Category: Quick Cryptic

A doff of the cap and deep bow to Rongo for an excellent puzzle. I thought this was a great example of everything a Quick Cryptic should be – no obscure vocabulary, no esoteric general … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 312 by Rongo”

Tougher than yesterday’s (15 minutes) but entertaining nevertheless. 19dn caused problems but when the penny dropped it was awarded my COD. Those with a greater depth of experience in the pronunciation of male Scottish names … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 311 by Orpheus”

I steamed through this one in 5 minutes which I think is my fastest ever solve, and with every clue understood as I went along apart from 23 where the answer was clear but the … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 310 by Flamande”

I found this a curious mixture of easy clues and trickier ones, two of which needed some general knowledge or guesswork from checking letters if you didn’t know the people concerned. Oh, and a smattering … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 309 by Izetti”

Solving time: Fair to middling. Hi everyone. Hurley is here today and he (for I think it is a he and not Liz) is certainly at home in these slots with nice accessible puzzles that … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 308 by Hurley”

I was slow to get into the SE corner having been held up slightly by 6dn and 13ac. Overall, a puzzle of average difficulty, I thought. For a favourite, it was difficult to choose between … Read more “Quick Cryptic Number 307 by Mara”

This seemed medium to hard but with a medium time of 14 minutes. I have had a question over the clue in 8ac so any comments appreciated. LOI 11dn, 16ac and 13ac caused most problems … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 306 by Dazzler”

I thought this was one was of average difficulty, though I’m not sure how well known the answers to 10A and 14A will be. Nothing that blew my socks off here, but nothing objectionable either. … Read more “Quick Cryptic 305 by Tracy”

Some clever and witty clues here, on the more difficult end of the Quickie spectrum I think, but nothing obscure or unfair. Only one dodgy definition, in my view; see 5a. Across 1 LOGGIA – … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 304 by Teazel – nice work”

This blog was bunged together in haste as Macavity is running late at hospital and requested assitance. Given the limited time available to me I have not been able to include the clues but I … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 303 by Joker”