The stars next to each answer will guide you to the best answer for your clue. Give up fish for doughy pudding (8) DUMPLING — DUMP (give up) + LING (fish) 13d. NHO this type of. Times Quick Cryptic No 2489 by Mara. Newer comments. I couldn't think of a word for "information" to fit and resorted to a wordfinder after scratching my head for a minute or so. I managed to misclassify multiple anagram indicators today: Out (1A), Frenzied and Strangely (2D). My average for Wurm’s puzzles is currently around the nine-minute mark, so this grid was perhaps a shade easier…. I was a little disturbed by not knowing the word at 1ac but things went smoothly apart from a minor hold up at the end on 11dn and 24ac. Excellent craftsmanship from Tracy, with barely a wasted syllable. 12. Mostly straightforward I thought although there were a couple in the lower half that required a return visit with checkers for the answer to come to mind, most notably INTERCHANGE. 4. I know a few NEW AGERs but none would call themselves a healer, alternative or otherwise. So the. A rare sub-10 minutes for me for this Mara puzzle, taking only 9 minutes to solve and fully parse, even allowing for the misread at 22a, and my second sub-10 of the week. 00 EST. For the clue PUZZLE, we are looking for an answer that contains 7 letters. It's known for its cryptic and challenging clues, which often require wordplay, anagrams, and clever thinking to solve. 16:46. Posting early because I wont have time in the morning. View More. rolytoly 24th August 2023 at 2:06 AM Quick Cryptic. A brief summary of cryptic crosswords —feel free to skip— : Each clue has at least one “definition”: an unbroken string of words which more. Mike Harper 23rd August 2023 at 1:00 AM Quick Cryptic. Times Quick Cryptic No 2529 by Wurm. A good puzzle which I completed in a late medieval time (14:21). Solving time: 14:29. I clocked in at 8:46, a couple of minutes slower than yesterday, and then. The answers and clues all feel pretty fresh and fun, which is quite an achievement after 2000 of these! There are quite a few animals mentioned here, including one of the porcine variety. 86 comments on “Times Quick Cryptic 2475 by Mara – Double double” Doofenschmirtz says: 4 September 2023 at 2:02 AM. All done for me in an average time of 5:26 but there are one or two tricky bits – not least 13A, which has a rather tortuous definition. Solving time: 9:40. Quick Cryptic 2434 by Breadman. Enter your clue into the clue box and 7 question marks into the letter/pattern box. I found Peridot’s first puzzle to be approachable. Enter your clue into the clue box and 7 question marks into the letter/pattern box. As usual definitions are underlined in bold italics. The stars next to each answer will guide you to the best answer for your clue. Click search. A new series of 80 puzzles from The "Times "adapting the cryptic puzzle for those with a hectic lifestyle and schedule. If the item details above aren’t accurate or complete, we want to know about it. Let go loose-fitting dress (4) SACK – Double definition, the first perhaps somewhat euphemistic. I had thought Myles was a new setter but on checking my records I find he was around in the earliest days of Quick Cryptic puzzles when he set just two crosswords, QC#10 and #29. The results will be in the highest-ranking order. The goal is to fill the crossword grid with words that fit both across and down based on the provided clues. A couple of unknowns for me, but I found the wordplay…The Times Quick Cryptic Crossword holds a special place in the hearts of crossword enthusiasts as it is featured in “The Times” newspaper. 9a is one contender, so I’ll go with that, but there are many options. Richard Rogan comes from Northern Ireland, and studied French at university. Hello everyone. It’s a little out of the ordinary… see the explanation at the end of the blog for how and why. I solved this in 8 minutes. Both of these must have given me a lot of trouble in the. by The Times Mind Games, John Grimshaw, Times2. Times Quick Cryptic 2480 by Oink. Enter your clue into the clue box and 7 question marks into the letter/pattern box. Across. A common setter’s trick – you have to split “Bank manager” into the definition and the first part of the wordplay. Set. 1. Merlin 3rd October 2023 at 1:27 AM Quick Cryptic. Protest using a string of placard emojis (4) DEMO – Hidden in. My QC solving times include parsing (unless otherwise stated) and I think it was the parsing at 14ac that was responsible for delay today, and. Thanks to Orpheus. Times Quick Cryptic 2160 by Mara. Mike Harper 14th December 2022 at 1:00 AM Quick