Never knowingly undersolved
The first Azed after the Christmas special is traditionally supposed a bit gentler than usual, but that wasn’t my experience with this one. All sorted in the end, though. Thanks to Azed, and … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/3924.
I found this slow going at first, but I soon got used to the idea I was solving at normal speed again. Thank you Azed.
The Observer crossword from December 19, 2021
It’s Boxing Day today and so my sincerest Season’s Greetings to all solvers (and to Everyman, of course).
Let’s hope 2022 will be a somewhat better year.
But didn’t we say a thing like that a year ago?
Notice: the blog for this puzzle will be published a week later than usual on Sunday 2nd January, the day after the closing date for entries.
Lots of classical references in this week’s plain Azed puzzle
My colleague John introduced last week’s blog with the sentiment that the puzzle there was one of the best Everyman offerings that he’d had on his watch. I thought this one continued in … Read more >>
This is one of the best Everyman crosswords that I’ve blogged. The clues are apparently (with the odd exception, which is quite possibly because I’m missing something) sound, none of them are incredibly difficult, and the surfaces are often very good.
Definitions in crimson, underlined. Indicators (anagram, homophone, hidden etc) in italics. Anagrams are indicated *(like this) or (like this)*.
As usual for the first Azed puzzle of the month, this is a competition puzzle with one word clued by definition only. It is a plain puzzle though. No doubt there will be … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/3920.
Fewer difficult words for me this week, so a quicker than usual solve. Thank you Azed.
The Observer crossword from Nov 21, 2021.
Every now and then I unexpectedly struggle with the weekly Everyman puzzle.
This was another example.
A gentle Azed.
I enjoyed this one from Everyman, with a couple of clues that I particularly liked. One or two queries that I’m sure contributors will help resolve. And for those collecting such things, the … Read more >>
A gentle walk in the park (relatively speaking) after the previous week’s tricky Letters Latent. Thanks to Azed. Across 1 SVARABHAKTI Kasbah TV air waves demonstrating vocalic development (11)(KASBAH TV AIR)* – … Read more >>