Woman priest, one who runs things. Interesting solve, with any tricky wordplay generally compensated by biffability,. 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. I had been stuck on supporter=TEE, maybe the shower de-addled my brain. $13. Do the bidding of old Turkish governor (4)Many of the comments above are simply about judgement of the level. SAGA. Descent from unstable pier edge (8) PEDIGREE – anagram (‘unstable’) of PIER EDGE. Trace that’s survived in unexpected manner over time. My COD has to be 16ac. The stars next to each answer will guide you to the best answer for your clue. Rugby dropped, not having enough time (6) RUSHED – RU (rugby union) + SHED (dropped) 15. Girl’s name featuring in collections of stories (4) ANNA. Well that was a bit tricky in places, but a great QC from Pedro today. A light touch on a house cat, for examples of the synonyms. For the clue PUZZLE, we are looking for an answer that contains 7 letters. COD to the clever 6D, but I rather liked 12A and 19D too. Strong criticism of minor routes I’d echo. g. The Times Concise Crossword Answers -13-November-2023. 1 2. 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. Quick Cryptic 2401 by Mara. QC 2466 by Hurley. Down. Only one to turn informer twice (9) SINGLETON – SING and LET ON (turn informer) [twice]. Times Quick Cryptic 2390 by Beck. Print | Accessible version. 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. A good puzzle which I completed in a late medieval time (14:21). The stars next to each answer will guide you to the best answer for your clue. Free crosswords that can be completed online by mobile, tablet and desktop, and are printable. Solving time: 11 minutes. I enjoyed Hurley’s offering today, not easy but fair. Quick Cryptic 2461 by Izetti. 7 out of 5 stars 194 ratingsWe would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. And it was a crossing letter, so counts for 2 errors. The Times is a British daily (Monday to Saturday) national newspaper based in London. Topping! Kitty 4th November 2023 at 12:01 AM Jumbo Cryptic. Oh my goodness, I found this to be a real toughie. There seems to be rather a lot of funny business going on in the. The results will be in the highest-ranking order. Johninterred 14th July 2023 at 1:46 AM Quick Cryptic. The stars next to each answer will guide you to the best answer for your clue. 1 day ago · Times Quick Cryptic N0 2533 by Peridot. None of these clues are ultimately complicated nor is any of the vocabulary obscure. Quick Cryptic 2444 by Teazel. Solving time: 9 minutes. Doofenschmirtz 21st June 2023 at 1:46 AM Quick Cryptic. A good puzzle which I completed in a late medieval time (14:21). For the clue PUZZLE, we are looking for an answer that contains 7 letters. We saw one as recently as yesterday, and. EYEBALLED. Times Quick Cryptic No 2457 by Teazel. For me, despite a few moments’ glazed look at 12a it went down like a charm. Times Quick Cryptic No 2439 by Felix. Lots to like in this witty and clever puzzle from Oink. Case of nun infiltrating peak event for ladies (3,5) HEN NIGHT – NN (“case” of N u N) infiltrates HEIGHT (peak). Johninterred 8th September 2023 at 1:36 AM Quick Cryptic. One answer turned out to have a meaning I wasnt aware of but other than that this seemed mostly straightforward. Times Quick Cryptic No 2219 by Izetti. The stars next to each answer will guide you to the best answer for your clue. rolytoly 5th October 2023 at 2:03 AM Quick Cryptic. Hello all. Times Quick Cryptic No 2526 by Joker. Nice puzzle from Beck, though I too lost a not particularly significant amount of time over the stuff-up involving NEVER. Enter your clue into the clue box and 7 question marks into the letter/pattern box. This Jumbo I thought was. I was a fair bit slower than yesterday’s, so I’d put this on the tricky side. The stars next to each answer will guide you to the best answer for your clue. Citizens of U. Quick Cryptic 2491 by Teazel. Steep is one of those common words with a less obvious second meaning beloved of crossworders. 99 $ 10. For the clue PUZZLE, we are looking for an answer that contains 7 letters. Print | Accessible version. 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. The results will be in the highest-ranking order. Bird area in outdoor space — it could be my job to protect it! (4,6) GAME WARDEN – MEW (bird) + A (area) in GARDEN (outdoor. One following proposer once Reds are involved (8) SECONDER – anagram (‘involved’) of ONCE REDS. If you haven’t seen the discussion about the new QC Snitch, make sure you look at this thread. Quick Cryptic 2471 by Felix. It's known for its cryptic and challenging clues, which often require wordplay, anagrams, and clever thinking to solve. Marc Chagall the long-lived. I was slow to get going and didn’t really pick up speed during the rest of the solve. Next Next post: Times Cryptic Jumbo 1628 – 5 August 2023. Doofenschmirtz 24th May 2023 at 1:27 AM Quick Cryptic. Johninterred 6th October 2023 at 1:20 AM Quick Cryptic. Enter your clue into the clue box and 7 question marks into the letter/pattern box. Times Quick Cryptic 2060 by Joker. Aug. Curarist 17th March 2023 at 3:00 AM Quick Cryptic. Definitions underlined in bold. This is only Myles’s fourth QC. NOBODY. 