Well it’s the Everyman, and this time it’s my turn to blog.
Azed 2330 – Rescheduled
Because the closing date for entries has been extended by a week, the blog for this puzzle has been rescheduled and will now appear next Sunday (19th Feb).
Observer
AZED 2,329
A fairly hard Azed this time — with more than its fair share of heraldic terms, intricate wordplays and one very nice “follow-on” clue.
Everyman 3,668
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/3668.
Everyman 3,667
I said in my last scheduled Everyman blog that it can be difficult to find something to write about in the preamble and I’m having the same problem today. This solve was one of those … Read more >>
AZED 2,328
The usual Azed. All pretty sound so far as I can see. You really need to have Chambers by your side; it would be an endless task for me to explain everything everywhere.
As always the definitions are underlined and in maroon.
Azed 2327
A medium-strength Azed, with a fairly high proportion of unfamilar words, in the wordplay as well as the answers. My solving pattern turned out to be more or less from top left to … Read more >>
Everyman 3666
Not the easiest Everyman I’ve ever solved or blogged. It’s all pretty sound, if a bit one-dimensional. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind = … Read more >>
Everyman 3,665
Sunday rolls round and the reliable Everyman. You can find it here
AZED 2,326
No printing errors! At least none that I can see, thank you to whoever has taken up the challenge. I found this pretty hard, especially the top half of the grid. I would be interested to hear how others found it. Thank you Azed for a great puzzle with some very interesting words.
AZED 2,325
Only one printing error, and the correct rubric, for this month’s competition puzzle.
Everyman 3,664
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/3664.
AZED 2,324/CELEBRATIONS
So playfair puzzles aren’t my favourite cup of tea. Fortunately, my colleague Frank Yellin doesn’t mind them and has a bunch of python code to prove it (we are both Jewish so had plenty of time on our hands this week). So he helped me no end figuring out the actual magic square — which this time had no Q rather than the more usual I/J merging (to produce 25 letters of the alphabet in a 5×5 grid).
Everyman 3663
If I may do a bit of bah, humbug, I thought this was a bit one-dimensional, with the same devices being used lots of times. But if you like multi-part clues, then this … Read more >>
Everyman 3,662
The scheduled blogger has been having Internet access problems but he hoped to have been able to publish a post earlier today. It is now early evening and his blog has still not … Read more >>