The usual eclectic mix from Azed.
Azed 2,184
Owing to a very busy week I’ve hardly had time to solve this puzzle – which I think was of above average difficulty, thanks to a high proportion of unfamiliar words – let … Read more >>
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Everyman 3523/13 April
Another lovely Everyman, with plenty of anagrams to get us going, and some delightful but accessible clues all over the grid. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind … Read more >>
AZED No. 2,183 ‘Eightsome Reels’ COMPETITION PUZZLE
Nick: A nice puzzle from Azed this week, although many of us had a bit of a 16 (the competition word) to get it. As these type of puzzles require a ‘jigsaw like’ locking … Read more >>
Everyman No. 3522 (6th April)
Lorraine: Good morning to one and all. A most enjoyable solve with lots and lots of favourites – 1ac 5ac 11ac 12ac 18ac and 21ac. 3dn 4dn 8dn 16dn 19dn and 22dn. 6dn might … Read more >>
Everyman N° 3,251 (30 March 2014)
The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/3521. I did not think this Everyman was one of the very best, with a couple of weakish clues (21A, 8D), and a generous sprinkling of envelopes, … Read more >>
Everyman No. 3520 (23rd March)
Lorraine: Good morning one and all. Great crossword this week, new to me this week was 4dn. Never heard of hugger-mugger before, it is not often at my age that you get to learn … Read more >>
Azed 2181
A standard Azed this week with its usual mix of everyday and obscure words, all delivered from precise cluing. There’s always a few clues that give you a foothold, even … Read more >>
Azed 2180
On the easier end of the Azed scale – but nonetheless required dipping into the BRB. Attached is the raw grid I scribbled on just for fun. azed_2180 Across 1 C(H,L,O)RACNE – h,l,o … Read more >>
Everyman 3519/16 March
Always a pleasure to solve and blog an Everyman. The usual combination of smooth surfaces and accessible clueing. The enumeration for one of the clues struck me as unusual, but perhaps others have … Read more >>
Everyman No. 3518 (9th March)
Lorraine: Good morning to you all, Very good smooth crossword this week with lovely cluing. I sometimes look too deeply into the clues and miss the bleedin’ obvious, which is what I did with … Read more >>
AZED 2,179
How Azed manages to cope with all these words I simply don’t know. Practically every time there is at least one that I’ve never heard of either in the answer or in the … Read more >>
Everyman N° 3,517 (2 March 2014)
The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/3517. When I solved this, there seemed to be quite a lot of misdirection this time out, with a dash of geography thrown in amongst the general … Read more >>
Azed 2178
A nice easy clue to the long 1 across gave me a good start to this, and I rattled through most of it prety quickly, though with a handful stragglers that needed a … Read more >>
AZED No. 2,177 Plain
Nick; Fairly difficult Azed this week. Also it didn’t help with the typo at 29dn which caused me a bit of head scratching for a while. Across 1. Upper crust gathering accompanied … Read more >>