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Azed 2070 – Jigsaw

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I was a little apprehensive when I saw that the blogging cycle had delivered me a jigsaw puzzle, because these tend to need a lot of “cold-solving” of clues before any progress can … Read more >>

AZED No. 2,069 Plain

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Nick:  A toughy from Azed this week, which I give 8/10 on the Azedian hardness scale. As usual for Azed, some good stuff going on (13ac, 4dn, 28dn), but I do feel it’s slightly … Read more >>

Everyman No. 3408 (29th January)

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Lorraine:  Good morning one and all. Very enjoyable crossword this week, smooth surfaces and nothing too taxing. No particular favourites this week, and as usual enjoyed solving the clues, and was not stymied in … Read more >>

Azed 2068

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I found this puzzle distinctly tougher than usual for a plain Azed.  I didn’t help myself by my error at 26, especially when it seemed to be confirmed by the crossing letter from … Read more >>

Everyman 3,407/22 January

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As always, a delightful beginner-level puzzle from Everyman to get brain in gear on Sunday morning.  Some particularly smooth surfaces today, and one definition I had never come across before.       … Read more >>

Azed 2067 / 15 January 2012

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This was a fairly typical plain Azed where the parsing is clear after a little bit of thought.  I normally find the surfaces of Azed’s clues to be very smooth, but I did … Read more >>

Azed 2066/hue

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Another case of forgetting it was my turn.  And then when I did start solving, I found out halfway through I was working on this week’s (2067).  Oh well.  Fortunately 2066 (and all … Read more >>

Everyman nº3405

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A typical Sunday morning stroll. Thanks, Everyman. With a wink to scchua, I include a photo of the car I learnt to drive in – or one like it – I wrote ours … Read more >>

Azed 2065

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After the hours I spent on the Christmas crossword two weeks ago, this one came as welcome relief. Not that it was easy: Azed never is, for me at any rate, but this … Read more >>

Azed 2063

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I’m feeling even more well disposed towards Azed (and the Observer) this week than usual, having been fortunate enough to win a prize in one of the weekly competitions recently (still waiting to … Read more >>

Everyman 3402/11 December

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A well-constructed entry-level puzzle from Everyman this morning, with a nice range of cluing devices and some pleasing surfaces.  Perfect for beginning and improving solvers. cd  cryptic definition dd  double definition (xxxx)*  anagram … Read more >>