Never knowingly undersolved
We have a standard crossword from Azed this week. For me, this was a puzzle of two halves. I made good progress on the right hand side but struggled quite … Read more >>
All the usual fun of the fair again with Everyman this week: the rhyming couplets, the initial letters clue, and the self-reference. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad clue as … Read more >>
I had a very hard time getting a toehold on this week’s offering from Azed . . .
The usual (nowadays) sound and satisfactory crossword from Everyman. Because of the time of year, there is a bit of a fireworks theme and 4dn and 9dn don’t rhyme, as in the past, but are related in their subject matter.
Definitions in crimson, underlined. Indicators (anagram, homophone, hidden, reversal etc.) in italics. Anagram indicators indicated *(like this) or (like this)*. Link-words in green.
Some very easy clues in this month’s prize competition, but I have a problem in parsing a couple of others.
Quite an easy one on the Azed scale, helped by no fewer than four hidden answers. Thanks to Azed. Across 1 UPCATCH Cup brewed, chat freely to exchange latest news? (7)CUP* + … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/4019.
I found this rather difficult, and several held out for a long time. The left-hand answer to 12dn resolutely escapes parsing: I hope someone tells us how it works. The rather odd format … Read more >>
Sunday rolls round and it’s off to the pub with the dog for beer (me) & biscuits (dog)
Another sound, pleasing puzzle from Everyman. Not much more I can add, which is a compliment to the setter. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad clue as definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind … Read more >>
One misprint and one query in this week’s Azed.
Everyman has given us more this time than he usually does: two first letters clues (not just one), the usual rhyming pair, and two symmetrically-placed answers both of which are fruits. Probably more, but I can’t see anything. With these limitations he has, as is now customary, provided us with a good sound crossword (I think, although 18dn still troubles me).
Definitions in crimson, underlined. Indicators (anagram, homophone, hidden etc) in italics. Anagram indicators shown *(like this) or (like this)*. Link-words in green.
We have a solid standard puzzle from Azed this week. This was a plain Azed puzzle with normal clues although there was a note that stated: “34 appears only, with … Read more >>
This week’s puzzle has quite a few clever surfaces, with some Chambers unicorns mixed in with some crossword chestnuts.
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/4015.