A straightforward plain puzzle this week, but with one unusual feature.
Observer
Everyman 3575/12 April
Everyman was my route into solving cryptics, so I always get pleasure from blogging his puzzles in an attempt to help new and improving solvers. I think I have pinned everything down here, … Read more >>
Everyman 3,574
It’s Sunday and my shift at the Everyman wheel.
Azed 2235
Given that this puzzle was published on Easter Sunday I was expecting an Azed special, so I was slightly surprised to see just a plain Competition puzzle. There was the … Read more >>
Everyman 3,573
The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/3573.
AZED 2,234
I managed to charge through this pretty quickly at my desk while pretending to work (and listening to The Rolling Stones on YouTube — unrelated I think). A couple of wordplays still to resolve which I fully plan to… (best laid plans…)
Azed 2233
My apologies: I had intended to do this blog today, using the nice software that gives you the clues, but when I came to do so I found that this week’s puzzle was already … Read more >>
Everyman crossword No 3,572
Hello all, Not sure if it was just me, but I struggled a bit with this one – the usual recipe of straightforward constructions with a bit of general knowledge was out of balance … Read more >>
Azed 2232 – Double Trouble
My Azed blogging has been perfectly synchronised with the appearance of specials recently – this is the fourth in a row that I’ve had to contend with. I was going to say that … Read more >>
Everyman 3571/16 March
Another fine crossword from Everyman, but there were some tricky ones in here. And a nod to what many people will be celebrating today. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition … Read more >>
AZED No 2,231
My apologies for the late posting. I won’t comment any further on the puzzle as I cheated to get it finished quickly for the blog. Thanks to frogman for help on some of the parsings.
Everyman 3,570
Sunday rolls by and my turn at the Everyman
AZED 2,230
A plain competition puzzle this month from Azed.
Everyman 3,569
The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/3569.
Everyman crossword No 3,568
Hello all, Firstly, apologies for the lateness of this post. Holiday-induced brainfade. Thanks to Gaufrid for alerting me to my oversight. Secondly, and related, apologies for both the curtness of the post and … Read more >>