3. Times Quick Cryptic No 2492 by Orpheus. Today’s theme seems to be incomplete words, with the strikethrough getting a big workout in the blog. Both of these must have given me a lot of trouble in the. View sales history, tax history, home. Or perhaps both. There is some very tricky wordplay, and a few left-field definitions. 24. 9. After hoping in yesterday’s blog that today’s puzzle would be easier, since I was blogging, my hopes are dashed. For the clue PUZZLE, we are looking for an answer that contains 7 letters. The stars next to each answer will guide you to the best answer for your clue. There are quite a lot of geographical references but if it’s a Nina I can’t see the connection. 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. The results will be in the highest-ranking order. 33 17 New from $7. Across. 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. Times Quick Cryptic No 2169 by Izetti. $10. Mediterranean country. Favourite clue has to be 2 dn – I do love a bullseye anagram. In my view, the best surfaces are ones that could. The results will be in the highest-ranking order. 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM. Click search. Johninterred 22nd September 2023 at 1:36 AM Quick Cryptic. The puzzles were challenging and soon caught the interest of the. This is a great example of the sort of QC that is totally…For the clue PUZZLE, we are looking for an answer that contains 7 letters. We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. 12 October 2023 at 8:42 AM. The stars next to each answer will guide you to the best answer for your clue. 8 minutes for me. 1. Enter your clue into the clue box and 7 question marks into the letter/pattern box. Didn't know OS was "out-size" until coming here, so another little slice of crossword knowledge to add to the cake. 1. Today brings us another fun puzzle from Oink with some great surfaces. Here are the answers to the Times Quick Cryptic No 2463 in the London Times on August 17, 2023. Doofenschmirtz 19th July 2023 at 1:31 AM Quick Cryptic. 1. Definitions underlined in bold italics, ( Abc )* indicating anagram of Abc, deletions and [] other indicators. 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. Good quality puzzle, tricky enough. Lout cried occasionally — that’s clear (5)Times Quick Cryptic 1990 Solving time: 10 minutes. The stars next to each answer will guide you to the best answer for your clue. "Times Quick Cryptic" is a daily crossword puzzle featured in "The Times" newspaper. The Times Crosswords. SEANCE. REMNANT. Some fine clues with a good variety of forms. Curarist 21st July 2023 at 3:00 AM Quick Cryptic. As we all know by now (I hope) that should mean we have something alphabetical. A bit of a tricky Quick Cryptic from Izetti today, I think. The Times Quick Cryptic puzzle clues 2023 Nov 24. Enter your clue into the clue box and 7 question marks into the letter/pattern box. Looking forward to see how it fares on the shiny new SNITCH: see here. Down: 1: The pool transforming cave (7): POTHOLE - *(THE POOL) with "transforming" as the anagrind: 2: Stirred using a cooking pot and end of ladle (5): AWOKE - A WOK (a cooking pot) + E (end of ladlE): 3: Working closely together, and giving great affection (4,2,5): HAND IN GLOVE - Answer also from the wordplay HAND IN (giving) +. Drink provided by commander in short outdoor garment. Mike Harper 25th January 2023 at 1:00 AM Quick Cryptic. Times Quick Cryptic No 2499 by Pedro. I had issues with a couple of the clues: I’m looking. Merlin 19th September 2023 at 2:06 AM Quick Cryptic. Times Quick Cryptic No 2488 by Myles. 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. Mike Harper 6th September 2023 at 1:00 AM Quick Cryptic. Solving time: 9:40. Times Quick Cryptic No 2428 by Juno. BROADSIDE. Mr. I found this quite straightforward but I’ve learned my lesson trying to predict what others will make of it. Not my favorite clue. Fresh anvil seizure to make for everyone (12) UNIVERSALIZE -anagram (‘fresh’) of ANVIL SEIZURE. Times Quick Cryptic No 2499 by Pedro. Having set his first two in March and April 2014 he then disappeared until returning to give us his third in June this year. Though the wine should have an accent so it isn’t really. On the tricky side, I think, including both a word and a couple of meanings that were new to me and some. For the clue PUZZLE, we are looking for an answer that contains 7 letters. Awfully valiant citizen of Northern Europe. After a few easier outings over the last few weeks, Izetti is back to stretch us. Merlin 3rd October 2023 at 1:27 AM Quick Cryptic. Click search. We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. Quite a blank grid after a first pass of the acrosses, only getting six (4, 6, 9, 10, 18, 22). Here are the answers to the Times Quick Cryptic No 2464 in the London Times on August 18, 2023 18. Curarist 7th July 2023 at 3:00 AM Quick Cryptic. Try again! Details . Johninterred 17th November 2023 at 1:07 AM Quick Cryptic. com. An entertaining challenge from the grey cells of Teazel. Tue. WHOA. Quiptic crossword No 1,146. 