Azed

Solving time: not recorded – maybe an hour or so. Chambers used for 3 or 4 answers at the end. This is in a bit of haste before going to Cheltenham, so I … Read more >>

A possibly error-free Azed! The usual mix of obscure words in both the grid and word play, some unusual devices and some great surfaces added up to a typically enjoyable Azed plain puzzle. … Read more >>

Solving time – about 45 mins, with Chambers and Bradfords After the two uncharacteristic faux pas the previous week, I was surprised to see yet another error creep into this one (see 6 … Read more >>

(this version added Weds 19 Sep, 8:20 p.m. – the first two comments relate to the corrected clue to 23D printed with no. 1842) Solving time: roughly 90 mins from memory This puzzle includes two mistakes, … Read more >>

Another excellent Azed with a twist. Omitted and added letters spell out: IT’S GOOD BUT LETTERS GET IN THE WRONG PLACES. The full quotation from Winnie the Pooh is: “My spelling is Wobbly. … Read more >>

Solving time 42:56 I used Chambers earlier than normal – after putting in about half a dozen answers. This puzzle seems to have a fairly high proportion of unfamiliar answers, which I think … Read more >>

Solving time 31:34, but Chambers and Bradford’s used throughout. Either they’re getting easier, or I’m improving! Azed always used to take me at least an hour, even with all the solving aids. Maybe … Read more >>

Another mistake from Azed at 1A – the last Azed I did (1831) had one as well. What is the world coming to? I did the first half of this without a dictionary … Read more >>

Solving time: 57 minutes A nice friendly monthly puzzle from Azed, with some clever clueing and no need to resort to brain straining themes or devices. I wonder whether indicating hyphenated answers would … Read more >>

This was lots of fun — high-quality clues, as ever, from Azed, with a nice twist to make it even more interesting. Each across clue was for two overlapping words — one was … Read more >>

Solving time 48 mins, no Chambers until grid complete, 2 mistakes (32,33) Don Manley said in a recent comment how glad he was to see Azed returning to this blog, and mentioned the … Read more >>

Some of you will have noticed that we haven’t had many of these lately.  As I write this, I’m checking which of us are happy to write Azed reports.  We already have enough … Read more >>

Apologies for a late Azed report – can’t remember my time for this, or how much I used the big red book – I re-solved from memory after prematurely chucking the original. Across … Read more >>

I actually finished the last couple of words (SOARE and EXORDIA)around 11am on Saturday, so could have made it to the post with this, but I couldn’t quite bear to part with it. The … Read more >>

Solving Time: around an hour and 15 minutes (in two sittings) Azed’s Monthly puzzle for May was a Plain puzzle with a short word to clue. Finding a starting point is sometimes tricky … Read more >>