Doofenschmirtz 19th July 2023 at 1:31 AM Quick Cryptic. It was only when I tried to parse my original. They read very naturally and theres not a single forced one among them. 1 August 2023 at 9:49 AM. LOI for me was 2D when I belatedly realised the sign was of the Zodiac. Nutmeg, who has died aged 75, had an uncanny proportion of the characteristics traditionally ascribed to crossword setters. Choose items to buy together. ENID. LETHARGIC. Sneaked in 2 seconds inside my target, at 14:58. BROADSIDE. I suspect solvers who have small-to-medium-sized children might have a better chance. I was told when starting crosswords that The Times was perhaps not the best to cut your teeth on (but obviously the superior puzzle), and if youre starting out with this tricky little number, Ill extend that advice to you. May. The stars next to each answer will guide you to the best answer for your clue. Enter your clue into the clue box and 7 question marks into the letter/pattern box. Click search. Quick Cryptic 2464 by Felix Curarist 18th August 2023 at 1:54 AM Quick Cryptic This one was of average difficulty, though the parsings were all very straightforward. Click search. Going down hard, object’s losing height (7) SETTING – SET (hard, as in concrete that is no longer liquid) + THING minus H for height. Let go loose-fitting dress (4) SACK – Double definition, the first perhaps somewhat euphemistic. I found this a bit odd. EDWIN. I completed all but 15ac within 7 minutes but then needed another 2 minutes, eventually resorting to an alphabet trawl, to come up with the answer. Looking forward to see how it fares on the shiny new SNITCH: see here. The Times - Cryptic - Times Quick Cryptic No 2464. Variety: Cryptic Crossword. Mike Harper 6th September 2023 at 1:00 AM Quick Cryptic. Lots of deceptive trickery to enjoy in today’s Quick Cryptic from Pedro. Enter your clue into the clue box and 7 question marks into the letter/pattern box. The Prize Jumbo Cryptic Crossword is like the daily crossword but bigger and better. Quiz your family at home with crosswords, puzzles and games. Times Quick Cryptic No 2317 by Felix. Myles’s fifth outing: two right back in the early days of the QC and then this is his third this year (info courtesy of Jackkt’s last blog). 12 minutes to solve, but there are a few editing problems with this puzzle from Pedro which took me a while to unravel. The results will be in the highest-ranking order. Sign in to Save Favorite Dictionary Crossword Clues: NUMBER: ANSWER: CLUE: 1A: 13 letters: Claim gold’s fashionable for chair: 8A: 7 letters: I’d returned in car with right financial expert:Quick Cryptic 2124 by Izetti. Having possessions, duke put on appropriate neckwear (10) PROPERTIED. We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. 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. 3. The TOPI is one name for the pith helmet worn by Europeans, especially in India. The stars next to each answer will guide you to the best answer for your clue. The second a witty cryptic hint. 14. They usually seem to generate discussion about rhotic vs non-rhotic vowels. For the clue PUZZLE, we are looking for an answer that contains 7 letters. The results will be in the highest-ranking order. Times Quick Cryptic 2480 by Oink. Quick Cryptic 2464 by Felix. $13. , 1 to 100 km 2). Click search. Having set his first two in March and April 2014 he then disappeared until returning to give us his third in June this year. Descent from unstable pier edge (8) PEDIGREE – anagram (‘unstable’) of PIER EDGE. Author Curarist Posted on 24th June 2022 at 7:07 AM 21 September 2022 Categories Quick Cryptic. A definition only used in crossword-land: a female cat is a queen. The stars next to each answer will guide you to the best answer for your clue. Here are the answers to the Times Quick Cryptic No 2468 in the London Times on August 24, 2023I had a hard time getting started, flitting around the grid, and a hard time finishing, with several gaps in my knowledge. Three cryptic definitions and two cryptic hints felt a touch excessive (and I do like a good cryptic definition), and was the cause of