At the recent Sloggers and Betters event in York I had a chat with Mick Hodgkin, the Times Puzzles Editor. We talked about the lack of a Quick Cryptic Crossword on a Saturday and he explained the problem was one of space. But he asked a question, “Would people be happy if there was a Saturday Quick Cryptic which was only available online?” So what do you think? Answers as comments to this post please. [Update 23/11 : I have now emailed Mick and included a link to this post and its responses].
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It would be great!
What everyone else said! Especially regarding the Saturday Specials 😊
Yes please
And it’s a yes from me.
Yes please – just as long as I can see it in the Times App on my iPad and iPhone to print out.
A brilliant suggestion to shift the current Saturday team to Sunday. What a cheek, but still a good idea!
We print off the main puzzle from the online paper, and occasionally I attempt the quickie as well, but my partner often does the QC on the phone when he wakes early so definitely a ‘yes’ from Mr Ego!
yes please! I use the quicks as a warm-up before the main event. I never submit them to the leaderboard, preferring to keep that for the proper cryptic, but it’s useful to compare my time with those who have, to gauge how awake my brain is.