Azed 2721

Maybe I’ve only just noticed, but Azed’s crosswords nowadays frequently have two or three subtraction clues, as here. These are often quite difficult, and I didn’t find this crossword all that easy, with so many crazy words that had to be looked up in Chambers. But otherwise it was much as usual, with its sound clueing. The doubts I have expressed below may well be down to me, not to Azed.

Definitions in blue, underlined (the rest of the clues are in crimson). Anagram indicators in italics. Anagrams indicated (like this)* or *(this).

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Azed 2719

A plain puzzle from Azed this week.       I got off to a reasonable start with this puzzle with a few of the early downs which led to me to SPLASH … Read more >>

Azed 2716 – Spoonerisms

The Spoonerism puzzle is a format invented by Azed that crops up every year or so. There hasn’t been one under the exact title since number 2551 in May 2021, but the last … Read more >>

Azed 2713

We have a standard puzzle from Azed, no competition clues and no quirky cluing devices.       That said, I reckoned there were more new words for me than in the majority … Read more >>

Azed 2710

Another high-quality puzzle to exercise our Sunday brains, though I do have a query about 4 down. Thanks to Azed.   Across 1 BRITPOP Trip freely with disco music around – such as … Read more >>

Azed No. 2,709 Plain

Most of this was quite routine and the usual satisfactory product, but one or two gave me a lot of trouble. One was a complete mystery until I looked up one of the words, which was new to me. I’m still unsure about one of the others and would welcome explanations, since mine is a bit tenuous.

Definitions in crimson, underlined. Anagrams shown (like this)* or *(like this), depending on where the indicator (in italics) is.

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Azed 2707

Azed gives us a plain competition puzzle this week where solvers are asked to write a clue for the entry at 5 down.       This was a typical Azed crossword with … Read more >>