It is a privilege to be able to blog this latest milestone in the Azed series.
Observer
Everyman 4,088 by Everyman
Everyman seems to have listened to us, or at any rate to someone, because this is a more straightforward crossword than some of his earlier ones. No major criticisms: perhaps the surfaces could sometimes have been honed a bit, but generally I think it’s pretty good and sound.
Definitions underlined in crimson. Indicators (anagram, hidden, homophone, missing letter, etc) in italics. Anagrams indicated (like this)* or *(like this). Link-words in green.
Azed 2749
Azed reaches a major milestone in his setting career today. We have a plain puzzle from last Sunday to consider first in this blog.
Azed No. 2,748 Plain
I believe I have managed to arrive at a plausible explanation for the solutions in this week’s offering from Azed . . .
Everyman 4,087 by Everyman
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/4087.
Everyman 4,086 by Everyman
Sunday so it must be a long walk for the dog (woods near Snape in Suffolk this time) then pub, beer and crossword
Azed No. 2,747 Plain
Possibly my quickest Azed solve yet.
Everyman 4,085/2 February
Another approachable offering from Everyman this week, with plenty of anagrams to get you going, as well as the ‘primarily’ clue. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad clue as definition (xxxx)* … Read more >>
Azed 2746
I found this mostly not to hard on the Azed scale, though a few clues held me up at the end, especially the crossing pair 30a and 22d. I have a couple of … Read more >>
Everyman 4,084 by Everyman
Generally sound clues this week, usually fairly straightforward, but Everyman hasn’t been able to resist making one or two of them a bit tricky to disentangle.
Azed No. 2,745 – Plain
Pleasant crossword from Azed this week. I didn’t think it was all that difficult by the usual standards, but would have appreciated a bit more guidance for words that are not in Chambers.
Azed lunch
Solvers of The Observer’s Azed crossword, both regular and occasional, are invited to a special lunch to celebrate puzzle No. 2,750 at Wolfson College, Oxford on Saturday 3rd May, followed by afternoon tea at Azed’s Oxford home. For full details please email heald (dot) richard (at) gmail.com.
Everyman 4,083 by Everyman
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/4083.
Azed No. 2,744 Plain
A 13 x 11 grid this week, but no 13-letter words.
Everyman 4,082 by Everyman
Everyman time once again so walk dog, grab paper, find pub, buy beer and locate the dog biscuits.