For the clue PUZZLE, we are looking for an answer that contains 7 letters. 39. ft. 12d. Times Quick Cryptic No 2407 by Jalna. We are treated to a triple definition (my Clue of the Day) a double anagram and four other clues that got approving ticks on my copy because they made me smile : 11A, 17A, 2D and 5D. My downfall. Merlin 3rd October 2023 at 1:27 AM Quick Cryptic. Doofenschmirtz 14th November 2023 at 1:20 AM Quick Cryptic. QC 2496 by Hurley. Times Cryptic 28758 – Sat, 11 Nov 2023. I was a fair bit slower than yesterday’s, so I’d put this on the tricky side. Slightly surprised more people haven’t commented on the quite extraordinary coincidence yesterday that the answer to clue 13A in the QC was exactly the same word as the answer to clue 13A in the 15 x 15. Click search. Shaky cover provided around City area (8) INSECURE – INSURE (‘cover’) containing (‘around’) EC (‘City area’=postcode area for the City of London) 5. For the clue PUZZLE, we are looking for an answer that contains 7 letters. Hard to get going, even though 1 ac is pretty obvious in hindsight. Much loved by small children and drunken students. 1 day ago · Times Quick Cryptic N0 2533 by Peridot. I took ages to get going but came in at 6. The double def at 1A was my LOI and took me longest to parse. Mike Harper 22nd March 2023 at 1:00 AM Quick Cryptic. Quick Cryptic 2524 by Felix. My average for Wurm’s puzzles is currently around the nine-minute mark, so this grid was perhaps a shade easier…. I whipped through this in 8:17, and then made a typo when I entered my solved-on-paper answers in the app. Puzzles taken from previously published titles. Started quite quickly in the top right, then slowed down, until the BADMINTON / STAND pair came at the end. Curarist 10th November 2023 at 3:35 AM Quick Cryptic Nice compact offering from Felix, little harder that usual, and with a few that took a while to parse. 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). g. Inclination to write and sing (8) PENCHANT – PEN (write) and CHANT (sing) This word is from the present participle of Old French pencher “to incline”, used as a noun. QC 2496 by Hurley. I found this quite straightforward but I’ve learned my lesson trying to predict what others will make of it. Quite a few crafty things going on, and I felt a bit lucky to remember the acrobat at 14d, and a similar clue to 9d in a recentish 15×15. Solving time: 8 minutes. Give up fish for doughy pudding (8) DUMPLING — DUMP (give up) + LING (fish) 13d. Solving time: 8 minutes. May. For the clue PUZZLE, we are looking for an answer that contains 7 letters. 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. Qualifies for Free Shipping . The results will be in the highest-ranking order. Came in well over par at 9 minutes. 13. It began in 1785 under the title The Daily Universal Register, adopting its current name on 1 January 1788. Clues. The stars next to each answer will guide you to the best answer for your clue. August 24, 2020. Enter your clue into the clue box and 7 question marks into the letter/pattern box. One following proposer once Reds are involved (8) SECONDER – anagram (‘involved’) of ONCE REDS. Across. Not my favorite clue. Click search. BletchleyReject 6th June 2023 at 1:00 AM Quick Cryptic. 33 17 New from $7. 1 day ago · Times Quick Cryptic N0 2533 by Peridot. Times Quick Cryptic 2430 by Pedro. Out of order, so he put a sock in it! (4) For the clue PUZZLE, we are looking for an answer that contains 7 letters. 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. View 74 Comments. 4. Quick Cryptic 2484 by Pedro. "Times Quick Cryptic" is a daily crossword puzzle featured in "The Times" newspaper. Nice puzzle from Beck, though I too lost a not particularly significant amount of time over the stuff-up involving NEVER. One word that was new to me appeared in the wordplay for 5D, but it. A puzzle from Izetti today, so we know we’re probably not in for a gentle stroll. The stars next to each answer will guide you to the best answer for your clue. Felt on the hard side to me, at least compared to yesterday’s where I was biffing left and right. Guy du Sable 5th November 2023 at 12:00 AM Weekend Cryptic. Times