Azed 1966: Know-how

Better late than never, I hope. I was relieved finally to retrieve my solved copy of this from the recycling bin, as I did not want to find time for re-solving it before … Read more >>

Azed 1959: A bitter-sweet refrain

An Azed of average difficulty this week, I think; I needed a dictionary to check several answers. The words ‘whample’ and ‘sprangle’ were both delightful discoveries. No clue stands out as favourite of … Read more >>

Azed 1952: Pervy gumshoes

An Azed with a mix of easyish and fairly difficult clues, and a few pretty obscure words, which made it interesting to solve. I think I will go for 17a as my favorite … Read more >>

Azed 1945: Are you looking at my bird?

An Azed with some nicely challenging clues this week. I managed to complete it without a dictionary, while watching England lose the first ODI at Lord’s — though I did need to double-check … Read more >>

Azed 1938: Sister act

Apologies for the late posting — this has been an unusually busy week, including the small matter of celebrating an England test victory at Lord’s; I have also been working on information about … Read more >>

Azed 1931

A pretty straightforward Azed, though containing some unusual words, including lots of Scottish words. Unusually for an Azed, there are no ‘hidden in’ answers this week. There’s no competition for my favourite clue … Read more >>

Azed 1924: A morass of Morays

A pretty easy Azed for Easter. I didn’t time myself, but I reckon I got through this as quickly as I have ever completed an Azed. No clue particularly stands out, but I … Read more >>

Azed 1917: In a bit of a spot

An Azed of average difficulty; somewhat marred, however, by three mistakes, the most serious of which is that the wrong word seems to have been clued at 26d (which, in the grid, is … Read more >>

Azed 1901: Jigsaw

A bit of a treat this week — the most challenging Azed for a while. For those who have not tried this kind of puzzle before, the first step in fitting the answers … Read more >>