Never knowingly undersolved
It’s an Everyman, Jim, but not as we know it. If you haven’t been following proceedings, Colin Gumbrell, who produced the Everyman puzzle every week for a number of … Read more >>
A moderately tricky Azed this week, and one where I often had the experience of constructing a possible answer from the wordplay and then confirming with Chambers that it really was a word … Read more >>
I was a little apprehensive about my task this week, following the previous setter’s retirement and the disappointment of last week’s interim puzzle. But I’m told someone else has now taken on the role, and this week’s puzzle is much more encouraging. Welcome and thank you to the new Everyman setter.
Another expertly crafted puzzle that leaves little for me to add. Thank you Azed.
I only remembered that I was due to blog this puzzle on Saturday evening, having solved one clue on Sunday and then having put the puzzle aside. Panic stations!
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/3772.
The Observer crossword from January 20, 2019
A truly sad day for crossword lovers. Rumour has it that this was Colin Gumbrell’s final contribution to the Observer series.
A plain Azed this week Azed shows how possible it is to clue any word in the dictionary. I hadn’t come across any of the words in the perimeter of … Read more >>
The current Everyman setter is publishing his last puzzle today (20th January), so this one is my last chance to blog him. It’s been a lot of fun. Abbreviations cd … Read more >>
Another set of interesting words. I never get tired of solving Azed puzzles as there is always something new for me to learn. Thank you Azed.
Everyman has given us a gentle introduction to the New Year: totally fair clue constructions as always, and nothing too obscure.
A very straightforward Azed.
It’s traditional for the last Azed of the year to be on the easy side, after the rigours of the Christmas special; so it was with this one, though it was by no … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/3768.
I enjoyed this very much. I solved the puzzle a little at a time over a few days, just right for a Christmas special. Thank you Azed.