Category: Quick Cryptic

I’d expect some happy finishers and quick times today. Nothing very hard in this – 8 minutes for me (plus an extra 2 to sort out 12dn). On reflection there are a lot of standard … Read more “Quick Cryptic no 47 by Orpheus”

As of midnight UK time, the online link is pointing to last Monday’s puzzle. Nothing new there, but the usual URL fudging doesn’t work and I had to do some hunting around to find my … Read more “Quick Cryptic 46 by Dazzler”

A lovely puzzle to round off the week. I thought it was going to be very quick, as most of the top half went in without a hitch, but I slowed down considerably in the … Read more “Quick Cryptic Number 45 by Rongo”

Solving time: Straightforward After a couple of days of slightly trickier puzzles, we have a nice straightforward one that should make the newer solvers a little more comfortable. When talking to the newer solvers at … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic No 44 by Flamande”

The last few days have seen an increasing degree of difficulty for the Quickie, as if the setters had decided that 8 weeks was enough time to get the newcomers to develop their skills and … Read more “Quick Cryptic No. 43 by Teazel”

The link isn’t working so I found it here: http://feeds.thetimes.co.uk/timescrossword/20140506/148/Cracking crossword, Gromit (thank-you Tracy) which I feel can be enjoyed by both oldie and newbie. It’s not the easiest (17 minutes) but it’s not as … Read more “Quick Cryptic no 42 by Tracy”

As usual on a Monday the puzzle on the Times button is a week out of date so here’s the link to today’s for those unable to find it by other means: http://feeds.thetimes.co.uk/timescrossword/20140505/147/ . Regulars … Read more “Times Quickie 41 set by Hurley”

I seem to be meeting Grumpy more often than not on Fridays now. This one seems to be continuing the trend of increasing difficulty for the Quickies, I hope the debutantes are keeping up!It’s a … Read more “Quick Cryptic No. 40 by Grumpy”

Hello everyone. Time taken: medium It’s that time of the week again and we have a lovely puzzle today which was a pleasure to solve. Think I can work out the identity of our setter … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic Number 39 by Mara”

I’ve blogged an Orpheus crossword before, and this one was pretty similar in style. Perhaps on the easier side, but some will be grateful for that after yesterday’s tricky offering. Nice clueing with the important … Read more “Quick Cryptic 38 by Orpheus”