Cryptic. Mike Harper 4th October 2023 at 1:00 AM Quick Cryptic. Sun 6 Feb 2022 19. LETHARGIC. QC 2466 by Hurley. The stars next to each answer will guide you to the best answer for your clue. We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. Trace that’s survived in unexpected manner over time. Enter your clue into the clue box and 7 question marks into the letter/pattern box. Kitty 21st August 2023 at 1:35 AM Quick Cryptic. Very long shot by European. Variety: Cryptic Crossword. I made great progress through this, with only 3 left after about 8½ minutes, but then those last three took me another five minutes, for a total time of 13:25. Times Quick Cryptic 2460 by Mara. I was making good progress until a sting in the tail made for another tricky puzzle this week. Today we have a Quick Crossword from the occasional setter Kenny, his second of the year. The stars next to each answer will guide you to the best answer for your clue. We have noticed that there is an issue with your subscription billing details. My ascending bird — fabulous (3) ROC – Reversal (‘ascending’ in a down clue) of COR (‘My’) My! as an exclamation. Once you know that, with “regular” meaning “every other letter”, the answer falls out of C r A f T. Young creature Mike brought into research-room. Whatever the origin of the phrase, an Indian summer is hardly a hot spell. Wash broken lance. Click search. . Set by: Pan. Unfathomable — not like A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Introduction. 1. For the clue PUZZLE, we are looking for an answer that contains 7 letters. COD to. Passionate Dorothy, embracing one bishop after upset (6) TORRID – DOT with IRR inside all backwards. Sun 6 Feb 2022 19. 24 minutes and 43 seconds of pure enjoyment. There are lots of friendly clues in this Quick Cryptic from Mara today, although the term at 18A may be unfamiliar to those of you who have never played Bridge. Sun 13 Aug 2023 19. The Times is a British daily national newspaper based in London. jackkt 27th March 2023 at 1:00 AM Quick Cryptic. TURNIP. A new series of 100 puzzles from The Times adapting the cryptic puzzle for those with a hectic lifestyle and schedule. Qualifies for Free Shipping . 00 EST. Ideal for those starting out with cryptic crosswords, and those who'd like to tackle the main puzzle but feel daunted, or who can perhaps only solve a handful of clues. A good test containing some convoluted parsing, some general knowledge (GK) and plenty of good surfaces and clues – thank you Pedro. Quiptic crossword No 1,146. Times Quick Cryptic No 2303 by Trelawney. The results will be in the highest-ranking order. Styles sitters left out. Mostly gentle with one completely unparsable clue. You can find the crossword, our 90th, here. Appearing Monday to Friday in the puzzle pages of Times2, this. View 74 Comments. Click search. Enter your clue into the clue box and 7 question marks into the letter/pattern box. Quick Cryptic 2464 by Felix. As usual definitions are underlined in bold italics, {deletions and substitutions are in. For the clue PUZZLE, we are looking for an answer that contains 7 letters. I was a little disturbed by not knowing the word at 1ac but things went smoothly apart from a minor hold up at the end on 11dn and 24ac. Click search. Solving time: 6 minutes. Find the latest concise and cryptic games including Quintagram here. Vegetable found in vessel in dump. Spirited meeting in the main, delightful after one departs. Solving time: 10 minutes with nearly 2 minutes spent at the end on 13ac. Set by: Carpathian. Merlin 22nd August 2023 at 1:39 AM Quick Cryptic. The Times Mind Games (Author), Richard Rogan (Contributor) 4. As usual definitions are underlined in bold italics, {deletions and substitutions are in. Solving time: 18 minutes with most of the time in excess of my target 10 spent on the chili pepper and guts. There's your 100%. I found some of this quite tricky. October 2023. Mike Harper 22nd March 2023 at 1:00 AM Quick Cryptic. Going down hard, object’s losing height (7) SETTING – SET (hard, as in concrete that is no longer liquid) + THING minus H for height. ENID. Johninterred 7th April 2023 at 1:32 AM Quick Cryptic. curryowen says: 29 June 2023 at 2:35 AM. Click. We found 20 possible solutions for this clue. WHOA. Only 2 left in stock (more on the way). Quick Cryptic 2474 by Teazel. and notable perhaps? Wurm has included as many as five question marks, two of which are used where the answer appears to be defined by the whole clue. Introduction Would have finished just under 6 minutes, which is exceptionally quick for me. Times Quick Cryptic 2260 by Hurley. View 89 