Observer – Page 75 – Fifteensquared

Everyman 3,589 (July 19)

Sun July 26, 2015 at 12:01 am by PeterO

the puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/3589.

Everyman 3,588

Sun July 19, 2015 at 12:05 am by Matt

Good crossword, that had me stumped in several places.

AZED 2,249

Sun July 19, 2015 at 8:31 amSun July 19, 2015 at 12:00 am by PeeDee

I learned some interesting new words this week. Thank you AZED.

AZED 2,248

Sun July 12, 2015 at 11:29 amSun July 12, 2015 at 12:05 am by bridgesong

The July competition puzzle, with perhaps a few more quibbles than usual in what I found to be a harder than usual test.

Everyman 3587/5 July

Sun July 12, 2015 at 12:01 am by Pierre

It’s been a couple of months now since a new compiler took over the Everyman slot, so it’s probably time to stop comparing the current setter with the previous incumbent. I’ve blogged this … Read more >>

Everyman 3,586

Sun July 5, 2015 at 7:10 am by flashling

Last time I blogged here I said Everyman was getting easier…

Azed 2247

Sun July 5, 2015 at 12:01 am by duncanshiell

A plain Azed this week with plenty of evidence of Azed lovingly lifting the most obscure definitions out of Chambers dictionary There is one clue that I can’t parse – … Read more >>

AZED 2,246

Sun June 28, 2015 at 6:51 amSun June 28, 2015 at 12:01 am by ilancaron

Quite a straightforward exercise in using Chambers (aka TBRB). I got hung up though for ages on the SW corner since I had confidently entered GRINS instead of GIRNS for 32A.

Everyman 3,585 (June 21)

Sun June 28, 2015 at 12:01 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/3585.

Everyman 3,584

Sun June 21, 2015 at 12:07 am by Matt

Hi all,

Judging by the time taken, a slightly easier crossword from our new, tougher Everyman setter.

Azed 2245 / Carte Blanche

Sun June 21, 2015 at 10:34 pmSun June 21, 2015 at 12:05 am by John

Azed has given us a carte blanche this week, the sort of thing he doesn’t often do, leaving his specials for when they are really worthwhile, the first Sunday of the month when … Read more >>

Azed 2244

Sun June 14, 2015 at 7:36 am by Andrew

A medium-difficulty Azed, I thought – I got through about three-quarters of it with not much trouble, and then took twice as long again to finish it off. Usual remarks about sound, high-quality … Read more >>

Everyman 3583/7 June

Sun June 14, 2015 at 12:01 am by Pierre

I’m still getting used to the style of our new Everyman setter. It’s certainly taking me a lot longer to solve Everyman these days, so I would surmise that the difficulty level has … Read more >>

Everyman 3,582

Sun June 7, 2015 at 10:50 amSun June 7, 2015 at 12:15 am by flashling

An easier Everyman than the last one I blogged

AZED 2,243

Sun June 7, 2015 at 12:00 am by PeeDee

A couple of downright obscure words in here but on the whole quite amenable given enough time to think about it. Thank you AZED.