Quick Cryptic 2480 by Oink. The stars next to each answer will guide you to the best answer for your clue. I found this one quite straightforward and I hope you did too. Sign in to Save Favorite Dictionary Crossword Clues: NUMBER: ANSWER: CLUE: 1A: 6 letters: Get back on the subject of judge: 4A: 6 letters: After strike, he provides bandage: Advertisement. Click search. Mar. I found this puzzle by Trelawney to be fair and at the easier end of the spectrum, completing in just 9. Kitty 4th September 2023 at 1:36 AM Quick Cryptic. Click search. I enjoyed my nine minutes and a bit of solving time, with the def and surface for 9a being my favourite. 2464 Beacon Avenue. Quick Cryptic. Times Quick Cryptic No 2473 by Orpheus – time to take a lozenge. Click on the QCx labels to get to them. Hi everybody. 12 minutes to solve, but there are a few editing problems with this puzzle from Pedro which took me a while to unravel. Click search. It's known for its cryptic and challenging clues, which often require wordplay, anagrams, and clever thinking to solve. rolytoly 26th January 2023 at 2:05 AM Quick Cryptic. Times Quick Cryptic No 2479 by Breadman. COD to the clever 6D, but I rather liked 12A and 19D too. Times Quick Cryptic No 2483 by Hurley – well inside my 13. 99. Solving time: 18 minutes with most of the time in excess of my target 10 spent on the chili pepper and guts. Oh my goodness, I found this to be a real toughie. Enter your clue into the clue box and 7 question marks into the letter/pattern box. Curarist 31st March 2023 at 3:00 AM Quick Cryptic. This crossword would have made a nice midweek back page cryptic. Nothing too outlandish in this offering from Felix. 78 Comments. Here are the answers to the Times Quick Cryptic No 2264 in the London Times on November 11, 2022. I was slow to get started with very few across clues yielding an answer on a first pass, but the downs got me going. Hot ’Pies. Kitty 20th February 2023 at 1:37 AM Quick Cryptic. 9. The Times Cryptic Crossword Answers -19-November-2023. Solving time: 7:55. Free crosswords that can be completed online by mobile, tablet and desktop, and are printable. Joined female journalist crossing United States. Author jackkt Posted on 7th June 2021 at 1:30 AM Categories Quick Cryptic. Today’s Puzzle. Enter your clue into the clue box and 7 question marks into the letter/pattern box. Down. Johninterred 9th September 2022 at 12:55 AM Quick Cryptic. Hello all. We know Kenny is one of our crossword. Times Quick Cryptic Crossword Book 1 by Richard Rogan, The Times Mind Games, 2016, HarperCollins Publishers Limited edition, in English. Hi everyone. Solving time: 14:29. Or perhaps both. A thought-provoking challenge from Felix who is known for the ninas and themes with which his grids are occasionally spiced. For the clue PUZZLE, we are looking for an answer that contains 7 letters. The results will be in the highest-ranking order. There are some tricky bits and pieces here so I shan’t try to predict how this. The stars next to each answer will guide you to the best answer for your clue. Click search. QC 2476 by Jalna. 1. Times Quick Cryptic 2390 by Beck. MUSTERED – sounds like ‘Mustard’. There seems to be rather a lot of funny business going on in the. Today’s theme seems to be incomplete words, with the strikethrough getting a big workout in the blog. Steep area, mind when moving around (8) MARINADE – anagram (‘moving around’) of AREA MIND. Perhaps a touch on the trickier side today. Waste no time — once in hospital, that is (3) HIE – H (hospital) + IE. 8 minutes for me. Audibly, what could be you or I making assertion. Enter your clue into the clue box and 7 question marks into the letter/pattern box. Slight hold up at the end with 20ac and LOI 8d, and I needed the L to work out what was going on at 6d, but otherwise fairly plain sailing. Next. Enter your clue into the clue box and 7 question marks into the letter/pattern box. Click search. I thought this one fit the brief nicely; my solving was on the brief side too. The Times - Cryptic - Times Quick Cryptic No 2464. You can easily improve your search by specifying the number of letters in the answer. The results will be in