Observer – Page 61 – Fifteensquared

Everyman 3,723

Sun February 25, 2018 at 12:05 am by Sil

The Observer crossword / Feb 18, 2018

Last week, Pierre started his Everyman blog with the lines “Everyman is such a good choice of cryptic for those new to them, or for those learning the ropes. Always carefully constructed and at a level of difficulty that should encourage people to have a go“. I am not sure whether I fully agree with that. To me, the setter, the really excellent Colin Gumbrell, offers a bit more than just that, making his puzzles a joy for more experienced solvers too. And for bloggers! 🙂

Azed 2384

Sun February 25, 2018 at 12:01 am by duncanshiell

We have a plain Azed this week. I got a very long way into this puzzle before reaching for my copy of Chambers. I don’t think I have ever got … Read more >>

Everyman 3722

Sun February 18, 2018 at 12:05 am by Pierre

Everyman is such a good choice of cryptic for those new to them, or for those learning the ropes. Always carefully constructed and at a level of difficulty that should encourage people to … Read more >>

AZED 2,383

Sun February 18, 2018 at 9:40 amSun February 18, 2018 at 12:01 am by PeeDee

I’ve had my obscure word fix for the week and I’m feeling much better now. Thank you Azed.

AZED 2,382

Wed February 14, 2018 at 2:15 pmTue February 13, 2018 at 8:42 pm by loonapick

Massive apologies for the delay in getting this blog out.

Azed 4/2/18

Sun February 11, 2018 at 9:55 am by Admin

The blog of this puzzle has been delayed but will appear in due course.

Everyman 3,721

Sun February 11, 2018 at 1:00 am by flashling

The usual well constructed Everyman.

Azed 2381

Sun February 4, 2018 at 12:05 am by Andrew

As often happens with my Azed solving these days, I filled in most of the grid quite quickly, with the last half-dozen clues taking considerably longer. There are a couple that I can’t … Read more >>

Everyman 3,720

Sun February 4, 2018 at 12:00 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/3720.

Everyman 3,719

Sun January 28, 2018 at 12:05 am by Sil

The Observer crossword / Jan 21, 2018

Another excellent offering from many solvers’ favourite Sunday setter.

AZED 2,380

Sun January 28, 2018 at 8:45 amSun January 28, 2018 at 12:00 am by PeeDee

I filled the grid quickly enough, probably because of a lower than usual obscure word count. Explaining the clues took longer than usual, there is still one explanation that is not quite there. Thank you Azed.

Everyman 3718

Sun January 21, 2018 at 12:05 am by Pierre

Plenty of charades, anagrams and insertions. Everyman is in town. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind = anagram indicator [x] letter(s) removed abbreviations are underlined … Read more >>

AZED No 2379

Sun January 21, 2018 at 12:05 am by bridgesong

A reasonably straightforward puzzle to solve: but blogging it proved much more challenging.

Everyman 3,717

Sun January 14, 2018 at 1:00 am by flashling

My first blog for a while, many thanks to Gaufrid whilst I’ve been a bit under the weather.

Azed 2378

Sun January 14, 2018 at 12:01 am by duncanshiell

The Azed puzzle this week is the monthly competition puzzle where this month the puzzle is plain and one clue is simply a definition. Competitors are asked to write a clue for the … Read more >>