Category: Quick Cryptic

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”

A puzzle at the easier end of the spectrum today, I thought. Good range of clue types, and little or no obscure GK or vocabulary required. At time of posting, SNAFU Central appears to have … Read more “Quick Cryptic 133 by Grumpy”

Found this pretty hard. No time for solving as done over a day walking in the Peak District with family. Wonderful views from Mam Tor. A few clues had quite convoluted word play which, once … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 132 by Hurley”

This took me 22 minutes.  I was very slow to get things flowing and spent ages dotting answers in around the grid. And then, having completed most of it, I had a mental block and … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 131 by Izetti”

A geographical slant on today’s puzzle, good for coffee drinkers. Some write-ins, some needing a little thought and a few worthy of the main cryptic. It took me 12 minutes -partly because my print-out from … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 130 by Des”

Solving time: Fairly straightforward Hello everyone We have a puzzle by Flamande today who certainly knows how to set for the target market. This is quite an accessible puzzle, which didn’t cause too many problems … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 129 by Flamande”

Nothing obscure here, a good puzzle, only around 3 on the Richter scale, but parsing 12ac, 20ac and 20dn may make some scratch their heads for a while. Across 1 PANORAMA – PANAMA (part of … Read more “Quick Cryptic No. 128 by Joker”