Never knowingly undersolved
I took a while to get going on this one, but once I had a few entries in I had a sudden flurry of successes, and most of the rest went in fairly … Read more >>
Another sound enough offering from Everyman this morning, but with one clue where the instruction is missing and a few – in my opinion at least – with rather random surface readings. … Read more >>
As the preamble says, this is an anniversary puzzle. And with lots of other coverage of the same anniversary in the last week or so, it’s not hard to guess the subject.
For some reason I especially enjoyed this one. Thank you Azed.
A plain puzzle with an unusual grid, a central horizontal line cutting it nearly in half.
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/3796.
The Observer crossword from Jul 7, 2019
We’re getting used the new-style Everyman, aren’t we?
A non-standard puzzle this week Azed puzzles published on the first Sunday of the month are competition puzzles. Often they are just plain puzzles, but on a few occasions each … Read more >>
Another enjoyable puzzle from Everyman, but one where I suspect less experienced solvers will be saying ‘too hard’. I could be wrong. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition … Read more >>
Another treat for word lovers. Thank you Azed.
Everyman has definitely settled into a consistent style now.
As straightforward as an Azed could ever be…
Apart from a couple of stragglers at the end, I found this very much on the easy end of the Azed scale. As usual the precise clueing makes even the more obscure answers … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/3792.
The Observer crossword from June 9, 2019
This Everyman puzzle took me an hour to finish, which was about the same amount of time that I spent on the Guardian’s Prize from Paul.
Perhaps, I wasn’t in the right mindset but my conclusion must be ‘this was quite hard’.