Never knowingly undersolved
Eightsome Reels is a special invented by Azed that he generally brings out about every couple of years. They can be a bit hard to get started on, as you need to do … Read more >>
Another accessible, well-constructed puzzle from Everyman. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad clue as definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind = anagram indicator [x] letter(s) removed definitions are underlined Across … Read more >>
A fitting centenary tribute from Everyman, with four thematic entries around the perimeter.
This is my 600th post for fifteensquared and it is a pleasure that I get an AZED puzzle to annotate. Thank you AZED.
A straightforward Azed offering with nothing contentious or overly difficult in my view.
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/3760.
The Observer crossword from Oct 28, 2018
Another goodie but one that took me considerably longer than usual.
Perhaps, I was still a bit 20d [my first one in] after the York S&B.
A plain Azed this week – a typical example of the genre I thought the clues in this puzzle were less complex in construction that some Azed puzzles, but they … Read more >>
Another fine puzzle from Everyman. I have tried to explain everything fully, but if there’s something you don’t understand or want more detail about, just ask. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition … Read more >>
More interesting words for me to learn and some humour this time too. Thank you Azed.
Apologies for the delay in posting this, but I actually forgot about it..
It’s always the hardest part of the blog, thinking what to put here, the crosswords are always perfectly done.
I started doing the Azed puzzles when I was a first-year undergraduate; I solved this one on the day before I qualified for my state pension. Tempus fugit indeed. The Right & Left … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/3756.
The Observer crossword from Sept 30, 2018
All good again but a crossword that was perhaps slightly easier than the recent Everymen (?!).