Never knowingly undersolved
It seems that Azed gives us one of these specials, or something like it, every two or three years, and very enjoyable it is. Although, as he says himself in his preamble, ‘The … Read more >>
On my scale of “how much did I finish while and shortly after eating my breakfast?” I think this one came in as medium-strength. A good selection of unfamiliar words, but even these … Read more >>
I always enjoy blogging AZED puzzles, all those new words that I would otherwise never have known. Thank you AZED.
Another plain from Azed this week, with perhaps more four-letter words (which can be more difficult than the longer ones) than usual in the grid.
A plain Azed this week, but one that I enjoyed. It felt a bit like a home town crossword with the reference to Jedburgh. I have lived in Jedburgh for … Read more >>
Kind of a low-tech blog — apologies. I pulled a muscle, can’t get blogging utility to refer to old puzzles, the check is in the mail nd the dog ate my homework. Oh, and … Read more >>
After the complications of the milestone crossword last week Azed returns to something more straightforward. His grids are really outstanding: nearly every time he has words that straddle the grid — in this case four of them — and that must be hard enough before he even starts to fit in the shorter words. And he does it all by hand, which is quite amazing.
Definitions in italics.
After the lunch in Wolfson College, Oxford, last Saturday to celebrate number 2250, we were lucky enough to be invited back to Azed’s house (and wonderful garden) for tea and cake. I asked him … Read more >>
I learned some interesting new words this week. Thank you AZED.
The July competition puzzle, with perhaps a few more quibbles than usual in what I found to be a harder than usual test.
A plain Azed this week with plenty of evidence of Azed lovingly lifting the most obscure definitions out of Chambers dictionary There is one clue that I can’t parse – … Read more >>
Quite a straightforward exercise in using Chambers (aka TBRB). I got hung up though for ages on the SW corner since I had confidently entered GRINS instead of GIRNS for 32A.
Azed has given us a carte blanche this week, the sort of thing he doesn’t often do, leaving his specials for when they are really worthwhile, the first Sunday of the month when … Read more >>
A medium-difficulty Azed, I thought – I got through about three-quarters of it with not much trouble, and then took twice as long again to finish it off. Usual remarks about sound, high-quality … Read more >>
A couple of downright obscure words in here but on the whole quite amenable given enough time to think about it. Thank you AZED.