Comments on Times Quick Cryptic 2460 by Mara Mephisto 3284 – George Martin, producer. Times Quick Cryptic 2296 by Orpheus. Collins describes bight as the slack middle part of a piece of rope. I was also delayed by. The stars next to each answer will guide you to the best answer for your clue. Oink has some dedicated followers here, of course, so that may help. REMNANT. For the clue PUZZLE, we are looking for an answer that contains 7 letters. Enter your clue into the clue box and 7 question marks into the letter/pattern box. BOTTOMLESS. See solutions for Times Quick Cryptic No 2417 crossword puzzle. Change of plan on Thursday, something writer needs (7) RETHINK – RE (on) + TH (Thursday) + INK (something writer needs). Solving time: 9 minutes. Johninterred 18th November 2023 at 12:05 AM Jumbo Cryptic. AVOWAL. I finished in 18:37, but needed aids to complete the BLITHERING – MEAGRE. 12: Penny I invested in bust we chose, artwork on display (9) SHOWPIECE – P (penny) I inside, “invested on” anagram of, “bust”, (we chose)* 14: Young setter, maybe, changing nothing by going back? (3) PUP – A palindrome, “changing nothing by going back”. Ive seen this device in the Times Concise before, but never in a cryptic. QC 2476 by Jalna. The earliest blogs were often terse, and only the more difficult clues were blogged. A web-only, cryptic puzzle for beginners and those in a hurry. 8A: 7 letters:Even if you don’t have any known letters, the Solver will search for keywords and provide a list of results that best matches your clue. The stars next to each answer will guide you to the best answer for your clue. $10. Click search. The stars next to each answer will guide you to the best answer for your clue. There are lots of friendly clues in this Quick Cryptic from Mara today, although the term at 18A may be unfamiliar to those of you who have never played Bridge. Much of this was straightforward but I still managed to miss my target time by a minute. Sign in to Save Favorite Dictionary Crossword Clues: NUMBER: ANSWER: CLUE: 1A: 4 letters: Contemptible centre of operations: 3A: 8 letters: Sword: I’m the very thing to cut lasting mark: Advertisement. Solutions. BletchleyReject 26th September 2023 at 1:30 AM Quick Cryptic. DRYISH – never heard of the plant at 8d but guessed that the second word was JOY and the first word went in from the cryptic. I may have been on the setter’s wavelength because my time seems a little faster than the average of the early solvers. Crossword Clues. The stars next to each answer will guide you to the best answer for your clue. The results will be in the highest-ranking order. CYNIC. 2. I was aware of the story but had to look up the details. Didn't know OS was "out-size" until coming here, so another little slice of crossword knowledge to add to the cake. Times Quick Cryptic 2490 by Hurley. The results will be in the highest-ranking order. A toughie from Teazel, which kept me occupied for almost twice as long as usual. LYRE. com. Please update your billing details here. A web-only, cryptic puzzle for beginners and those in a hurry. After a few easier outings over the last few weeks, Izetti is back to stretch us. Enter your clue into the clue box and 7 question marks into the letter/pattern box. Times Quick Cryptic 1890 by Oink. In my view, the best surfaces are ones that. TheRotter 25th May 2023 at 1:09 AM Quick Cryptic. Clues. Looking forward to being enlightened in the comments by the TftT hive-mind. Appearing Monday to Friday in the puzzle pages of. 23. Quick Cryptic 2524 by Felix. Luckily, I saw immediately how UNEASILY worked. Answers. Down: 1: What’s near to hand, fixing the time? (10) WATCHSTRAP - cryptic definition: 2: Bit of rope [in] the bay (5): BIGHT - double definition Didn't know the first definition. Set. Police officer seizing horse meat item (4)For the clue PUZZLE, we are looking for an answer that contains 7 letters. 6:51. Wednesday March 12 2014, 12. Get answers to crossword puzzles at wordplays. jackkt 14th August 2023 at 1:00 AM Quick Cryptic. Oh joy! A simple QC from Hurley to let me get myself gently back into solving / blogging after my drunken landings in Normandy this past week. Island politician a little devil. My last two in were 23ac and 21dn. Solving time: 16 minutes with one wrong answer at 12ac. While I. LOI for me was 2D when I belatedly realised the sign was of the Zodiac. My favourites were 11a – I usually like this style of clue but it took a while for the penny to drop – and 5d which was. Click search. You have to dig the saltpetre as an iron if you haven't done chambers yet to get any, but that's afk and quick too. TCIN: 80111489. ABILITY. Click search. 