Welcome to & lit. – The Azed Slip Archive

In this Archive you can find thousands of the best Cryptic Crossword Clues from 40 years of the Observer Azed clue-writing competition.

See it here first – & lit. publishes the latest Azed Slip every month,
and Dr Watson’s reviews, as soon as they’re available.

To find out more about the site, select the About & lit. link on the left, and for recent developments, select the Archive latest link.


Use the list below to find an Azed Slip directly

View the Azed Slip   View a table of clues
 

For more search options, select the BROWSE ARCHIVE link above.
 


Visits: 108,507

The Azed Cup

Mrs A. M. Walden
wins First Prize in competition 2065.

DERMESTIDAE

Article in German media set out what might be bad news for Brussels

This year’s honours table

The next Azed competition puzzle will be out on Sunday 5th February

Dr Watson reviews Azed 2065

From the archive

Man sent packing, sort of a ‘male’ order! (9)

Second prize winner by T. J. Moorey in competition 922

Solution