Azed is in classic form.
Azed 2725
We have a plain puzzle from Azed this week. There didn’t seem to be as many really obscure entries this week compared to some others. However the 1 across and … Read more >>
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Everyman 4,063
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/4063.
Everyman 4,062
Final Bank Holiday of the summer and it’s time to blog the Everyman
Azed No 2,723 – Plain
A plain Azed.
Azed 2722
A long answer at 1 across can be helpful in getting into a puzzle, but in this case I needed a lot of crossing letters to work it out. Apart from that it … Read more >>
Everyman 4,061/18 August
Another pleasing and sound cryptic from Everyman. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad clue as definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind = anagram indicator [x] letter(s) removed definitions are underlined Across 1 When … Read more >>
Azed 2721
Maybe I’ve only just noticed, but Azed’s crosswords nowadays frequently have two or three subtraction clues, as here. These are often quite difficult, and I didn’t find this crossword all that easy, with so many crazy words that had to be looked up in Chambers. But otherwise it was much as usual, with its sound clueing. The doubts I have expressed below may well be down to me, not to Azed.
Definitions in blue, underlined (the rest of the clues are in crimson). Anagram indicators in italics. Anagrams indicated (like this)* or *(this).
Everyman 4060, Sunday 11 August 2024
What we have come to expect: not perhaps the most exciting surfaces (except for some, particularly 22dn), but plenty of ingenuity shown, and sound clues.
Definitions in crimson, underlined. Indicators (anagram, homophone, hidden, inclusion, etc) in italics. Anagrams indicated (like this)* or *(like this). Link-words in green.
Azed No 2720
A plain puzzle for this month’s competition.
Everyman 4,059
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/4059.
Everyman 4,058 by Everyman
If it’s Sunday it must be Everyman, so down the pub with the dog…
Azed 2719
A plain puzzle from Azed this week. I got off to a reasonable start with this puzzle with a few of the early downs which led to me to SPLASH … Read more >>
Azed No. 2,718 Plain
Apart from a couple of quibbles noted below, I found this pretty straightforward.
Everyman 4,057/21 July
Nothing really to frighten the horses with here, which is as it should be. One or two where it took me a while to see where Everyman was coming from, but I think … Read more >>