Category: Quick Cryptic

Cracking puzzle, much enjoyed!

Merry Christmas to you all!

Twas the night before Christmas…

Hello, and welcome to Christmas Eve Eve. I hope you all have a lovely festive season and I’ll see you again on the other side.

EDIT: following comments, I can reassure you that today’s puzzle was clearly on the tough side for a Quick Cryptic. I must have been in the zone as nothing held me up unduly and I found plenty to like. Thanks Pedro!

A toughie from Wurm, or was it just me?

Narcotic masquerade

Lots of lovely clues from Pipsqueak.

Izetti in a friendly mood today.

This started out with some difficult early clues but my solving pace accelerated under the influence of the well-known phenomenon of grid gravity.

I came a little unstuck during this.