Author: astartedon

Not much time to say anything this week what with recovering after the hollowed out Christmas which I hope you all managed to enjoy as well as you could in the circumstances. FOI was the … Read more “QC 1775 by Trelawney”

After having had a long run of very easy Monday puzzles we have had two on my watch that I believe have been a bit more difficult. I found this a medium challenge in QC … Read more “QC 1765 by Oink”

I thought this was just a touch more difficult than the usual Monday morning fare and so I found myself jumping around a bit rather than following the largely sequential course of most recent weeks. … Read more “QC 1755 by Breadman”

Pretty much a standard Monday puzzle, with most of the Across answers going in sequentially which made the Down answers even more straightforward. Many thanks to Wurm for a gentle and enjoyable start to the … Read more “QC 1745 by Wurm”

Back again this week after missing my slot two weeks ago. Many thanks to jackkt who sat in for me. The reason for my absence was the untimely death of my mother. I honestly do … Read more “QC 1735 by Breadman”

This was an extremely easy puzzle from Wurm (whom I think I have only met once or twice before). In fact I do think it is the easiest puzzle I have ever blogged and many … Read more “QC 1715 by Wurm”

A very enjoyable puzzle for the start to the week. Fairly straightforward as is the Monday tradition but once again I did enjoy quite a few of the clues even though they didn’t hold out … Read more “QC 1705 by Mara”

This week we are back in the nursery with a very easy puzzle. Pretty much all the answers went in in sequence without much thought and the only thing that held me up (as usual) … Read more “QC 1695 by Tracy”

Once again I don’t have much time for anything more than the usual stats. Again I felt this was of medium QC difficulty similar to the last one I blogged and certainly a step up … Read more “QC 1685 by Hurley”

Sorry, nothing at all to say this week except look at the explanations below. I can’t stand this awful weather where every keystroke is a miniature expenditure of energy too far so I’m bailing out … Read more “QC 1675 by Orpheus”