I found this harder than usual. I made a decent start but then had to come back to the puzzle quite a few times to finally finish it off. Thank you Azed
Observer
AZED 2,385
A 13 x 11 grid for this week’s puzzle, which was carelessly printed in the paper as an 11 x 11 grid, with the two right hand columns omitted. Fortunately, the pdf was correct.
Everyman 3,724
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/3724.
Everyman 3,723
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
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
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
I’ve had my obscure word fix for the week and I’m feeling much better now. Thank you Azed.
AZED 2,382
Massive apologies for the delay in getting this blog out.
Azed 4/2/18
The blog of this puzzle has been delayed but will appear in due course.
Everyman 3,721
The usual well constructed Everyman.
Azed 2381
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
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/3720.
Everyman 3,719
The Observer crossword / Jan 21, 2018
Another excellent offering from many solvers’ favourite Sunday setter.
AZED 2,380
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
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 >>