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Azed 2110

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A reasonably straightforward Azed this week, with no particular problems (except one!) and a very friendly grid (only 2 unches in an 11 letter word).  The problem is 10 across, which refers to … Read more >>

Azed 2109

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This was a standard Azed competition puzzle in that all the clues were normal, except for the one entry that has to be clued by competitiors withm their submissions.       I … Read more >>

Azed 2108/What? No Scots?

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Might be wrong about this but seems like Azed has eschewed Scots terms for the duration.  Of this puzzle at least.  In favour of Latin and Greek. Across 1 BI(O)AS,SAY 7 AM(B)O – … Read more >>

Everyman 3447/28 October

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Another nicely constructed and accessible puzzle from Everyman.  One or two chestnuts, but – in the UK at least – it’s getting to that chestnutty time of year, and in a puzzle aimed … Read more >>

Azed 2107

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As always with Azed, thoroughly sound clues and much wading through Chambers in a chase for words that one has never heard, frequently finding variant spellings and having to wade further still. As … Read more >>

Everyman N° 3,445 (14 October)

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The odd less common reference, the inevitable bit of geography, notably coherent surfaces – what more can one say? Everyman continues to produce crosswords which are not pitched too high for most beginners, but have enough spice to satisfy more experienced solvers.

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Azed 2106

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A puzzle in the middle of the Azed scale of difficulty, with no particularly involved clue construction, but a few rather obscure references needing lookups in Chambers and elsewhere. As always, quality clueing … Read more >>

Azed No 2104

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Another straightforward puzzle from Azed, with the usual quota of obscure and historic words, necessitating many checks in Chambers.  I haven’t attempted to explain the meanings of the answers, just tried to show … Read more >>