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A nice crossword of the type that Azed often sets. The preamble states “Apart from 1 Across, which is normal, each clue is really two clues, side by side but not overlapping, the … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at http://www.guardian.co.uk/crosswords/everyman/3469.
Another low- to medium-strength Azed, which didn’t keep me from my Easter eggs for too long, but provided good entertainment on the way. There seems to have been a rare lapse from strict … Read more >>
Nick: Fairly straight forward puzzle this week. Across 1. An imposition, endless blinking lowly status for oldies (9) HUMBLESSE HUM+BLESSE(d) [blinking ref. euphemism for swear word] 11. Virus causing a leaf … Read more >>
Lorraine: Good morning to you all. Yet another fine puzzle from Everyman, Sundays just can’t come quick enough! Quite a few anagrams this week, I love trying to work anagrams out. No real favourites this week … Read more >>
A reasonably straightforward plain puzzle this week, but I do have a couple of quibbles about the cluing, and one where I may not have understood the wordplay at all, so suggestions are … Read more >>
Another well-constructed crossword in the Everyman style with plenty of variety in the clueing. Just one new meaning of a word for me this morning. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double … Read more >>
Lorraine: Good morning to you all. I have to say I struggled slightly this week especially with the top right hand corner. I had to Google the Preminger film. Favourites this week were 14, … Read more >>
Another 6 weeks has gone by and Azed falls to me to blog again. It’s always a pleasure to do battle with Azed’s precise clues Having said that, there did … Read more >>
Pretty easy but I used the BRB without compunction and there’s a wordplay or two as “exercises for the reader”. And a little Daily Telegraphism at the top: Dangerous Dan. Across 1 DESPERATE … Read more >>
The crossword may be found at http://www.guardian.co.uk/crosswords/everyman/3465.
Lorraine: Good morning all. I know I say it every week but, I truly enjoyed solving this weeks puzzle 🙂 No real favourites just an all round clear and concise puzzle. I did … Read more >>
As always a thoroughly satisfactory crossword from Azed. Quite apart from the quality of the clues, I am always impressed with his grids. More often than not, it seems, he has answers straddling … Read more >>
Another well-constructed and entertaining crossword from Everyman. Geography, Literature, Mythology, Cinema, Natural History, Botany, Opera … it’s all here this morning. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition [xxxx] anagram … Read more >>
Having scarcely finished the previous week’s difficult Misprints puzzle before starting on this one I was expecting (hoping for?) a bit of a respite,. and so it proved, with a puzzle that was … Read more >>