4. 14th, 2014 at 10:19 AM; times_xwd_times macavity123. 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. Awkward Frenchman’s left. I found this quite straightforward but I’ve learned my lesson trying to predict what others will make of it. It's known for its cryptic and challenging clues, which often require wordplay, anagrams, and clever thinking to solve. NOBODY. Aristocrat, oddly, regularly seen as unimportant figure. rolytoly 5th October 2023 at 2:03 AM Quick Cryptic. It began in 1785 under the title The Daily Universal Register, adopting its current name on 1 January 1788. Enter your clue into the clue box and 7 question marks into the letter/pattern box. The Times has a daily cryptic crossword (Monday to Saturday), with the Saturday puzzles being prize crosswords. TheRotter 25th May 2023 at 1:09 AM Quick Cryptic. King starts to expect downright victory. The results will be in the highest-ranking order. 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. VANDALISM. The surfaces today seem a bit clunky, with too many commas making them sound rough, and unlikely as real sentences. Rubbish parroted, something salty (8) TEARDROP – ( parroted )* [rubbish]. house located at 2464 Sunriver Way, Sooke, BC V9Z 0Y7 sold for $352,201 on May 24, 2006. There were two words in the solutions that I had genuinely never seen before: SCUP and EAGRE. The results will be in the highest-ranking order. EDWIN. 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. For the clue PUZZLE, we are looking for an answer that contains 7 letters. Despite this, I found this to be at the easy end of the spectrum for. Today’s puzzle is by Mara, a setter who likes to serve up a double definition or four. Times Quick Cryptic No 2407 by Jalna. The Times also has a sister paper, The Sunday Times. A puzzle from Izetti today, so we know we’re probably not in for a gentle stroll. Enter your clue into the clue box and 7 question marks into the letter/pattern box. in football). Times Quick Cryptic No 2489 by Mara. TheRotter 23rd November 2023 at 1:21 AM Quick Cryptic. The results will be in the highest-ranking order. The Times - Cryptic - Times Quick Cryptic No 2464; August 18 2023. Teach girl badly lacking energy. Here are the answers to the Times Quick Cryptic No 2462 in the London Times on August 16, 2023. 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. LIGHTHOUSE – LIGHT (gentle) + HOUSE (domestic). Anagrams are generally good entries into a grid, and there were precious few here (none of the acrosses and only three downs). Times Cryptic No 28685 — A solver biffs into a bar. View 56 Comments. 15. For the clue PUZZLE, we are looking for an answer that contains 7 letters. Average difficulty and dead-on par 6 minutes for me. , 1 to 100 km 2). Perhaps a touch on the trickier side today. . Click search. The results will be in the highest-ranking order. In stock. rolytoly 1st June 2023 at 2:06 AM Quick Cryptic. The stars next to each answer will guide you to the best answer for your clue. 12:15 (1215 King John signs the Magna Carta) Stopped the clock bang on this well known date, after a pause for a shower and coffee with the last two empty. As seems to happen quite a lot, several clues had elements that felt fresh from recent puzzles, which, along with some anagrams, kept things brisk enough until I was held up around the edges, namely 1d, 16d and 4ac. Enter your clue into the clue box and 7 question marks into the letter/pattern box. Times Quick Cryptic No 2218 by Trelawney. 39. Solving time: 8 minutes. The stars next to each answer will guide you to the best answer for your clue. 01am , The Times86 comments on “Times Quick Cryptic 2475 by Mara – Double double” Doofenschmirtz says: 4 September 2023 at 2:02 AM. : 3: Dodgy dealer stocking article [should be] thrashed (9): LEATHERED - anagram of DEALER. The Times Mind Games (Author), Richard Rogan (Contributor) 4. Click search. TheRotter 8th September 2022 at 1:15 AM Quick Cryptic. It wasn’t always so: in the early days, broadsheets wanted to distance their cryptic offering from the plebeian quick crossword by requiring solvers to recall Latin tags and fill gaps from. Click search. Certain European flag over top of hall. As usual…Across. TheRotter 23rd November 2023 at 1:21 AM Quick Cryptic. TheRotter 3rd August 2023 at 1:28 AM Quick Cryptic. As usual definitions are underlined in bold italics, {deletions and substitutions are in curly brackets} and [anagrinds. BletchleyReject 15th August 2023 at 1:00 AM Quick Cryptic. Shaky cover provided around City area (8) INSECURE – INSURE (‘cover’) containing (‘around’) EC (‘City area’=postcode area for the City of London) 5. My QC results last week were not too good so I’m hoping for better this time round. BletchleyReject 29th August 2023 at 1:02 AM Quick Cryptic. 