve been rushing but I currently believe … Read more “Quick Cryptic no 341 by Felix”

It’s only three puzzles since we last heard from Joker!  I forgot to note my starting time but I don’t think this delayed me longer than 10 minutes. I’m working under adverse conditions at the … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 340 by Joker”

A steady ten minute solve for this well balanced puzzle at the harder end of the Quickie spectrum in my opinion. Only a couple of words which may be obscure to overseas solvers, unless you … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 339 by Tracy”

Solving time: Reasonably straightforward A nice puzzle with clues to make you smile, the mark of a good puzzle, so that solving it doesn’t feel a chore. I didn’t find anything too taxing, although the … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic Crossword No 338 by Mara”

This was entertaining and on the easy side. A few easy-to-get chemical symbols, enough anagrams, and some chuckles along the way – thanks setter! A couple needed sorting out for the blog after the event, … Read more “Quick Cryptic Number 337 by Joker”

A very enjoyable outing as an easy start turned into more of a challenge on the right hand side. 11 minutes makes this easy-medium and I enjoyed some of the clues especially COD 2dn. LOI … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 336 by Orpheus”

On this day in 1856, H. Rider Haggard was born. Haggard wrote arguably the most popular book in Crosswordland, the adventure novel She. It’s definitely worth remembering for beginners, along with its counterparts in other … Read more “Quick Cryptic 335 by Izetti”

A medium level quickie with no obscure words or unfair clues today, good setting Mr Hurley, a couple of long anagrams to unravel, not much else to add. Across 1 SATURN – SA = saw … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 334 by Hurley – anagram practice time”