8. The Crossword Solver finds answers to classic crosswords and cryptic crossword puzzles. 11:01. Johninterred 6th October 2023 at 1:20 AM Quick Cryptic. Doofenschmirtz 19th July 2023 at 1:31 AM Quick Cryptic. The Times Quick Cryptic Crossword book 2: 100 Challenging Quick Cryptic Crosswords from The Times Paperback – April 1, 2017 by The Times Mind Games (Author) 4. See solutions for Times Quick Cryptic No 2463 crossword puzzle. jackkt 3rd July 2023 at 1:00 AM Quick Cryptic. Both titles are conservative leaning without being the most conservative of the major British newspapers. Enter your clue into the clue box and 7 question marks into the letter/pattern box. Dramatic moans voiced with microphone. 9:40. This was a proper workout which I enjoyed very much – a bit of general knowledge, some clever definitions and lateral thinking required throughout. Wordplays can find crossword answers and no clue is needed! Give us the word length and whatever lettters you can and answers matching the letter pattern will be displayed. Click search. The stars next to each answer will guide you to the best answer for your clue. Solving time: 8 minutes. LAMB. 00 EST. Bit of a ‘mare for me – left with the four in the NW corner with seven minutes on the clock, however it took a further seven minutes to come up with satisfactory answers for them. $13. Then BACKSIDE and ORATOR dropped, for a good time. Trelawney is one of the more beginner-friendly setters in the Times’ Quick Cryptic series, with clues such as this double definition. This was fun! A little over half way through a first pass of the across clues I spotted we had something unusual going on. For the clue PUZZLE, we are looking for an answer that contains 7 letters. Nov. By Caitlin Lovinger. The first definition refers to a form of sacrifice in Judaism. Click search. Quick Cryptic Prize Weekend Quiptic Genius Speedy Everyman Azed More Crosswords. For the clue PUZZLE, we are looking for an answer that contains 7 letters. Times Mind Games publish a range of mind-boggling, high-quality puzzles including Times2 Crosswords, Cryptic Crosswords, Jumbo Crosswords, Quick Cryptic Crosswords, Codewords and Su Doku. Drink provided by commander in short outdoor garment. These are more definition based. 8. Solving time: 9 minutes. Curarist 17th March 2023 at 3:00 AM Quick Cryptic. Enter your clue into the clue box and 7 question marks into the letter/pattern box. Underling working next to car. The Times. Enter your clue into the clue box and 7 question marks into the letter/pattern box. 3. And. The stars next to each answer will guide you to the best answer for your clue. I had to write out the anagrist for 12d, but everything else was. Merlin 17th October 2023 at 2:10 AM Quick Cryptic. QC 2496 by Hurley. I made great progress through this, with only 3 left after about 8½ minutes, but then those last three took me another five minutes, for a total time of 13:25. We have noticed that there is an issue with your subscription billing details. The stars next to each answer will guide you to the best answer for your clue. Description of owl maybe cheers West New York. One of those annoying ones where you know it’s not right but go with it anyway. Merlin 22nd August 2023 at 1:39 AM Quick Cryptic. 20th, 2020 at 1:01 AM. Click. Say nothing! "Times Quick Cryptic" is a daily crossword puzzle featured in "The Times" newspaper. Hello everyone, Doofenschmirtz here filling in for Merlin who is away this week. As usual…Times Quick Cryptic No 2497 by Joker. 99. It took me just 11 minutes to crack, with much to enjoy along the way. 11:01. Gosh. The Times Quick Cryptic Crossword Book 5 240. 95 Learn more. This is only Myles’s fourth QC. View 92 Comments. Times Quick Cryptic No 2427 by Orpheus. We also have a theme, one which I didn’t spot because I had never heard of its subject. Paperback. jackkt 20th November 2023 at 1:10 AM Quick Cryptic. Tired of your current crossword puzzle? Try solving our daily crossword puzzles. Some slightly unusual vocab in this QC from Orpheus, but nothing that is out of reach for most of us, and a good mix of clues. Click search. After a few easier outings over the last few weeks, Izetti is back to stretch us. MUSTERED – sounds like ‘Mustard’. Buy The Times Quick Cryptic Crossword Book 6: 100 world-famous crossword puzzles (The Times Crosswords) by The Times Mind Games, Rogan, Richard (ISBN: 9780008404260) from Amazon's Book Store. The results will be in the highest-ranking order. Print | Accessible version. Format: Paperback. These puzzles are very different than the usual cryptic