Observer

Everyman 3,759

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The Observer crossword from Oct 28, 2018

Another goodie but one that took me considerably longer than usual.
Perhaps, I was still a bit 20d [my first one in] after the York S&B.

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Azed 2420

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A plain Azed this week – a typical example of the genre       I thought the clues in this puzzle were less complex in construction that some Azed puzzles, but they … Read more >>

Everyman 3758/21 October

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Another fine puzzle from Everyman. I have tried to explain everything fully, but if there’s something you don’t understand or want more detail about, just ask.       Abbreviations cd cryptic definition … Read more >>

AZED 2,419

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More interesting words for me to learn and some humour this time too.  Thank you Azed.

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Azed 2417 – Right & Left

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I started doing the Azed puzzles when I was a first-year undergraduate; I solved this one on the day before I qualified for my state pension. Tempus fugit indeed. The Right & Left … Read more >>

Everyman 3,755

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The Observer crossword from Sept 30, 2018

All good again but a crossword that was perhaps slightly easier than the recent Everymen (?!).

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Everyman 3754/23 September

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The usual well-constructed mixture of charades, anagrams and insertions from Everyman to accompany Sunday morning coffee.       Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad clue as definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind … Read more >>

Everyman 3,753

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The scheduled blogger has not turned up so here is an analysis of the clues with no further commentary because there are other things that I should be doing on a Sunday afternoon. … Read more >>

Azed 2414

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A plain Azed this week, one which I found quite difficult to get started       There were a couple of clues where the word play eluded me for a while.  These were … Read more >>