the highest-ranking order. Novel climatic conditions, in which new species assemblages might form, are predicted. For the clue PUZZLE, we are looking for an answer that contains 7 letters. BletchleyReject 29th August 2023 at 1:02 AM Quick Cryptic. Quick Cryptic Prize Weekend Quiptic Genius Speedy Everyman Azed More Crosswords. The results will be in the highest-ranking order. kitty_404. Well that was a bit tricky in places, but a great QC from Pedro today. Here are the answers to the Times Quick Cryptic No 2464 in the London Times on August 18, 202318 hours ago · 18. View 74 Comments. This was a very easy puzzle from Jalna – perhaps he has heard the complaints from the SCC. Wife leaving unhappy Spanish gentleman. Click search. Click. Enter your clue into the clue box and 7 question marks into the letter/pattern box. Caribbean dance in intermediate state Crossword Clue. I'll be interested to see how others get on, but I reckon. I've got issues with some of the clues as. Answers. Not being much of a TV watcher, and never a fan of soap operas, I had to use the…A cryptic crossword is published every weekday in the GuardianTimes Quick Cryptic No 2369 by Pedro. But the setter artfully, magically, with nearly imperceptible sleights of hand, and oft-amusing surface distraction, keeps the answer. Click search. The results will be in the highest-ranking order. The results will be in the highest-ranking order. Tired of your current crossword. 3 beds, 2. AVOWAL. Quick Cryptic 2064 by Teazel. Enter your clue into the clue box and 7 question marks into the letter/pattern box. I kept waiting for something sneaky to crop up, but this puzzle stayed fairly gentle throughout. Strong criticism of minor routes I’d echo. The Times - Cryptic - Times Quick Cryptic No 2464. Apr. The stars next to each answer will guide you to the best answer for your clue. A good puzzle which I completed in a late medieval time (14:21). Mr. Johninterred 6th October 2023 at 1:20 AM Quick Cryptic. Reply jackkt 15 September 2023 at 6:00 AM 10 minutes, so on target but only. 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. A good puzzle which I completed in a late medieval time (14:21). Previous 24. My COD has to be 16ac. Quick Cryptic 2424 by Izetti. Enter your clue into the clue box and 7 question marks into the letter/pattern box. 1 2. Times Quick Cryptic 2455 by Hurley. A lovely old-fashioned phrase that I will try to incorporate into my active vocabulary. I breezed through this one in a very speedy (for me) 8:46, so it is clearly on the easier side. Quality surfaces today from Jalna, after my complaints last time out from Hurley that the surfaces were clunky. Crossword Solver / The Times Quick Cryptic / 2023-11-24 / Teaches Son Hiding Game. Enter your clue into the clue box and 7 question marks into the letter/pattern box. REMNANT. The results will be in the highest-ranking order. Couple allowed to form band. Times Quick Cryptic 2460 by Mara. 15. Teach girl badly lacking energy. TheRotter 3rd August 2023 at 1:28 AM Quick Cryptic. Another example of the definition being in the middle of a clue. I am standing in for RolyToly today whilst he is on holiday. 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. The results will be in the highest-ranking order. Times Quick Cryptic 2460 by Mara. This took me 13 minutes, with longest delays working out the device in 16 down and spelling the anagram. QC 2496 by Hurley. Leak found by wise man swallowing tablet (8) SPILLAGE — SAGE (wise man) taking in ( swallowing) PILL (tablet) 16d. 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. Times Quick Cryptic No 2458 by Wurm. The stars next to each answer will guide you to the best answer for your clue. Just a slight hold-up in 9a where I needed to let go of the idea that it would contain a B. Fine cook, Betty, fried around one (7-3) TICKETY-BOO – Anagram (fried) of COOK BETTY and I (one). After a few easier outings over the last few weeks, Izetti is back to stretch us. Quick Cryptic Prize Weekend Quiptic GeniusFor the clue PUZZLE, we are looking for an answer that contains 7 letters. Woman with aim to ensnare one. Quick Cryptic Prize Weekend Quiptic Genius Speedy Everyman Azed More Crosswords. The results will be in the highest-ranking order. 