Never knowingly undersolved
Another fine puzzle in the Everyman style, with plenty of good surfaces and elegant cluing. But I found this trickier than normal, with one phrase I had never come across before. … Read more >>
This was a standard competition puzzle from AZED. None of the entries were particularly difficult to parse. As is the case with many of AZED‘s puzzle there was a determined raid on words … Read more >>
The Trafites are on a well-earned holiday this week – I trust I can be a worthy substitute… The nice thing about blogging a puzzle is that one has to spend a bit more … Read more >>
This time Everyman’s vocabulary has returned to normal.
A tale of two languages. I think this is one of the rare occasions in which all is understood (famous last words). Much credit is due my new shiny iPad with the Chambers … Read more >>
Lorraine: Good morning to you all, nice non-taxing puzzle this week, no particular favourites, just a nice well rounded solve. Thank you Everyman as always. Across 1. Excellent English poet capturing hearts (8) CHAMPION … Read more >>
A rare special on a non-competition day, which was a very pleasant exercise — I don’t remember seeing this type of crossword before and I found solving tricky, not for all the usual … Read more >>
Late on parade, for which apologies. I did forget, since you ask, so the blog is a bit rushed. Another fine puzzle from Everyman, with one or two old chestnuts – but as … Read more >>
I found this pretty hard for a plain Azed, with an above-average number of unfamiliar words. I got 10dn and 35ac early on, and found myself working up to the top left corner … Read more >>
Nick 7/10 for me today, due to the second/third definitions of certain words given in Chambers. I expected some sort of Royal theme with trickery today, so was a bit surprised just to see … Read more >>
Lorraine: Good morning all, lots of very well rounded clues this week. I didn’t have my crossword head on this week though as I needed Nicks help with one or two of the clues. … Read more >>
A mixed bag this week from Azed. I was able to solve quite a bit on the train (with reference to Chambers when I got home to verify my answers) but I found … Read more >>
I seem to detect a range of clue devices a little more limited than usual for Everyman, but the smooth surfaces are par for the course.
Lorraine: Good morning to you all, yet again another fine example of a lovely Everyman crossword. No problems this week, particular favourites were, 1, 20 and 23ac and 5, 7, 9 and 13dn. Thank … Read more >>
This was a standard plain crossword from Azed. As usual in an Azed crossword, there were a number of uncommon words, some with Scottish links. However, I felt that today’s assortment of words were … Read more >>