Everyman 3,885

I’ve blogged only four of these crosswords so far and think they’re improving. Initially there seemed to be a few rough edges, but now everything works well and I hardly make any criticisms here. People tend to point out long clues that rhyme or are in some way alliterative, but I often don’t notice these and a quick glance doesn’t show me anything in this crossword. What I do notice is that there is always so far as I can see a mention of Everyman somewhere in the clues; and I have noticed what has been mentioned, the obligatory first letters clue.

Definitions in crimson, underlined. Indicators (anagrams, hidden, first letters, etc) in italics.

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Azed 2546

Azed provides a plain puzzle this week       I found this be a typical Azed puzzle with the usual meticulously clued entries. I didn’t realise that PROXIMO meant next month.  Presumably … Read more >>

Independent 10,756 by Sheena

The puzzle is available here.   Hello everyone.  Today we welcome another new setter* to the Indy, Sheena, who has brought us a themed offering with a generous sprinkling of interlinked clues. *Edit … Read more >>

Financial Times 16,748 by IO

This is a very good puzzle indeed, but be warned! It is definitely not an easy one. Following usual approach of looking for anagrams and charades will get you so far, but after that some serious lateral thinking is required. Thank you Io.

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