Andrew

I started off on Everyman in The Observer, and began solving Azed while I was a student at Cambridge (reading maths) shortly after it started. I do the Guardian puzzle most days and others sporadically. In real life I work as a software developer (still in Cambridge), and for non-crossword recreation play the piano and am involved in amateur theatre.

Azed 2621

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Quite a few non-English words (only some of which are Scottish) in this one, but not too high up the hardness scale, as far as I remember. Thanks to Azed.   Across 1 … Read more >>

Guardian 28,858 – Vlad

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I’ve just come back from a holiday in the Highlands, and as expected have to thank Eileen and Manehi for standing in for me. What I didn’t expect was to be blogging on … Read more >>

Guardian 28,843 – Imogen

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Mostly straightforward solving today, though there’s a title I didn’t know, and one clue I can’t explain. Thanks to Imogen. Some commenters on the Guardian site claim to have found a theme, but … Read more >>

Guardian 28,836 – Vulcan

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It took me a bit longer to get started on this than usual for a Vulcan, but things eventually started to fall into place. I’m unsure about one definition, but no doubt will … Read more >>

Guardian 28,834 – Nutmeg

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I made a bit of a slow start on this, but Nutmeg’s impeccable clues meant that it all came out nicely in the end, despite a few obscurities. Thanks to Nutmeg.   Across … Read more >>

Azed 2615

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I’m writing this up somewhat belatedly, so don’t remember much about my solving experience, but I think it was of fairly average difficulty. I may be missing something (it wouldn’t be the first … Read more >>

Guardian 28,813 – Pasquale

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As we brace ourselves for the hottest recorded day in the UK, can Pasquale help to keep us cool? I found this a satisfyingly steady solve, right in the Goldilocks zone. As usual, … Read more >>

Guardian 28,790 – Puck

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A welcome return by Puck after a gap of just over a year… … and a celebration of PRUNELLA SCALES, who is NINETY today. She is of course famous as SYBIL Fawlty, and … Read more >>

Azed 2609

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I found this mostly straightforward, though the two 12-letter down answers held out almost to the end, and I can’t fully explain 6 down: no doubt I’ll soon be enlightened. Thanks to Azed. … Read more >>