Never knowingly undersolved
My first blog of an AZED as bridgesong is away at the moment. I guess it must be at the easier end of the AZED spectrum as I completed the puzzle in a single … Read more >>
Lorraine: Good morning to you all. Well what can I say. I could not write them in quick enough, one look and the answers just kept coming! I love it when that happens, crossword … Read more >>
This is the first non-standard Azed puzzle that I have blogged for some time. I found it a pleasant change from the normal fare. There was a preamble to this … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/3489. Everyman in top form, producing a couple of splendid anagrams, sparkling surfaces, the odd more complex clue structure, and even, in 16D, managing to sneak in … Read more >>
Sitting on the dock by the bay as we speak. But in Seattle waiting for a flight to the San Juans. Where I will have no internet access. Fairly easy standard fare from … Read more >>
Lorraine: Good morning to you all. Yet another wonderful Sunday morning solve, the only problem is that I did not get to solve it until Wednesday morning due to work 🙁 I counted 6 … Read more >>
I’ve bitten the bullet and have provided the clues. It had always seemed to me to be unnecessary since anyone who has done the crossword must know what the clues are, but everyone … Read more >>
Another high-quality set of clues in a Plain Azed – overall about middling in difficulty, I think, with nothing particularly devious this time, though I’m not entirely convinced by my explanation of 26d. … Read more >>
Another fine puzzle from Everyman to accompany the Sunday morning coffee. Not so many anagrams as normal, and no old films today; but a nod to the cinema nonetheless. Abbreviations … Read more >>
Nick: Fairly easy Azed this week, which I give 4/10 on the Azedian hardness scale, as I completed this puzzle before I left for work Sunday morning at 10:00, in about 80 minutes … Read more >>
Lorraine: Good morning happy solvers! Yet another fine puzzle from Everyman. First in was 14ac., rushed into writing in the answer and put ‘a stab in the dark’ instead of ‘a shot in … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at http://www.guardian.co.uk/crosswords/everyman/3485.
Some considerable subtlety on display this week, some of which may have eluded me. There are of course all the usual Azed features of obscure words, and ingenious clues, this week displayed in … Read more >>
Lorraine: Good morning to you all. Started off quite quickly this morning with 14, 18ac and 22dn being the first in the grid. Spotted 14ac straight away as it is one of my favourite … Read more >>
A plain Azed puzzle today, with no tricks or clue adjustments. I found this to be a fairly standard Azed. I am not 100% sure about the parsing of 3 … Read more >>