Never knowingly undersolved
Another sound Sunday puzzle from Everyman. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind = anagram indicator [x] letter(s) removed definitions are underlined Across 1 Student pulls back … Read more >>
A bit more tricky than most Everyman crosswords I felt. You can get it here: https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/3677
Azed leads us on a very enjoyable ramble though some of the lesser-used parts of the English language, places one would never find without such a knowledgeable guide. Thank you Azed.
A straightforward plain after last week’s Carte Blanche.
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/3676.
A few more tricky clues today, such as 12ac which if, like me, you haven’t read the novel in question needed some online assistance. The customary smooth surfaces led to a pleasant Sunday … Read more >>
An Azed Carte Blanche this week. No clue numbers given, no bars in the grid. You have to work it all out I enjoyed this where we had to do … Read more >>
I checked in to Fifteensquared this morning to see what everyone thought of last Sunday’s Everyman. Then I said a bad word, with four letters in it. It was DAMN of course. Apologies … Read more >>
Well, I learnt quite a bit. So definitely an opsimathic experience. For me. I think this was in the easy to medium range for Azed. Though I might have left a wordplay or two behind.
The usual good-quality Azed competition puzzle: everything seems to be soundly clued.
Definitions underlined and in maroon.
In the preamble it says ‘NB Competition clues submitted should begin with an appropriate letter so as to complete a hidden message‘. I spent ages trying to find this hidden message.
A nina in an Everyman? Well possibly.
I rattled through most of this very quickly, but took at least as long again on the last half-dozen clues (I think the SW corner was the last to fall). Thanks to Azed … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/3672.
Perhaps a little more tricky than your average Everyman but still a pleasure to solve. If Pierre had covered this puzzle he would have had his customary ‘bird’ link but I’m sure you … Read more >>
All present and correct. I found this very pleasurable, not the hardest AZED but a nicely consistent level of difficulty from the start to the finish. Thank you Azed.