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Everyman 3,687

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Yet again Everyman has produced an accessible puzzle that is ideal for those new, or relatively new, to the art of solving cryptic crosswords. However, I do have one minor reservation. For the … Read more >>

Azed 2348

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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 >>

Azed 2,347

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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 >>

Everyman 3686/4 June

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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 >>

AZED 2,346

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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.

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Azed 2,345

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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 >>

Everyman 3,683

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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 >>

Everyman 3,682

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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 >>

Azed 2,342

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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 >>