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. Nothing too tricky here for me but I had to look several times at 7dn where the answer seemed obvious on first reading but the parsing didn’t become apparent until later. "Times Quick Cryptic" is a daily crossword puzzle featured in "The Times" newspaper. QC 2496 by Hurley. Quick Cryptic 2306 by Oink – Some Pig. As usual… Across. Erudite Shakespearean king with extremely nubile daughters. Quick Cryptic Prize Weekend Quiptic Genius Speedy Everyman Azed More Crosswords. Johninterred 18th November 2023 at 12:05 AM Jumbo Cryptic. The latest book in this exciting series continues the tradition of providing authoritative, challenging Cryptic Crossword, offering an enjoyable and stimulating way to while away your free time. CYNIC. Quick Cryptic 2401 by Mara. 17 Next page. Johninterred 17th November 2023 at 1:07 AM Quick Cryptic. Enter your clue into the clue box and 7 question marks into the letter/pattern box. Subscription Notification. in football). Today we a treated to a Quick Crossword by Izetti. 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. branch 18th November 2023 at 12:00 AM Weekend Cryptic. A distinctly over-par 9 minutes for this offering by Izetti. The Times Concise Crossword Answers -13-November-2023. Times Cryptic Jumbo 1640 – 21 October 2023. Click search. Times Quick Cryptic No 114 by Mara - Nudge Nudge Wink Wink. 6. You can find the crossword, our 90th, here. plusjeremy 18th August 2023 at 1:01 AM Daily Cryptic. Click search. Criticise one Conservative leader acting out of fear? (9)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. 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. Times Quick Cryptic No 2488 by Myles. 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. Apart from the issue with the clue for 4d (see below), at least in the version of the puzzle that I solved and blogged (on-line app on an iPad), the answers for 4d and 21d. Rubbish parroted, something salty (8) TEARDROP – ( parroted )* [rubbish]. The second a witty cryptic hint. receiving Holy Orders, is a sacrament. I have described it at the end of the blog if you happened not to see it. Enter your clue into the clue box and 7 question marks into the letter/pattern box. Johninterred 24th March 2023 at 1:26 AM Quick Cryptic. Solving time: 11:43. Do the bidding of old Turkish governor (4)Many of the comments above are simply about judgement of the level. Orpheus is back just a couple of puzzles after his last. Enter your clue into the clue box and 7 question marks into the letter/pattern box. Today’s puzzle is by Mara, a setter who likes to serve up a double definition or four. Enter your clue into the clue box and 7 question marks into the letter/pattern box. Set by: Pan. 3. Both titles are conservative leaning without being the most conservative of the major British newspapers. Rugby dropped, not having enough time (6) RUSHED – RU (rugby union) + SHED (dropped) 15. Total price: To see our price, add these items to your cart. Oo! I've got an Alfie crossword to blog. King starts to expect downright victory. Good quality puzzle, tricky enough. My own time was marred slightly by misreading 24a and spending time. He knows when he has set a puzzle that will lead to responses about clues that are significantly outside the usual range for a Times QC. I usually omit all reference to positional indicators unless. Today’s puzzle has three homophones which seems a bit on the high side. John Ewbank sets us up with his first New York Times cryptic crossword. Apprentice, one who's being paid under pound. Print | Accessible version. Crossword. Quick Cryptic 2454 by Beck. BletchleyReject 15th August 2023 at 1:00 AM Quick Cryptic. 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. A daily cryptic crossword is published in the main newspaper, and the Mind Games section in the Times2 supplement contains Su Doku, Killer Su Doku, KenKen, word polygon puzzles, and a quick crossword. 