most of the shrugging. The results will be in the highest-ranking order. Kitty 18th September 2023 at 1:36 AM Quick Cryptic. The stars next to each answer will guide you to the best answer for your clue. 4. Merlin 17th October 2023 at 2:10 AM Quick Cryptic. You’re welcome on no occasion (3,2,3) NOT AT ALL – Double definition, the second more of a cryptic hint. Very neat. The stars next to each answer will guide you to the best answer for your clue. LIGHTHOUSE – LIGHT (gentle) + HOUSE (domestic). Steep area, mind when moving around (8) MARINADE – anagram (‘moving around’) of AREA MIND. QC90 - Weekend Quick Cryptic 90 by Sawbill (17-Nov-23) QC89 - Weekend Quick Cryptic 89 by Phil (03-Nov-23) QC88 - Weekend Quick Cryptic 88 Don't Let It Bug You by John (20-Oct-23) QC87 - Weekend Quick Cryptic 87 by Sawbill (6. 6. Clues. There were two words in the solutions that I had genuinely never seen before: SCUP and EAGRE. This took me 13 minutes, with longest delays working out the device in 16 down and spelling the anagram. GAUCHE. Set. Times Quick Cryptic No 2468 by Mara. We found 20 possible solutions for this clue. Izetti is bright enough to know when he has set a cryptic that is closer to the 15×15 in (many) parts. But the setter artfully, magically, with nearly imperceptible sleights of hand, and oft-amusing surface distraction, keeps the answer. Here are the answers to the Times Quick Cryptic No 2264 in the London Times on November 11, 2022. Mike Harper 23rd August 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. 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM. 8. Down. plusjeremy 18th August 2023 at 1:01 AM Daily Cryptic. 49 comments on “Times Quick Cryptic No 1852 by Jalna” kevingregg says: 14 April 2021 at 12:20 AM. Author Doofenschmirtz Posted on 27th September 2023 at 1:18 AM 27 September 2023 Categories Quick Cryptic . I found this a bit odd. Across. 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. Times Quick Cryptic No 2483 by Hurley – well inside my 13. I'll be interested to see how others get on, but I reckon. Times Quick Cryptic 2390 by Beck. For the clue PUZZLE, we are looking for an answer that contains 7 letters. There are some tricky bits and pieces here so I shan’t try to predict how this. Hard to get going, even though 1 ac is pretty obvious in hindsight. Dramatic moans voiced with microphone. Times Quick Cryptic No 2498 by Izetti. There are quite a lot of geographical references but if it’s a Nina I can’t see the connection. The results will be in the highest-ranking order. Overall though I didn’t think this was unreasonably difficult and the ones that held me up at the end, the crossing 10a and 2d, turned out to be quite gentle. Enter your clue into the clue box and 7 question marks into the letter/pattern box. Show weariness, encountering a long tale. 17a is my firm favourite today as I’m currently popping round daily to feed and cuddle a colleague’s two truly adorable animals. The Crossword Solver is updated daily. This was a fun one from Joker, with a twist that I – for once – spotted while solving, and then totally failed to use to my advantage. The results will be in the highest-ranking order. PROPER (appropriate), TIE (neckwear), D (duke). 8 minutes for me. The results will be in the highest-ranking order. THREE-LEGGED – cryptic definition. I had issues with a couple of the clues: I’m looking. Disturbed mid-solve so I don’t have a time, but I reckon it would be longer than usual. So here is an index I will update every time we publish a new one. Times Quick Cryptic No 2493 by Izetti – Don in no time at all! TheRotter 28th September 2023 at 1:22 AM Quick Cryptic. Leak found by wise man swallowing tablet (8) SPILLAGE — SAGE (wise man) taking in ( swallowing) PILL (tablet) 16d. Times Quick Cryptic 2455 by Hurley. Times Quick Cryptic No 2218 by Trelawney. 78 Comments. Enter your clue into the clue box and 7 question marks into the letter/pattern box. May. But some of the parsing seems a little imprecise: I’m looking at you, ANY OLD HOW, and you, TOP DRAWER, and you, FANCY DRESS. Talent, a little, one learner’s shown inside over year. Looking back at the completed grid, I’m not entirely sure why this took the time it did, as there are no especially difficult words there…. Solving time: 8 minutes. A couple could be parsed as double definitions or as definitions with a cryptic. 