Category: Quick Cryptic

Relatively gentle offering, I thought, but most enjoyable. Plenty of wit, a droll cryptic clue, and a couple of bits of GK that might force some solvers (like me!) to resort to working it out … Read more “Quick Cryptic 222 by Felix”

The crossword became available online just after midnight. On edit – I have removed a comment here after extra information from Jerry below (for which – thanks!).The crossword, once accessed, was a really tough one. … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 221 by Tracy”

There’s a problem with access to this puzzle and since it has not been resolved overnight I have posted it temporarily on my Live Journal page. To go there, click “jackkt” under my userpic. I … Read more “Quick Cryptic 220 by Orpheus”

Another fine puzzle, perhaps a touch easier than two days ago (it took me ten minutes); nothing too obscure except maybe the name of a ‘correctional facility’ and a chap who wrote ‘Living Doll’ as … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 219 by Flamande”

Solving time: Intermediate (due to a couple of self-induced problems). Happy new year everyone. Back from my week away and redy to carry on the battle with the evil masterminds Mr Rogan keeps locked in … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 218 by Joker”

An 11ac, well balanced puzzle with some amusing anagram indicators I’d not seen used before; “fidget” and “pants”. 9 minutes with the parsing understood, except for 18ac in part, see below. The first across clue … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 217 by Rongo”

I found this considerably more difficult than yesterday’s – with the crossing clues at 5dn and 8ac causing particular problems. Going over the clues again, post solve, they all hang together well – so good … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 216 by Hurley”

This is my first crossword blog of 2015 and the Quick Cryptic gods have seen fit to give me Pedro’s fourth offering to get my teeth into. There’s nothing particularly obscure here, though the first … Read more “Quick Cryptic 215 by Pedro”

I really enjoyed this puzzle, which I found to be slightly more difficult than average. It just seems polished and neat, with many words used in unfamiliar and interesting ways. The material (that’s appeared here … Read more “Quick Cryptic Number 214 by Izetti”

My second Quickie blog this week, this time standing in for Macavity. Teazel’s puzzle took me 11 mins and was very enjoyable. It seemed fairly straightforward but we’ll see what others make of it. Happy … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 213 by Teazel”