11 minutes for me, although I think I could have been quicker had my eyes worked properly – I needed to re-read several clues. Times Quick Cryptic No 2447 by Felix. And it was a crossing letter, so counts for 2 errors. One that will raise a few smiles today with one or two clues with the air of the seaside postcard about them and would probably never make the daily puzzle. 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. It is published on theguardian. Quick Cryptic 2024 by Izetti. Immune system fluid. As we all know by now (I hope) that should mean we have something alphabetical. The stars next to each answer will guide you to the best answer for your clue. 9a and 4d sent me on a less happy train of thought, so I will turn my attention back to the here and now. import existing book. Today we have a Quick Crossword from the occasional setter Kenny, his second of the year. Merlin 17th October 2023 at 2:10 AM Quick Cryptic. The Times 2 Jumbo Crossword Book 3. For the clue PUZZLE, we are looking for an answer that contains 7 letters. Solving time: 6:57. 6. Solving time: Fairly straightforward. For the clue PUZZLE, we are looking for an answer that contains 7 letters. I found this a bit odd. I was aware of the story but had to look up the details. Tue. Previous Previous post: Times Quick Cryptic No 2163 by Teazel. 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. After a few easier outings over the last few weeks, Izetti is back to stretch us. Prophet a doctor originally supported. One way is to tackle head-on the trepidation felt by many: the sense that cryptic clues are based on a way of thinking and a set of conventions so arcane that six years at Bletchley would leave. Today brings us another fun puzzle from Oink with some great surfaces. Times Quick Cryptic No 2498 by Izetti. Not helped by not being able to get the wrong. 1 day ago · The crossword clue Spooner's to choose vegetarian food or vegan option? with 9 letters was last seen on the November 23, 2023. Appearing Monday to Friday in the puzzle pages of. Quick Cryptic 2414 by Joker. 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. 14. Kitty 21st August 2023 at 1:35 AM Quick Cryptic. Times Quick Cryptic No 2442 by Izetti. 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. Some generous openers and trickier finishers put this around average difficulty for me. Having possessions, duke put on appropriate neckwear (10) PROPERTIED. GAUCHE. Click search. Crossword Clues. Kitty 20th February 2023 at 1:37 AM Quick Cryptic. I found Peridot’s first puzzle to be approachable. This didn’t put up very much resistance, coming in at four and a half minutes for me. 1 Pith helmet: most superior one (4) TOPI – TOP (most superior) and I (one). This Jumbo I thought was. 10. 21. Click search. 9a is one contender, so I’ll go with that, but there are many options. Clues. Mike Harper 4th October 2023 at 1:00 AM Quick Cryptic. Enter your clue into the clue box and 7 question marks into the letter/pattern box. 12 October 2023 at 8:42 AM. Enter your clue into the clue box and 7 question marks into the letter/pattern box. Marc Chagall the long-lived. Across: 1: Information to pass to defender? (8) FEEDBACK - FEED (pass to) BACK (defender, e. The two clues which did give me some trouble at the very end were 5a and 9a; don’t you just love those so simple and obvious four-letter answers. See solutions for Times Quick Cryptic No 2483 crossword puzzle. In my experience, TEMPs are far from casual workers!As a blogger of the Times Quick Cryptic Crossword on Times for The Times every other Friday, I often had comments on the blog bemoaning that The Times only provides a Quick Cryptic on Mondays to Fridays. 00 EDT. Across. Click search. 1. Solving time: 8:35. 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. 21. Hi, Doofenschmirtz here, filling in for Mike, who is – I’m sure – in some exotic location getting bronzed and fit. M. 12. Times Quick Cryptic No 2409 by Kenny. A web-only, cryptic puzzle for beginners and those in a hurry. Times Quick Cryptic No 1868 by Teazel . 8 minutes for me. Times Quick Cryptic No 2463 by Pedro. I came in at a more or less target 6 minutes. Discover an extensive range of Su Doku books including the 'Ultimate Killer' and 'Samurai' series' - even the speediest of Su Doku solvers will be.