Category: Quick Cryptic

An enjoyable Quick Cryptic puzzle which I thought passed the Goldilocks test with flying colours – not too hard, not too easy, just about right. Thanks very much to Flamande for this offering. Several common … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 262 by Flamande”

If it’s possible to be on a setter’s wavelength then it’s also possible to be off it. I thought I was in the latter category today but on reflection, having now completed the blog, I … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 261 by Dazzler”

This one took me 9 minutes so I’d rate it at the easier end of the spectrum, and with some confidence considering how tricky Izetti’s offering was on Friday, and that’s not a criticism btw. … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 260 by Hurley”

After my DNF on Monday in the main Cryptic because of an unknown antelope, I was more clued up today when another obscure one showed up. There are several more uncommon words here too, in … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 259 by Izetti – a trickier quickie?”

An extremely quick solve – until the NE where progress was made only by a great deal of effort. This averaged out to a medium (15 minutes). I, unsually, had no problems at all with … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 258 by Pedro”

An elegant puzzle with a consistent level of difficulty, nothing controversial or unknown, ideal for a quickie, it took me 10 minutes to solve and parse. Across 1 TO SAY THE LEAST – Def. with … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 257 by Orpheus”

An interesting puzzle – especially for the astronomers amongst us – with a couple of unusual letter combinations to keep us on our toes. 12 minutes which is in my ‘medium’ yardstick. COD to 17ac … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 256 by Teazel”

I don’t seem to have had much success in the past in attempting to objectively gauge the difficulty level of these puzzles but, despite that, I’m still going to claim that this week’s is easier … Read more “Quick Cryptic 255 by Grumpy”

A mixed bag of gimmies and more challenging clues/parts; 17ac and 15dn, for example, went in without muchof an attempt to parse. There are certainly no unusual devices or devilishly obscure words, but I think … Read more “Quick Cryptic Number 254 by Flamande”

The well oiled machinery of the TfTT has clicked smoothly into gear and I am, as seamlessly as possible, standing in for macavity123 this Thursday and next. A medium difficulty (15 minutes) crossword today – … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 253 by Joker”