Another Sunday, another guided tour through the lesser known regions of the dictionary. Most enjoyable as always, thank you Azed.
Observer
Everyman 3,745
A most pleasant Everyman, my word creating easy to solve but elegantly clued crosswords can’t be easy. However I printed it out, I appeared to be in a Listener type twilight zone when I looked at the clues.
AZED 2,406
A puzzle where two letters evaded me for a while…
Everyman 3,744
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/3744.
Azed 2405
I solved this quite quickly, but fully parsing some of the the clues took a while, and I’m not completely satisfied with my explanation of 11d, unless the clue is uncharacteristically loose, which seems unlikely. Thanks to Azed.
Everyman 3,743
The Observer crossword from July 8, 2018
Some Everyman puzzles are (slightly) harder than others. This one was somewhere in the middle, nicely pitched, precise and a joy to solve.
AZED 2,404
Trickier than average for me and one clue I still cannot explain. Thank you Azed.
Everyman 3742/1 July
Another beautifully crafted entry-level puzzle from Everyman and an illustration of the reason why I always recommend him to any mates who want to get into cryptics. Clear cluing, no obscurities, and enough … Read more >>
AZED 2,403
A “Spoonerisms” special from Azed for the competition puzzle this month.
Everyman 3,741
My turn to do the Everyman it’s been a while since I’ve actually been able to do so.
Azed 2402
I only seem to blog plain Azeds and this is another one. I think the only Azed with a twist I have blogged in the last couple of years was the April Fool … Read more >>
AZED 2,401
Another plain Azed this week, all good as usual. Thank you Azed.
Everyman 3,740
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/3740.
Everyman 3,739
The Observer crossword from June 10, 2018
Another flawlessly clued puzzle from many solvers’ Sunday favourite.
AZED 2,400
As it was the 2,400th Azed, I was expecting a thematic or more challenging crossword, but instead we were offered a fairly gentle Azed.