Category: Quick Cryptic

So here, for me, is why solving times may be of interest to others – even if they are new to cryptic crosswords. Yesterday I did the 15×15 in 20 minutes (my fastest ever), I … Read more “Quick Cryptic 67 by Vista”

The puzzle can be found at http://feeds.thetimes.co.uk/timescrossword/20140609/173/ This is Hurley’s sixth offering in the Quick Cryptic line, the previous five seemingly scattered all over the difficulty spectrum, going by people’s comments. I don’t think there’s … Read more “Quick Cryptic 66 by Hurley”

There is a lot to enjoy in this chewy little crossword, which feels a bit more grown-up than some of the others we have had recently (no criticism of this or former puzzles intended). Too … Read more “Quick Cryptic Number 65 by Juno”

Solving time: Easier end of scale. A nice pleasant stroll today in the company of Grumpy. Nothing terribly complex, although I did wonder if 13 across should have had A in the clue as well … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 64 by Grumpy”

Quite a mixed bag. Several relatively straightforward clues providing a soft underbelly through which to attack the puzzle, a few trickier ones, one which I thought was decidedly tough and another one which I must … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 63 by Mara”

Good get-able crossword. Thanks to Tracy who, I think, has ‘previous’ on providing such entertaining puzzles. A couple of items familiar from previous crosswords – one is the IV/VI each way bet, the other is … Read more “Quick Cryptic No 62 by Tracy”

As usual on a Monday the link on the Times button goes to the wrong puzzle  so here’s the way in: http://feeds.thetimes.co.uk/timescrossword/20140602/168/ Teazel set a couple of hard puzzles during the first month of Quickies … Read more “Quick Cryptic No. 61 by Teazel”

This took me twelve minutes on a tablet (the Android Times keyboard is working now), but it wasn’t a straight top-to-bottom write-in, I had to go back or wait for checkers a few times. Definitely … Read more “Quick Cryptic No. 60. by Hurley”

Morning! Solving time: medium I suspect there might be a few extra solvers today after the slight hiatus yesterday. I found this a bit stiffer than some of the recent puzzles and it needed a … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 59 by Oran”

An interesting mix of simple write-in clues and some more obscure ones, especially the two which require a smattering of biology and Greek architecture knowledge to avoid guessing from the checking letters. I think fifteen … Read more “Quick Cryptic No. 58, by Izetti – it’s all Greek to me”