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM. Exposure is typically measured as shifts in mean precipitation or temperature at the mesoscale (e. 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. Times Quick Cryptic 2125 by Oink. Hello all. I usually omit all reference to positional indicators unless. 15. Cant really explain why. 12d. The stars next to each answer will guide you to the best answer for your clue. Click search. 5. Times Quick Cryptic 2335 by Orpheus. The stars next to each answer will guide you to the best answer for your clue. Mike Harper 12th July 2023 at 1:00 AM Quick Cryptic. A big thanks to Chris who has blogged the Tuesday Quick Cryptic for many years. I had to write out the anagrist for 14a before the answer revealed itself and I thought, whilst solving, that a lot of the words seemed to connect with each other. Solving time: 8:35. Average difficulty and dead-on par 6 minutes for me. For once in my life I have spotted the Nina, and it is quite a good one – I’ll explain in the comments if no-one gets there first. And a major PDM when I finally discovered what was going. Weekend Quick Cryptic 49 - by Sawbill. I've got issues with some of the clues as. The first relates to the practice of adding n+1 tea bags/spoons of leaves to a pot, where n is the number of people taking tea. TheRotter 8th September 2022 at 1:15 AM Quick Cryptic. Thu. I managed to misclassify multiple anagram indicators today: Out (1A), Frenzied and Strangely (2D). Times Cryptic Jumbo 1553 - 30 April 2022. October 2023. Solving time: 11:09. 100 puzzles from The Times adapting the cryptic puzzle for those with a hectic lifestyle and schedule. A nice set of clues, pitched on the gentler side of things. Times Quick Cryptic 2400 by Oink. The full address for this home is 2464 Skedans Road, Victoria, BC V9B 5H6. My first go at blogging Jalna – this is a nicely-balanced grid with an even mixture of clue-types. 14th, 2014 at 10:19 AM; times_xwd_times macavity123. The Times Quick Cryptic Crossword book 1: 80 challenging quick cryptic crosswords from The Times (The Times Crosswords) Paperback – 1 Aug. No major hold-up at the end either, to make a pleasant change: 8. It's known for its cryptic and challenging clues, which often require wordplay, anagrams, and clever thinking to solve. Sun 31 Oct 2021 20. 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM. Curarist 9th June 2023 at 3:00 AM Quick Cryptic. One following proposer once Reds are involved (8) SECONDER – anagram (‘involved’) of ONCE REDS. This was a proper workout which I enjoyed very much – a bit of general knowledge, some clever definitions and lateral thinking required throughout. After a few easier outings over the last few weeks, Izetti is back to stretch us. For the clue PUZZLE, we are looking for an answer that contains 7 letters. 29 September 2023 at 6:31 AM 9 minutes, so a welcome return to code green to finish the week. 45 for me, which suggests it’s on the easy side. Avoid Adam being half grabbed by his partner (5) EVADE – Half of AD {am} in EVE (his partner). Thanks to Doofenschmirtz for taking the reins two weeks ago (QC2447) while I was in very hot and sunny Croatia. This is only Beck’s fourth puzzle, his/her first having appeared last November. See also ‘last’. Solving time: 9 minutes. $10. Click on the QCx labels to get to them. 100 puzzles from The Times adapting the cryptic puzzle for those with a hectic lifestyle and schedule. Enter your clue into the clue box and 7 question marks into the letter/pattern box. Enter your clue into the clue box and 7 question marks into the letter/pattern box. Shaky cover provided around City area (8) INSECURE – INSURE (‘cover’) containing (‘around’) EC (‘City area’=postcode area for the City of London) 5. I know a few NEW AGERs but none would call themselves a healer, alternative or otherwise. 