Azed 2546

Azed provides a plain puzzle this week       I found this be a typical Azed puzzle with the usual meticulously clued entries. I didn’t realise that PROXIMO meant next month.  Presumably … Read more >>

Everyman 3,883

The Observer crossword from Mar 14, 2021
Another pleasant Everyman puzzle written in his by now well-known distinctive style.

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Everyman 3,882/7 March

Another sound crossword from Everyman, marred only by its very late appearance online last Sunday. Which is hardly his fault. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad clue as definition (xxxx)* anagram … Read more >>

Azed 2543

The grid seemed to be almost divided in half diagonally by a long chain of bars; I filled in the NE half quite quickly but took rather longer over the SW. All successfully … Read more >>

Everyman 3,881

A pleasant crossword. I make a few criticisms, but while some of them may be justified, some of them may be simply down to my own inability to see what’s happening.

Definitions in cadet blue, underlined. Indicators (anagrams, hiddens, homophones etc.) in italics

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Azed 2540

Azed presents us with a plain puzzle this week. Of course, Azed plain puzzles are not as easy as other setters’ plain puzzles. There were quite a few French references this week or … Read more >>

Everyman 3,878/7 February

A pleasing puzzle from Everyman which hits the spot of being tractable but still of interest to more experienced solvers. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad clue as definition (xxxx)* anagram … Read more >>