Category: Quick Cryptic

Hooray! The Play button worked* from the dot of midnight and the setter’s name is back! Shame about ‘by by’ though. *On edit: Spoke too soon! See first comments below. This took me 14 minutes … Read more “Quick Cryptic 21 by Tracy”

A nice little workout, I’ve been too busy (or too lazy) this week to do the other quickies so I can’t comment on its comparative difficulty, but there’s a good mix of clueing techniques for … Read more “Quick Cryptic 20 – by Grumpy”

Apologies for the lateness, I didn’t realise I was down for blogging duties today. Time: 10 mins A very friendly puzzle with some nice things to make me smile. I’m thinking this is someone who’s … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 19 by Mara”

After erring on the difficult side in week 1, I think the quick cryptic setters have found just the right level and I thought this puzzle was just right. Hopefully nothing obscure for solvers, although … Read more “Quick Cryptic 18 by Tracy”

Howdy y’all. I’m on a road trip from the mountains of Colorado to the Lakes. Having stayed on Route 66 (at Springfield MO – home of the mighty Bears Soccer Team), I’m now in Memphis … Read more “Quick Cryptic 17 by Teazel”

As at time of writing, it appears as though the Quick Cryptic link from the Times site is incorrect – the puzzle is actually at: http://feeds.thetimes.co.uk/timescrossword/20140331/117/, though the setter’s name is missing when accessing it … Read more “Quick Cryptic 16 by Flamande – Screamadelica”

Quite a bit more taxing than the last couple of puzzles, and no less entertaining for it. I liked 17dn, with a more playful version of ‘both sides’ = R + L (right and left), … Read more “Quick Cryptic 15 by Joker”

Today’s Time 4 min 07 secs. Morning all! I suspect today’s Quickie will divide the camps. My guess is that most of the regulars around here will probably post their fastest times so far. I … Read more “Quick Cryptic 14 by Izetti”

Quick Cryptic 13 by Corelli One at the easier end of the Quickie spectrum today, I thought, or maybe I’m just starting to get my eye in. That said, a few were quite challenging to … Read more “Quick Cryptic 13 by Corelli”

Posting early because I won’t have time in the morning. I found this puzzle tricky to finish. Most of it went in within 20 minutes but I spent another 45 on the remainder. Can’t really … Read more “Quick Cryptic 12 by Rongo”