10. However, I would not be surprised if some of this proves a little daunting to less experienced solvers. Today’s theme seems to be incomplete words, with the strikethrough getting a big workout in the blog. Hi everyone. Opinion from left-wingers in straitened times almost never carefully examined (6) 23. Click search. Marc Chagall the long-lived. For the clue PUZZLE, we are looking for an answer that contains 7 letters. See solutions for Times Quick Cryptic No 2494 crossword puzzle Times Quick Cryptic No 2502 by Oink. Doofenschmirtz 14th November 2023 at 1:20 AM Quick Cryptic. The stars next to each answer will guide you to the best answer for your clue. Enter your clue into the clue box and 7 question marks into the letter/pattern box. A bit of a tricky Quick Cryptic from Izetti today, I think. 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. Please explain. There was much biffing and grinding in this one. Today’s Puzzle. Ideal for those starting. Not helped by not being able to get the wrong. DOSSIER. The results will be in the highest-ranking order. Mike Harper 9th August 2023 at 1:00 AM Quick Cryptic. X. PRAGMATISM. For the clue PUZZLE, we are looking for an answer that contains 7 letters. Solving time: 18 minutes with most of the time in excess of my target 10 spent on the chili pepper and guts. Click search. Total price: To see our price, add these items to your cart. Well this was fairly straightforward, though nothing like as easy as the one I blogged by mistake this morning (always remember to refresh your tabs, boys and girls). I think I’ve seen them at my local farmers’ market: will make a point to try one and report back. The results will be in the highest-ranking order. I enjoyed it a lot – some great clues, with 19A, 3D and 16D all getting an approving tick on my copy. FOI: bring LOI: ostrich COD: cold shoulderEdit (24-8-2017) - now that the new Times Crossword Club has an archive for Quick Cryptics, I dont think theres any need for me to keep updating this. Times Cryptic 28758 – Sat, 11 Nov 2023. Times Quick Cryptic 2410 by Myles. Mostly gentle with one completely unparsable clue. An enjoyable puzzle from Teazel with several clues needing more than a bit of thought. So 13-ish minutes, in total, if you don't include the intermediary whirrings of the subconscious. My best bit of advice to anyone new to cryptics is always check whether any word in the clue could be a different part of speech than it first appears. There might be some sort of Nina going on, too – A to F down the first column, then GOLF which of course. Orpheus is back just a couple of puzzles after his last. Island politician a little devil. Not helped by not being able to get the wrong. X. Orpheus is back just a couple of puzzles after his last. Mike Harper 4th October 2023 at 1:00 AM Quick Cryptic. Kitty 21st August 2023 at 1:35 AM Quick Cryptic. Challenge yourself with the latest Times Cryptic Crossword or scroll down to access previous puzzles. EYEBALLED. jackkt 14th August 2023 at 1:00 AM Quick Cryptic. 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. MUSTERED – sounds like ‘Mustard’. Collected tropical medicine bottles (4) CALM – Hidden word tropi CAL M edicine. 14. After hoping in yesterday’s blog that today’s puzzle would be easier, since I was blogging, my hopes are dashed. But Jalna serves up perfectly crafted sentences almost every clue. The Crossword Solver find answers to clues found in the New York Times Crossword, USA Today Crossword, LA Times Crossword, Daily Celebrity Crossword, The Guardian, the Daily Mirror, Coffee Break puzzles, Telegraph crosswords and many other popular crossword puzzles. 