Category: Quick Cryptic

Somewhat less taxing than the last couple of Quickies, but a few clues that held me up for a fair while. In particular the anagrams at 8 down and 18 across refused to yield for … Read more “Quick Cryptic 143 by Hurley”

This will, I think, appeal to the more seasoned Quick solvers as there are some tricky clues with harder to spot than usual definitions – unless, of course, I’m just having an off day. I’ll … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 142 by Felix”

I solved this in 9 minutes and I think it’s at the easy end of the spectrum.  There’s a lot of warfare and general unrest going on here, what with hostility, war, a WW1 battle, … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 141 by Teazel – Take Cover!”

Another entertaining, very fair offering from Mr Joker. Two clues – 6d and 13a – I thought were candidates for my ‘Smart Clue of the Month’ award. No obscure words or horrible homophones, nothing controversial … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 140 by Joker”

As at this moment (00:12 BST) the Times Quickie button is not working, so here’s a link to the puzzle:http://feeds.thetimes.co.uk/timescrossword/20140918/271/ I solved most of this in 10 minutes but then took as long again to … Read more “Quick Cryptic 139 by Pedro”

A pleasant entry level puzzle with plenty of anagram practice, no obscurities and no over-complicated wordplay. It took me 10 minutes or so with the long central clues going in last. Across 1 BABOON – … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 138 by Mara”

I found this a very pleasant, accessible puzzle when I wandered through it in 9 minutes. As usual when I blog the word play I find bits and bobs which may cause problems to newcomers … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 137 by Flamande”

A straightforward puzzle from Tracy that doesn’t contain any particularly complicated constructions or difficult words. I thought that the surface readings were generally good, which might not help with solving but indicates that care has … Read more “Quick Cryptic 136 by Tracy”

Not quite a stroll for me, with plenty of clues I struggled with. 16ac was my first one in and even once I got going I was held up by one or two unusual or … Read more “Quick Cryptic Number 135 by Teazel”

Hi everyone Sorry for lateness. Rushing round getting things ready for a last minute holiday. This includes copious amounts of poking and prodding and testing by clinicians to make sure I am fit to fly … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 134 by Orpheus”