Never knowingly undersolved
The usual good crossword from Azed. It took me much the same time as I always take, which suggests that it wasn’t particularly difficult, but with all the endless thumbing of Chambers so … Read more >>
Azed has been producing some tricky puzzles lately, and this continues the trend (at least it did for me), with I think rather more obscure words and references than usual. I’ve had to … Read more >>
A fine offering from Everyman, abounding in smooth surfaces, a good variety of clue types and no outlandishly convoluted wordplays.
The full solution.
Nick: Total failure this week; if this was a boxing match, Azed KO’ed me early in the fight (4th round?) I hate PD clues – hate them, and cannot ever recall completing a PD … Read more >>
Lorraine: Good morning all, I think my head was still in Malta this week although my body was back home. I so struggled with this weeks offering. I started quite well but failed on … Read more >>
I found this a fairly tough challenge, with even more unfamiliar words than usual. I have on several occasions simply quoted the definition from Chambers without any additional comment. It was a … Read more >>
A clearly-clued and entertaining entry-level puzzle from Everyman. I was particularly taken with some clever anagrams this week. cd cryptic definition dd double definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind = anagram … Read more >>
Lorraine: Good morning all, I will be away in Malta so will not be able to respond to any comments this week but look forward to reading them when I get home. Phew, what … Read more >>
With my cruciverbal workload having increased recently, I have to make this my final Azed blog for the foreseeable future. It was a good one to go out on, with some clever and … Read more >>
A straightforward offering from Everyman this week, with a number of fairly obvious anagrams and charades, but none the less enjoyable for it, and with a couple new expressions – for me at … Read more >>
Lorraine: Good morning to you all. This weeks offering took me quite some time to get going, but once I was up and running they started to come to me quickly. I was slightly … Read more >>
What one expects: only a handful of clues were solvable without a sometimes protracted wade through Chambers. Someone somewhere may know enough words to solve these things without dictionary help, but I certainly … Read more >>
I started doing this on Sunday morning while looking after my nearly-3-year-old grandson, unsurprisingly making not much progress, and didn’t get around to finishing it off until Saturday, when in my less distracted … Read more >>