Never knowingly undersolved
A slightly odd grid in that there are the usual straddling 12-letter answers and sixteen 4-letter ones. But this apart we have a perfectly pleasant crossword with many of the usual nice clues. Sometimes Azed has just relied for difficulty on strange words, it being fairly obvious what is happening in the wordplay, but he is also as one would expect clever from time to time.
Definitions underlined, in crimson. Anagrams indicated *(like this) or (like this)*.
An accessible Azed puzzle.
As much as I have enjoyed the fresh challenge of the new Gemelo puzzles, I felt as though I was back on more familiar ground with this Azed.
This is the first Azed competition puzzle for which entries may be submitted electronically from within the UK.
We have a plain Azed puzzle this week. There is no competition and there are no controversial grid entries that I can see.
It appears that The Observer is planning to enable digital submission to their crossword competitions from 6th July for both Azed and Everyman.
This grid seemed impenetrable until I managed to get a few crossers established . . .
A plain puzzle from Azed.
A reasonably quick solve for me on this one, though I raised an eyebrow at the (unnecessary) use of an outdated derogatory term at 4d. Still, thanks to Azed.
The usual pleasant crossword from Azed. I have one or two slight questions about things but no doubt they will be explained.
Definitions in italics, underlined in crimson. Anagram indicators in italics.
Comment from Bridgesong on his latest Azed blog:
Rather more than the usual quota of four letter words made this week’s plain puzzle more challenging than some (although it was particularly easy in another way…)
A plain crossword from Azed this week.
This week’s Azed seemed mostly straightforward . . .
A slightly tougher than normal plain Azed…