Category: Quick Cryptic

A very fine crossword, in my opinion. Clever clues where the word play has relevance to the definition and the occasional mental gymnastics needed for some word play.Some went in really quickly and some – … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 147 by Tracy”

The puzzle is available at http://feeds.thetimes.co.uk/timescrossword/20140929/278/ I think this will be considered at the easier end of the Quicky spectrum, with perhaps only the general knowledge required in 11A, 16A, and 6D having the potential … Read more “Quick Cryptic 146 by Flamande”

A bit of Friday fun, which took me much longer to blog than to solve. Many of the surface meanings are neat and misleading, but not so devious as to throw us off the scent … Read more “Quick Cryptic Number 145 by Rongo”

Here’s the link to this puzzle at the Times if anyone needs it: http://feeds.thetimes.co.uk/timescrossword/20140925/276/ A very enjoyable puzzle by Izetti that delayed me for 18 minutes. There’s nothing obscure or out of the ordinary though … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 144 by Izetti”

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”