Never knowingly undersolved
Some considerable subtlety on display this week, some of which may have eluded me. There are of course all the usual Azed features of obscure words, and ingenious clues, this week displayed in … Read more >>
Lorraine: Good morning to you all. Started off quite quickly this morning with 14, 18ac and 22dn being the first in the grid. Spotted 14ac straight away as it is one of my favourite … Read more >>
A plain Azed puzzle today, with no tricks or clue adjustments. I found this to be a fairly standard Azed. I am not 100% sure about the parsing of 3 … Read more >>
Goodness! For me quite a struggle. I had to invoke an email friend (thanks Frank Yellin!) to resolve some spoonerisms towards the end. Since there are two types of clues, I found myself … Read more >>
Another thoughtfully-constructed cryptic from Everyman. We only as a rule get a few comments on this site. But I’m certain his Sunday puzzles bring pleasure to many solvers, both in the UK and … Read more >>
Nick: Me again this week folks, …as Lorraine has gone camping at Blissfields music festival with her friends. Typical Everyman, with some nice clues. I didn’t have the foggiest about 7dn, but an inspired … Read more >>
As one always gets with Azed, a thoroughly sound solving experience and one or two that baffle for ages. If this had been a competition crossword I wouldn’t have dared to submit 29dn … Read more >>
I quite often manage to complete a large proportion the easier Azeds without any aids, but this is the first (at least for a while) where I was able to write in all … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at http://www.guardian.co.uk/crosswords/everyman/3481.
Nick: Straight Azed this week with no real difficulty – 6/10. Two slight queries at 33ac and 6dn. Across 2. Sober duke, festal possibly, ready to set off with hunt? (10) … Read more >>
Lorraine: Good morning to you all. Very straight forward crossword this week I feel, plenty of my favourite anagrams 🙂 Most enjoyable clues for me this week were, 15 and 18ac, 2, 4, and … Read more >>
A reasonably straightforward Azed this week, if perhaps a little harder than average. I have a couple of queries which will no doubt be resolved swiftly by the usual suspects. Across 1 FIG … Read more >>
A delightful, well-constructed entry-level puzzle from Everyman, with a variety of devices and everything clearly clued. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind = anagram indicator [x] … Read more >>
Lorraine & Nick: Nick this week folks, Lorraine’s new job involves 12 hours a day (now the summer is here), so she didn’t get the time (also too tired) to do the puzzle this … Read more >>
This was a standard plain crossword from Azed with the usual mix of precise cluing and unfamiliar words. Often when I blog an Azed puzzle there are a few clues … Read more >>