A unusual grid from AZED this week.
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Everyman 3,545
The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/3545.
AZED 2,206
A good puzzle for those who haven’t tackled an Azed before, with several clues that wouldn’t be out of place in a daily cryptic puzzle.
Everyman 3544
Hello all, Struggling with internet access, so the following may be a little garbled. Apologies if it doesn’t make much sense. A pleasant enough puzzle, I thought, with at least one new usage … Read more >>
Azed 2205
We had a plain competition Azed this week where one of the clues was a simple definition that yielded an entry to be clued as part of the competition Bloggers over the … Read more >>
Azed 2204
Fairly straightforward from the master. Managed to solve in less than 2 hours (with frequent trips to TBRB). Definitions underlined. Across 1 Confirmed philistine, I’m backward, unaccompanied by substance (10) MI,SOLO,GIST … Read more >>
Everyman 3543/31 August
Another sound as a pound puzzle from Everyman. Struggled with the bottom half this morning. It’s all there, though: when in doubt, read the instructions. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd … Read more >>
Everyman 3,542
A quick solve for me this week with the SE holding me up the longest.
AZED 2,203
Although the structure of most of these clues is fairly straightforward, as witness the number of them that can be parsed in one bit, I found this one of Azed’s harder crosswords, with many difficult words and shades of meaning. Coomassie blue and makunouchi aren’t things I talk about every day. Indeed there are red squiggly lines under two of these words and they won’t go away.
As usual I’m not going to explain all these difficult words. I don’t want to be up all night.
Definitions underlined.
Azed 2202 – ‘A Summer Serenade’ (DLM)
I’ve never been a great fan of DLM (definition and letter-mixture) puzzles: I tend to find them very hard to get started on, but once even a couple of answers are in it … Read more >>
Everyman 3,541
The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/3541.
Everyman 3,540
A straightforward Everyman, easier than the last one I did.
AZED 2,201
My first Azed puzzle as a regular blogger entailing a very enjoyable trawl though Chambers. The great thing about blogging an Azed puzzle is that it gives me the perfect excuse to spend the afternoon reading the dictionary without attracting unwelcome comments about ‘needing to get a life’ etc. Thank you Azed.
AZED 2,200
A plain competition puzzle this month after the intricacies of July’s competition.
Everyman 3539/3 August
Everyman on good form this morning. One or two definitions which I thought were a bit imprecise, but otherwise all sound, with some clever anagrams. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition … Read more >>