The Observer crossword from June 10, 2018
Another flawlessly clued puzzle from many solvers’ Sunday favourite.
Never knowingly undersolved
The Observer crossword from June 10, 2018
Another flawlessly clued puzzle from many solvers’ Sunday favourite.
Another sound and accessible crossword from Everyman. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad clue as definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind = anagram indicator [x] letter(s) missing definitions are underlined … Read more >>
I think it is fair to assume that the scheduled blogger is not going to turn up today (after all, it is 4pm) so here is an analysis of the clues, with no … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/3736.
The Observer crossword from 13 May 2018
The previous Everyman felt like a breeze. This one, however, …..
A fairly brief blog today, simply because it is as usual a well-crafted puzzle from Everyman with no quibbles, so there’s not a right lot to say. Abbreviations cd cryptic … Read more >>
It would appear that the scheduled blogger for last Sunday’s Everyman has either forgotten that it was his turn or he has had some other difficulty that has prevented him from posting. Consequently, … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/3732.
The Observer crossword from Sunday 15 Apr 2018
Here’s Everyman with another ‘clunky and humourless crossword equivalent of self-assembly IKEA furniture’. Really?
Another carefully-crafted puzzle from Everyman with plenty of trademark multi-part clues. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad clue as definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind = anagrind indicator [x] … Read more >>
Once again I’ve forgotton to blog this in advance, sorry about that.
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/3728.
The Observer crossword / Mar 18, 2018
Some setters just can’t put a foot wrong. Here’s one of them.
Another sound puzzle from Everyman. Of the 28 clues, there was one hidden reversed, one anagram and two dds; the remaining 24 were charades or insertions. A bit of … Read more >>
A slightly harder for me to get going Everyman.