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. Poor Yorrick – punnished enough? branch 16th September 2023 at 12:00 AM Weekend Cryptic. Times Quick Cryptic No 2413 by Mara – time for cocktails! TheRotter 8th June 2023 at 1:07 AM Quick Cryptic. View 8 Comments. ABILITY. ‘Bottles’ here being a verb. Quiptic crossword No 1,146. AVOWAL. By Caitlin Lovinger. L-Plates. You can enjoy his sparkling elucidation for the next two weeks when he returns. A good puzzle which I completed in a late medieval time (14:21). The Times - Cryptic - Times Quick Cryptic No 2464; August 18 2023. I hope you will find this quite straightforward. Quick Cryptic 2454 by Beck. A daily cryptic crossword is published in the main newspaper, and the Mind Games section in the Times2 supplement contains sudoku, Killer Sudoku, KenKen, word polygon puzzles, and a quick crossword. "Times Quick Cryptic" is a daily crossword puzzle featured in "The Times" newspaper. The stars next to each answer will guide you to the best answer for your clue. Merlin 10th January 2023 at 1:47 AM Quick Cryptic. When I printed out this crossword from Tracy, I was struck by the concision of the clues - all of the down clues and all but two of the across clues fitted on a single line each - totalling 14 lines of text. For the clue PUZZLE, we are looking for an answer that contains 7 letters. Give up fish for doughy pudding (8) DUMPLING — DUMP (give up) + LING (fish) 13d. I. The stars next to each answer will guide you to the best answer for your clue. List old books in possession of artist. This crossword would have made a nice midweek back page cryptic. Quick Cryptic 2294 by Felix. This crossword would have made a nice midweek back page cryptic. Definitions underlined in bold italics, ( Abc )* indicating anagram of Abc, deletions and [] other indicators. Down. As usual definitions are underlined in bold italics, {deletions and substitutions are in curly brackets} and [anagrinds. 11 minutes. VANDALISM. See solutions for Times Quick Cryptic No 2494 crossword puzzleTimes Quick Cryptic No 2502 by Oink. 1. 12th, 2021 at 1:30 AM; times_xwd_times jackkt. Didn't know OS was "out-size" until coming here, so another little slice of crossword knowledge to add to the cake. 1. Canada. 1. I found Peridot’s first puzzle to be approachable. I found this to be a medium-level QC challenge, managing half a dozen of the acrosses on first pass, but. Times Quick Cryptic No 2359 by Felix. Across. Wed. The stars next to each answer will guide you to the best answer for your clue. 9. 20. 01am , The TimesEven 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. Ships from and sold by Amazon. A geographical slant on todays puzzle, good for coffee drinkers. The goal is to fill the crossword grid with words that fit both across and down based on the provided clues. Some interesting clueing topped in my view by my LOI 15d which combined with 24a provided a lengthy coda of brow-furrowing brainache, before the answers made. The results will be in the highest-ranking order. 3. $13. 4. 8 minutes for me. Quick Cryptic 2164 by Corelli. 21. "Times Quick Cryptic" is a daily crossword puzzle featured in "The Times" newspaper. I thought I had completed in 9 minutes until I came to write the blog, when I discovered that I had made a mistake at 18d, which means a DNF for me. Click search. Aristocrat, oddly, regularly seen as unimportant figure. Times Quick Cryptic 2495 by Alex – first catch your LOI. 6. I am standing in for RolyToly today whilst he is on holiday. 95 . 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. 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. Merlin 3rd October 2023 at 1:27 AM Quick Cryptic. Edited by ImportBot. Awkward Frenchman’s left. All the clues were straightforward. That one was my fastest of the year so far, while today I was just relieved not to be reporting my first DNF of 2023! I had my fingers crossed that 12a meant what it needed to mean, but the. SEANCE. A rather neat Quick Cryptic of, I think, average difficulty from Wurm today. For the clue PUZZLE, we are looking for an answer that contains 7 letters. I am fairly new to these crosswords, usually nearly finish the Quick Cryptic, do 1/3 – 1/2 of the Cryptic. Waste no time — once in hospital, that is (3) HIE – H (hospital) + IE. You can easily improve your search by specifying the number of letters in the answer. We also have a theme, one which I didn’t spot because I had never heard of its subject. 