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Azed 2025/Carte Blanche

Sun March 27, 2011 at 5:48 amSun March 27, 2011 at 12:05 am by ilancaron

I tend to enjoy empty grids in the Carte Blanche style — it makes me think I’m doing something more than just “mindlessly” solving clues. In this case, I got lucky guessing that 1A and … Read more >>

Everyman crossword No 3,364

Sun March 27, 2011 at 10:38 amSun March 27, 2011 at 12:01 am by Stella

A typically entertaining puzzle from Everyman. Unusually for this setter, though, there’s one clue I can’t quite parse (see below). It’s probably my fault, so any suggestions welcome. Across 1 AVERSE A + … Read more >>

Everyman No. 3363 (13th March)

Sun March 20, 2011 at 6:30 am by The Trafites

Lorraine: Medium level of difficulty for an Everyman this week, with some typical Everyman clueing. I have two queries at 4ac and 5dn, which maybe readers here can confirm either way. Thank you Mr. … Read more >>

Azed 2024

Sun March 20, 2011 at 12:02 am by John

As always of course, a very good crossword from Azed. Some of the clues (1ac and 1dn particularly) are marvellous and everything is sound and well-signposted. My solving performance is rather feeble: I … Read more >>

Azed 2023

Sun March 13, 2011 at 12:47 pm by Andrew

Another reasonably straightforward Azed, as far as I remember, helped by an easy 1 across to get me started, though as usual a fair bit of Chambers-trawling was needed to confirm all the … Read more >>

Everyman No 3,362

Sun March 13, 2011 at 11:00 pmSun March 13, 2011 at 12:01 am by PeterO

And the envelope contains… Across 1. I’m so sexy in new lace undergarment (8) CAMISOLE Envelope (‘in’) of MISO, an anagram (‘sexy’) of ‘Im so’ in CALE, an anagram (‘new’) of ‘lace’. 5. … Read more >>

AZED No. 2,022 Plain

Sun March 6, 2011 at 6:45 am by The Trafites

Nick: A fairly easy stroll for an Azed this week. 18dn was the last in, as the instruction ‘The Chambers Dictionary (2008) is recommended‘ always steers me in the wrong direction when proper nouns … Read more >>

Everyman No. 3361 (27th February)

Sun March 6, 2011 at 6:30 am by The Trafites

Lorraine: Nice steady Everyman this week, nothing to taxing although I had to look up 25a. in Bradfords to confirm. Thank you Everyman. Across 1. Noon, and crate’s broken open for delicious drink … Read more >>

Azed 2021 plain

Sun February 27, 2011 at 12:05 am by bridgesong

I found this very hard, partly because I had never heard of either of the two 13 letter anagrams at 15 and 29 across. There were several other obscure words and I will … Read more >>

Everyman 3360/20 February 2011

Sun February 27, 2011 at 11:02 amSun February 27, 2011 at 12:01 am by Pierre

There has been discussion recently about Everyman getting a bit harder. This one was certainly accessible, but for me it just lacked a bit of the usual zing. Comment was made on the … Read more >>

Everyman No. 3359 (13th February)

Sun February 20, 2011 at 6:30 am by The Trafites

Lorraine: Good day to one and all. Big thank you to Everyman; this was much more the Everyman that we all know and love, with nothing to taxing. I managed to get 2dn & … Read more >>

Azed 2020: Clear vision

Sun February 20, 2011 at 12:01 am by jetdoc

A rather more tricky Azed than some recent ones, largely because it has more than the usual quota of obscure words. I needed to check quite a few answers. The first answer refers … Read more >>

Azed 2019/a tale of two halves

Sun February 13, 2011 at 1:22 pmSun February 13, 2011 at 12:01 am by ilancaron

Appropriately enough, very much a tale of two halves for me. But in my case the top and the bottom: 1A came quickly enough and thus the top half. I stared at the … Read more >>

Everyman crossword No 3,358

Sun February 13, 2011 at 12:01 am by Stella

First of all, thanks to the Drurys and the Trafites for their 225 programmes, which make blogging so much neater and more elegent for an IT ignoramus like me. It took me a … Read more >>

Everyman No. 3357 (30th January)

Sun February 6, 2011 at 6:30 am by The Trafites

Nick: It’s me doing the blog this week, as Lorraine is a bit busy, but reading her notes, this weeks was pretty tough. As usual, thanks to Mr Everyman for a great crossword. Across … Read more >>