From where I am sitting this was slightly more difficult than my last puzzle two weeks ago and quite a bit less difficult than my puzzle four weeks ago. But looking through it after the … Read more “QC 1975 by Orpheus”
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QC 1965 by Orpheus
Last time out I said that Tracy had served up probably the most challenging quickie of my blogging history. This offering from Orpheus I found to be much more in line with the normal Monday … Read more “QC 1965 by Orpheus”
QC 1955 by Tracy
I thought this was probably the most challenging quickie I have ever blogged. I get the feeling that the Monday morning ‘ease them into the week gently’ effect is even more pronounced for the quickie than … Read more “QC 1955 by Tracy”
QC 1945 by Hurley
An almost completely sequential solve for me, the good walk spoiled by just a couple of shots slicing off into the rough. Many thanks to Hurley for a gentle start to my holiday week (although … Read more “QC 1945 by Hurley”
QC 1935 by Orpheus
Everything here went in pretty smoothly for me. There were a couple of clues (17A and 5D) that pushed me to the edge of my GK, but they still went in straight away because in … Read more “QC 1935 by Orpheus”
QC 1925 by Pedro
FOI was the well signposted anagram at 1A, and funnily enough I think my LOI was the next clue in order, 8A, which I just didn’t see until the end. No particular standout COD but … Read more “QC 1925 by Pedro”
QC 1915 by Teazel
Great fun today from my oldest adversary Teazel, and I would say more fun than challenge (at least as far as I was concerned). What says the court of opinion? Several anagrams, well signposted, as … Read more “QC 1915 by Teazel”
QC 1905 by Tracy
A straight sequential solve for me. Not many anagrams, double definitions or hidden words which are the types of clue I normally find it easiest to get my teeth into so it must just be … Read more “QC 1905 by Tracy”
QC 1895 by Teazel
OK please move on everybody. Nothing to see here. Thanks to Teazel, my oldest adversary I believe, for a gentle Monday-morning stroll. FOI was 1A. A lot of clues went in sequentially after that, with … Read more “QC 1895 by Teazel”
QC 1885 by Breadman
Once again I managed to do most of this sequentially, thrown off my stride only by 21A which should have been enough of a chestnut for me by now just to write it in. I … Read more “QC 1885 by Breadman”