Category: Quick Cryptic

When I saw the clue for 1a I thought we were in for a Classics-based toughie but…

Solving time: 9 minutes I found this one quite straightforward and I hope you did too. My QC results last week were not too good so I’m hoping for better this time round. As usual … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 2350 by Trelawney”

A neat and entertaining Quick Cryptic from Felix today. I have several ticks of appreciation for good clues on my copy but my COD goes to excellent semi-&lit 7D.

Fortnightly Weekend Quick Cryptic. This time it is Phil’s turn to provide the extra weekend entertainment. You can find the crossword here.

Good quality puzzle, pitched somewhere around average difficulty.

A mostly-harmless offering from Hurley, however there were three or four clues which I found quite challenging.

A very clever new device made this an interesting puzzle. Even then I found it challenging in several places, and yet again, missed my target time on by Blogday.

Hi all.  It’s another Orpheus Monday.  With a few family members appearing in clues and answers, including the rather naughty 5d, perhaps I should have subtitled this post A Family Affair.

It took longer for me to get a foothold in the NE than elsewhere, but once I did the rest followed without undue delay.  As usual I’m struggling to nominate a COD, but I’ll go with 16a.  Thanks Orpheus!

Not too tricky, though there was a lot of biffing

Another 18 minute solve for me for this challenging puzzle from Breadman, which I found a real treat…

I found this on the easier end of the scale from Joker, with lots of puns and a refreshing absence of long anagrams.