21. SAGA. Times Quick Cryptic No 2479 by Breadman. The first definition refers to a form of sacrifice in Judaism. Enter your clue into the clue box and 7 question marks into the letter/pattern box. Times Quick Cryptic No 2508 by Izetti. View More. The stars next to each answer will guide you to the best answer for your clue. Doofenschmirtz 19th July 2023 at 1:31 AM Quick Cryptic. Enter your clue into the clue box and 7 question marks into the letter/pattern box. Times Quick Cryptic No 2489 by Mara. Citizens of U. "Times Quick Cryptic" is a daily crossword puzzle featured in "The Times" newspaper. I spent ages trying to crowbar a B into 3 down until the penny dropped. much travelled and prolific artist in multiple media was known as “the last surviving master of European modernism“. Immune system fluid. W. Johninterred 6th October 2023 at 1:20 AM Quick Cryptic. QC 2496 by Hurley. June 8, 2023. Enter your clue into the clue box and 7 question marks into the letter/pattern box. Take back worker on sports ground (6) RECANT – REC (recreation ground; sports ground) ANT (worker). A nice middle-of-the-road Quick Cryptic to end the week from Wurm today which I finished in just under my target time of 5 minutes. There might be some sort of Nina going on, too – A to F down the first column, then GOLF which of. My fellow TimesforTheTimes contributors Phil Jordan, Sawbill and I are continuing to produce Quick Cryptic crosswords to fill the gap left by the… Times Quick Cryptic No 2109 by Alfie. 7 4. Free crosswords that can be completed online by mobile, tablet and desktop, and are printable. Times Quick Cryptic No 2442 by Izetti. Novel climatic conditions, in which new species assemblages might form, are predicted. by The Times. 1. Submitted a ticket and they were like it seems my account was comprised but this would be a courtesy of them to unban because of that. Understand time, for example, after reflection. Quick Cryptic Prize Weekend Quiptic GeniusFor the clue PUZZLE, we are looking for an answer that contains 7 letters. I found this quite straightforward so I shall be interested to find out how others got on and hear about any difficulties that may not have occurred to me. We saw one as recently as yesterday, and. Click search. That is, clues where one could “ biff ” the answer and then wonder why, and others where one could grind through the wordplay and look with wonder at the. Some other typically elliptical definitions such as 8A. 8ac was the only one I failed to get with a first pass of the acrosses, so I was either bang on the wavelength or this wasn’t Izetti’s trickiest. 12. Today’s puzzle is by Mara, a setter who likes to serve up a double definition or four. I had to write out the anagrist for 12d, but everything else. NOTE: Before reading the blog you might like to check that you have solved the correct puzzle (2400 by Oink) as the puzzles section of the online newspaper also has a link to an old one by Hurley and some early solvers have been caught out by this. I found this tricky in places and was held up a few times before eventually finishing in a bit over 11 minutes. 14. Times Quick Cryptic Crossword Book 1 by Richard Rogan, The Times Mind Games, 2016, HarperCollins Publishers Limited edition, in English. I solved this in 8 minutes. Both titles are conservative leaning without being the most conservative of the major British newspapers. The Times Cryptic Crossword Answers -19-November-2023. Click search. Uncomfortable, Bill ate a seafood sample. Strong criticism of minor routes I’d echo. Times Quick Cryptic No 2263 by Teazel. Times Quick Cryptic No 2488 by Myles. A light touch on a house cat, for examples of the synonyms. Steady solve for me, took about 12 minutes, with this excellent puzzle from Orpheus. When will the IT people get their act together?…For the clue PUZZLE, we are looking for an answer that contains 7 letters. Times Quick Cryptic 2060 by Joker. For the clue PUZZLE, we are looking for an answer that contains 7 letters. It was so easy I didn’t bother to parse many of the answers – animated, allegory, Assam, has-been, testament, curtail, blank. Times Quick Cryptic No 2447 by Felix. I think 2dn may be straying on the verge of ‘green paint’ territory. I didn’t find it too much of a piglet, but more important is how you found it.