Never knowingly undersolved
I knew something special was coming up for this month’s competition, because Azed had mentioned in a previous Slip that constructing this one had caused him some trouble. Not surprising, with what are … Read more >>
Everyman has been a bit trickier over the last few weeks, in my opinion. But he’s back this morning to give us a sound and pretty straightforward crossword, which should suit those who … Read more >>
Nick: A game of two halves this week. The top half of the grid flew in, but then I ground to a halt on the bottom half, taking a few hours to complete it. … Read more >>
Lorraine: Good morning to you all, for the last time. A big thank you to Gaufrid and everyone involved in fifteen squared. A big thank you to all of you who follow the Everyman … Read more >>
A routine plain Azed this week, made a little harder if you were using the online version.
The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/3533. I got the impression in the last several weeks that Everyman was ratcheting up the difficulty level a notch; butI though this one by comparison a pleasant … Read more >>
Lorraine: Good Morning to you all. Not such an easy solve this week I found, I did struggle with the N E corner. I do hope you all managed better than me. Big … Read more >>
This was a standard plain crossword from Azed with the usual mix of precise cluing and unfamiliar words. I got into this through the two long down clues – CLAPTRAPPERY … Read more >>
A pleasing puzzle from Everyman, but one I struggled with a bit, especially in the SE corner, where there was a word I had never heard of. Abbreviations cd cryptic … Read more >>
Other than a numbering malfunction in the online edition once it had finally become available after a couple of days (across clue numbers from 29 needed to be incremented which I spent far … Read more >>
Lorraine: Good morning to you all. Yet another fine puzzle from Everyman this week. I found a few tricky clues here so I did need a bit of help from Nick. Big … Read more >>
The usual solid workout from Azed. In his clue-setting competitions, there is an extraordinary preponderance of comp. anags. but in his own crosswords he has apparently only had one or at most two. Until now, and I don’t remember three before.
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A medium-difficulty Azed (for me) this time. As usual, no problems with the excellent clues (apart from a slight eyebrow-raise at 1d), but there were a few mistakes/misprints in both the online and … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/3529. Everyman’s usual mix of smooth surfaces and elegant if not too complicated constructions, with film references and geographical references thrown in. Across 1. Depressed facing autumn … Read more >>
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