Category: Quick Cryptic

Thanks to Joker for an enjoyable puzzle. Not too tricky (definitely at the easier end of the QC spectrum) but with a wide variety of clue types. No cricket and no birds – good news … Read more “Quick Cryptic No. 163 by Joker”

Tracy – thanks – this was great fun. If you like anagrams then you’ve come to the right place. A couple of longish ones pushed my time up to 18 minutes – I ended up … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 162 by Tracy”

In case of problems accessing the puzzle it can be found here: http://feeds.thetimes.co.uk/timescrossword/20141020/293/ Either we have a new setter name or there is a typo in today’s heading. We’ve had many a puzzle by Mara … Read more “Quick Cryptic 161 by Mara”

Nothing too obscure, but a bit of general knowledge (literature, movies) needed and a few worthwhile anagrams, making this at the harder end of Quick Cryptic offerings in my view; it took me about 12 … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 160 by Flamande”

Solving time: Upper end of scale. Greetings all One from the harder end of things today, but not by much. I think I had my stupid solving head on when I tackled this as working … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 159 by Felix”

This needed a little thought here and there, not just a fast write-in, took me about 15 minutes to be sure of the parsing as well as entering the answers where obvious. All very fair … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 158 by Rongo”

This is a top notch offering which travels around the northern hemisphere, has some witty clues (I’ve selected 2 COD – clues of the day) and has the reappearance of a sweet which appeared in … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 157 by Orpheus”

The puzzle can be found at http://feeds.thetimes.co.uk/timescrossword/20141013/288/ A straightforward Quicky with just the odd bit of general knowledge that might cause a delay. Some smooth surfaces again, though you’ll have to excuse a small amount … Read more “Quick Cryptic 156 by Grumpy”

A teasing crossword to round off an excellent week of quickies. For me, the recent level of difficulty has been just right – some new vocabulary fairly clued and some chewy wordplay for more obvious … Read more “Quick Cryptic Number 155 by Dazzler”

Solving time: Very straightforward. Morning all Firstly apologies for being missing a week longer than expected. I returned from a fabulous holiday to find my revamped flat a little more revamped than I thought and … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 153 by Hurley”