95 Learn more. The results will be in the highest-ranking order. 4. A crossword addict from an early age, he started compiling. 21 EDT. Times Quick Cryptic 2455 by Hurley. Solving time: 8:58. Appearing Monday to Friday in the puzzle pages of Times2, this. Izetti is bright enough to know when he has set a cryptic that is closer to the 15×15 in (many) parts. 1. Solving time: 14:29. Hi everyone. Agitated man’s valid destructive behaviour. ‘Bottles’ here being a verb. 21. The Times is a British daily national newspaper based in London. Click search. 29 September 2023 at 6:31 AM 9 minutes, so a welcome return to code green to finish the week. 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). When will the IT people get their act together?…For the clue PUZZLE, we are looking for an answer that contains 7 letters. 39 (with several unparsed). Waste no time — once in hospital, that is (3) HIE – H (hospital) + IE. 21. Sept. Subscription Notification. Enter your clue into the clue box and 7 question marks into the letter/pattern box. I found this Jumbo a bit tricky in parts, taking just over an hour to complete. We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. com every MondayFor the clue PUZZLE, we are looking for an answer that contains 7 letters. 1 August 2023 at 9:49 AM. A gentler one today from Teazel, if you're prepared to do a bit of shrugging-and-entering along the way. Times Quick Cryptic No 2413 by Mara – time for cocktails! TheRotter 8th June 2023 at 1:07 AM Quick Cryptic. Guy du Sable 5th November 2023 at 12:00 AM Weekend Cryptic. 49 comments on “Times Quick Cryptic No 1852 by Jalna” kevingregg says: 14 April 2021 at 12:20 AM. Woman with aim to ensnare one. Some fine clues with a good variety of forms. 8 minutes for me. October 2023. As usual… Across. The stars next to each answer will guide you to the best answer for your clue. receiving Holy Orders, is a sacrament. I dont often report on surface readings as Ive trained myself to ignore them when solving, but reviewing them for the blog I was struck today by how excellent they are. 7 4. 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. 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. See solutions for Times Quick Cryptic No 2494 crossword puzzleTimes Quick Cryptic No 2502 by Oink. This took me 12 minutes, 50% more than yesterday’s Teazel. The top half went in smoothly enough but the bottom half took a bit more unpacking, with my geography and anagramming leaving a bit to be desired. Some write-ins, some needing a little thought and a few worthy of the main cryptic. Certain European flag over top of hall. 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. The results will be in the highest-ranking order. This didn’t put up very much resistance, coming in at four and a half minutes for me. Click search. Appearing. Most of it went in within 20 minutes but I spent another 45 on the remainder. 95 . I enjoyed it a lot – some great clues, with 19A, 3D and 16D all getting an approving tick on my copy. As usual definitions are underlined in bold italics, {deletions and substitutions are in curly. Gaah. I've got issues with some of the clues as detailed below, and some might find this tricky as a result. Ships from and sold by Amazon AU. Overlord's shelter by river at end of estate. Click search. 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. Curarist 1st September 2023 at 4:00 AM25 August 2023 Quick Cryptic. All the clues were straightforward. QC 2496 by Hurley. I nearly gave up when I. Enter your clue into the clue box and 7 question marks into the letter/pattern box. 12d. There might be some sort of Nina going on, too – A to F down the first column, then GOLF which of course. The stars next to each answer will guide you to the best answer for your clue. MUSTERED – sounds like ‘Mustard’. The results will be in the highest-ranking order. By Caitlin Lovinger. There are plenty of places where you can be led up the garden path, as I was a couple of times with, for example, an answer that fits the clue but not the checkers for 8A. This was a very easy puzzle from Jalna – perhaps he has heard the complaints from the SCC. 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. Times Quick Cryptic No 2442 by Izetti. Queen, possibly, making regular use of craft (3) CAT. Click search. Click search. I found this to be a medium-level QC challenge, managing half a dozen of the acrosses on first pass, but. 15. Quick Cryptic 2306 by Oink – Some Pig. plusjeremy 18th August 2023 at 1:01 AM Daily Cryptic.