Category: Quick Cryptic

Most enjoyable puzzle, so thanks very much to Teazel. Whilst doing it, I was thinking it was decidedly towards the tricky end of the QC scale, but having reviewed it again I’m not sure… Will … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 203 by Teazel”

This wasn’t quick – well, not for me. This doesn’t mean I didn’t enjoy it. It’s clever, has plenty of traps which I leapt into, and allowed me to learn (if only briefly, I fear) … Read more “Quick Crytpic No 202 by Dazzler”

Once again it falls to me to blog the first of a new century of puzzles (our third!)  and this one is by Tracy, our longest serving setter (but only by a day) having started … Read more “Quick Cryptic 201 by Tracy”

It doesn’t seem more than a few months since the ‘Quick Cryptic’ kicked off, yet here we are at No. 200; for me, it was easier than Wednesday’s 198 and no harder than they were … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 200 by Pedro”

Solving time: Intermediate. Sorry for being late today, hospital appointments derailed me slightly. I rather enjoyed this challenge today although I suspect it might prove a little tougher for the newer solvers. Some really nice … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 199 by Hurley”

I found this a little harder than those offered on most of my Quickie blog-days; it was almost on a par with Monday’s Times Cryptic which I tackled at the same session and romped through … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 198 by Felix”

I got tied up in a couple of places and got to thinking this was really hard with unknown words – but that just turned out to be me backing myself into corners. So I … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 197 by Orpheus”

The link from the Times site is correct, though the URL numbering seems to have taken a leap. If you’re having problems, the puzzle can be found at: http://feeds.thetimes.co.uk/timescrossword/20141208/382/ I thought this puzzle was of … Read more “Quick Cryptic 196 by Joker”

I’m back on the blog after a bit of a hiatus; thanks to Mohn for giving me a holiday two weeks ago. I found this a tricky puzzle to get into, with particular difficulty in … Read more “Quick Cryptic Number 195 by Teazel”

Solving time: Fair to middling Hello everyone. A little under the weather and well behind schedule today, I’m afraid. Sorry for the late posting. However this cheered me up a little. A nice elegant puzzle … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 194 by Grumpy”