What is there left to say about Azed other than “thank you”? Thank you Azed.
Observer
Azed No 2,415
A plain puzzle with only one Scottish word this week.
Everyman 3754/23 September
The usual well-constructed mixture of charades, anagrams and insertions from Everyman to accompany Sunday morning coffee. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad clue as definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind … Read more >>
Everyman 3,753
The scheduled blogger has not turned up so here is an analysis of the clues with no further commentary because there are other things that I should be doing on a Sunday afternoon. … Read more >>
Azed 2414
A plain Azed this week, one which I found quite difficult to get started There were a couple of clues where the word play eluded me for a while. These were … Read more >>
Everyman 3,752
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/3752.
AZED 2,413
A middle difficulty Azed this week. Thank you.
Everyman 3,751
The Observer crossword from Sep 2, 2018
The first Sunday in September (well, today it’s the second) and more of the same. That may sound negative but it’s not meant to be like that.
AZED 2,412
A straightforward Azed offering…
Azed 2411
Quite a high proportion of obscure words in this one, I think, but even so I managed to finish it quite quickly, and almost entirely without aids, thanks to educated guesswork resulting from … Read more >>
Everyman 3750/26 August
The usual mixture of charades, insertions and anagrams from Everyman, with some typical multi-part clues. And a little milestone for me today too. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double … Read more >>
Everyman 3,749
Apologies for the late appearance of the blog, my ability to type has been severely hampered by a cubital tunnel operation on my arm.
Azed 2,410 – Rama’s Nag
The instructions for this puzzle were as follows:
Clues are of two types. In each of the acrosses, the cryptic
part leads to the answer to be entered and the definition part
leads to an anagram of that answer. In each of the downs, the
definition part leads to the answer to be entered and the (cryptic)
remainder leads to an anagram of that answer. All grid entries
and anagrams thereof are in the Chambers Dictionary (2014),
except for two proper names (one biblical and one geographical).
Bracketed numbers refer throughout to grid entries. Anagrams of
entries at 15 Across and 6 Down each consist of two words.
Azed No 2409
A 13 by 11 grid this week, with generous checking and one unusual clue.
Everyman 3,748
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/3748.