Never knowingly undersolved
A plain Azed puzzle this week The parsing took me a while to suss out this week. I didn’t get to the bottom of a few clues until well into … Read more >>
I’m back again because another stand-in has been needed. On my initial pass through the clues it was a long time before I had my first entry (10dn) but this was quickly followed … Read more >>
The usual good Sunday stuff from Everyman. Took me a little while to get into this one; then it fell steadily. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition (xxxx)* anagram … Read more >>
A nice comparatively easy Azed today — the last one I did was his P.D. at the start of May, and that took ages. This one didn’t, although it was less fun. But very enjoyable, though. 8dn?
As always I haven’t bothered to explain the difficult words.
Definitions underlined and in maroon.
Well it’s Everyman, there’s rarely much to say about these rather fine, if easyish crosswords
My second Azed blog and this time I’m able to write it at leisure with no time constraints. However, the extra time hasn’t meant that I am fully satisfied with this post because … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/3684.
After several weeks of harder than average Everymans (or should that be Everymen?) we seem to have returned to normal with a very accessible puzzle, though one that was still a pleasure to … Read more >>
I found this easier than usual, but all the more enjoyable for it. Thank you Azed.
A Printer’s Devilry puzzle for this month’s competition.
This one seemed to take a little longer than usual but, with hindsight, I’m not sure why because, as usual, the cluing is impeccable. Across 1 Revolutionary spies keeping dry in upper room … Read more >>
For the first time in three or four years I solved the Azed last Sunday. Whether this was due to luck or premonition is anybody’s guess, but I heard a couple of hours … Read more >>
Sunday rolls round again, you can get the crossword here
Not particularly hard for an Azed — but this was really a solve-by-committee (of work colleagues — thanks Martin and Frank!) so hard to gauge really. Some very nice surfaces (I liked the googly clue for obvious reasons).
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/3680.