Category: Quick Cryptic

Solving time: relatively straightforward Sorry for the delay, but still trekking back and forth for treatment on my pesky leg. I did wonder if we would get a special puzzle to celebrate the number today, … Read more “Times Quick Crossword No 333 by Teazel – The Wordsum of all the Parts”

A most enjoyable, slightly different flavour of puzzle today with a number of cryptic style clues and definitions, and less clues based on deconstruction and reconstruction of words. A few that went in easily enough … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 332 by Oran”

Some challenging clues in an entertaining, medium difficulty (12 minutes) puzzle. The SW caused me more problems than elsewhere but I’m not sure why now. Some of the word play took a little puzzling out … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 331 by Tracy”

This one took me 9 minutes but didn’t flow too well at first so I had to keep hopping around the grid to find answers that came more readily to mind so as not to … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 330 by Pedro”

Apologies to all who expected to see my blog in good time. Today’s Quickie is not appearing online on the Times site (although all the other links work and I’m logged in) and it wasn’t … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 329 by Rongo – crazy, nuts, raving, and missing.”

This one took me 12 minutes. I’m standing in at the very last minute for macavity who has been summoned for a hospital scan and  I wish him all the best. I’m sorry that time … Read more “Quick Cryptic 328 by Orpheus”

A mainly straightforward solve, with just a couple of clues at the end requiring a bit more rumination. I especially liked 13dn for its mental imagery! Most seemed very succinct clues, too, with economical indicators … Read more “Quick Cryptic Number 327 by Mara”

The word play of 1dn and the definition of the crossing 12ac caused minor talking points in an otherwise gentle romp which I hope everyone can enjoy. On holiday last week (and thanks to William … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 326 by Flamande”

My crosswording ability seems to have taken a dive over the last few weeks, perhaps due to a self-imposed reduction in chocolate intake, and this was a very patchy solve for me, despite three of … Read more “Quick Cryptic 325 by Hurley”

I have to admit that I wasn’t able to write in the answers to this puzzle as quickly as usual, I had to duck and weave around the grid and re-visit a few clues before … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 324 by Joker”