Not the hardest Everyman I’ve encountered but one or two a little tricky to fully parse out
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AZED No. 2,275 Plain
When I first solved The Listener crossword I was pleased with myself, then went to a website that discussed it and everyone said how easy this particular puzzle was. This was rather dispiriting … Read more >>
Azed 2274
A gentle start to the Azed year: I don’t time myself, but I think I finished this (apart from checking a couple of stragglers in Chambers) in less than half an hour. As … Read more >>
Everyman 3613
The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/3613.
Everyman 3612
I think this is the first Everyman that I have had the opportunity to blog. I don’t solve many in this series, perhaps one a month, and so cannot really comment as to how … Read more >>
Azed 2272 “Snowflake”
This Christmas puzzle employs a device that I don’t remember Azed using before. The special instructions state: “In the completed diagram, eight words in jumbled form may be seen radiating from and including the central square, which must be deduced”.
AZED 2,273 Plain
I enjoyed this one very much. The dictionary got off lightly this time as I seemed to know (or at least vaguely remember) most of the words here, unusual for me. Thank you Azed.
Everyman 3611/20 December
My fellow blogger flashling commented that last week’s Everyman was harder than usual. I would echo that today. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind = anagram … Read more >>
Everyman 3610
To me, at any rate a much harder than usual Everyman
Azed 2271
An Azed plain puzzle this week This was a fairly typical Azed. The entries were the usual result of Azed’s trawl through the dictionary looking for a mix of well … Read more >>
Azed 2270
Making do without Paul’s awesome crossword utility is hard… but I somehow managed. Kind of a medium level difficulty Azed — usual Chambers trawling. There’s one wordplay that I’m unsure of — and a few … Read more >>
Everyman 3609
The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/3609.
Everyman 3608
Fun everyman puzzle. Not much by way of general knowledge required. Some nice surfaces. One clue that I couldn’t parse (15d)
Azed 2269 Plain
Being of a pedantic turn, I was struck by several little things that weren’t quite right here: 19dn is given as (6) when it is (7); 22dn is given as 23dn; whoever typed out … Read more >>
Everyman 3607
Not much variety in the cluing this morning, but a sound enough puzzle from Everyman. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind = anagram indicator [x] letter(s) … Read more >>