puzzle where the clue is itself a puzzle and so is the solution. Times Quick Cryptic 2060 by Joker. Set by: Paul. There's your 100%. Apprentice, one who's being paid under pound. Times Quick Cryptic No 2241. Mike Harper 4th October 2023 at 1:00 AM Quick Cryptic. Johninterred 14th July 2023 at 1:46 AM Quick Cryptic. Prophet a doctor originally supported. Hi everyone. A new book and a current hunt. jackkt 3rd October 2023 at 1:30 AM Daily Cryptic. Again transmit star race — bod excited. Enter your clue into the clue box and 7 question marks into the letter/pattern box. The stars next to each answer will guide you to the best answer for your clue. As usual definitions are underlined in bold italics, {deletions and. Nice compact offering from Felix, little harder that usual, and with a few that took a while to parse. The stars next to each answer will guide you to the best answer for your clue. A lovely middle-of-the-road quick cryptic to end the week from Corelli that took what is, for me, an average time of about 5 1/2 minutes. Enter your clue into the clue box and 7 question marks into the letter/pattern box. Definitions underlined in bold, synonyms in (parentheses), ( Abc )* indicating anagram of. ‘Buttered’. Times Quick Cryptic No 2423 by Trelawney – Only Connect. Ideal for those starting out with cryptic crosswords, and those who’d like to tackle the main puzzle but feel daunted, or who can perhaps only solve a handful of clues. Johninterred 1st July 2022 at 1:09 AM Quick Cryptic. A new series of 80 puzzles from The "Times "adapting the cryptic puzzle for those with a hectic lifestyle and schedule. Just the right level of difficulty, I think, judging by my time. In my view, the best surfaces are ones that could. 01am, The Times Sir, is your new Quick Cryptic Crossword a case of The Times dumbing down, or enticing across ? As yet, I haven’t a clue. Day length. I really enjoyed this one, there’s three unusual pieces of. Only one to turn informer twice (9) SINGLETON – SING and LET ON (turn informer) [twice]. Click search. Hi everyone. Times Quick Cryptic No 2502 by Oink. 2 Casual worker delayed making model (8) TEMPLATE – TEMP (casual worker) and LATE (delayed). Just the right level of difficulty, I think, judging by my time. That’s where Crossword quick solver comes in. Case of nun infiltrating peak event for ladies (3,5) HEN NIGHT – NN (“case” of N u N) infiltrates HEIGHT (peak). Quiptic crossword No 1,160. Article about an old clan chief, Macbeth, for example (5) THANE — THE (article) around ( about) AN. 22. I was also delayed by a clue that I was (and am still) unable to parse, but I think I was generally too slow to have achieved my target 10 minutes anyway. It took me 12 minutes -partly because my print-out from Jackkts scan was somewhat blurred. TAWNY. A couple could be parsed as double definitions or as definitions with a cryptic. Monday March 10 2014, 12. Wine distributors invent fantastic rosé every now and then. There were two words in the solutions that I had genuinely never seen before: SCUP and EAGRE. Some fine clues with a good variety of forms. Times Quick Cryptic 2530 by Izetti. Governing rule college head’s spoken of (9) PRINCIPLE – sounds like ‘principal’. The results will be in the highest-ranking order. SEANCE. Get it as soon as Thursday, Sep 14. AISLE. Sneaked in 2 seconds inside my target, at 14:58. 24. The goal is to fill the crossword grid with words that fit both across and down based on the provided clues. The Times Quick Cryptic Crossword book 1: 80 challenging quick cryptic crosswords from The Times (The Times Crosswords) Paperback – 1 Aug. I thought this one fit the brief nicely; my solving was on the brief side too. jackkt 3rd July 2023 at 1:00 AM Quick Cryptic. Shouldn’t be too much to scare the horses here – perhaps only a couple of less-frequently-used words to grapple with, at 15a and 20a – and a couple of eyebrow. Click search. It seemed quite a gentle puzzle to me, but as an experienced solver I may. Doofenschmirtz 14th November 2023 at 1:20 AM Quick Cryptic. They usually seem to generate discussion about rhotic vs non-rhotic vowels. Mike Harper 23rd August 2023 at 1:00 AM Quick Cryptic. Merlin 5th September 2023 at 1:44 AM Quick Cryptic. Sign in to Save Favorite Dictionary Crossword Clues: NUMBER: ANSWER: CLUE: 1A: 10 letters: Plan to consume once again aromatic liqueur: 7A: 5 letters: River in America grabbing daughter:The Times is a British daily national newspaper based in London. 95 . Times Quick Cryptic No 2459 by Orpheus. jackkt 19th June 2023 at 1:15 AM Quick Cryptic. Mike Harper 12th July 2023 at 1:00 AM Quick Cryptic.