Everyman

Lorraine:  Good Morning to you all. Not such an easy solve this week I found, I did struggle with the N E corner.  I do hope you all managed better than me. Big … Read more >>

A pleasing puzzle from Everyman, but one I struggled with a bit, especially in the SE corner, where there was a word I had never heard of.       Abbreviations cd  cryptic … Read more >>

Lorraine: Good morning to you all.   Yet another fine puzzle from Everyman this week. I found a few tricky clues here so I did need a bit of help from Nick. Big … Read more >>

The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/3529. Everyman’s usual mix of smooth surfaces and elegant if not too complicated constructions, with film references and geographical references thrown in.   Across 1. Depressed facing autumn … Read more >>

‘Good morning one and all’ is the usual opening from Lorraine, when it is the Trafites’ turn to blog – but this week they are on a well-earned break, and I have the … Read more >>

Another entertaining and cleverly clued puzzle from Everyman, although there were – unusually – a couple that didn’t really hit the spot for me this morning.  You’ll no doubt tell me if I … Read more >>

Lorraine:  Good morning one and all. I enjoyed this weeks offering until I got to the South West corner; I needed help with 15dn, 16dn and 24ac. Thanks Nick, to the rescue once again. … Read more >>

The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/3525. Everyman is branching out – last week a Nina, here a mini-theme, if two Tolkien clues (and maybe in 12A a third, at a pinch) counts … Read more >>

Lorraine:  Good morning,       I enjoyed this weeks offering immensely until I got to 11ac and 20dn, needed Nick’s help to solve those two. Thanks Nick. I found it took me … Read more >>

Another lovely Everyman, with plenty of anagrams to get us going, and some delightful but accessible clues all over the grid.     Abbreviations cd  cryptic definition dd  double definition (xxxx)*  anagram anagrind … Read more >>

Lorraine:  Good morning to one and all. A most enjoyable solve with lots and lots of favourites – 1ac 5ac 11ac 12ac 18ac and 21ac. 3dn 4dn 8dn 16dn 19dn and 22dn. 6dn might … Read more >>

The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/3521. I did not think this Everyman was one of the very best, with a couple of weakish clues (21A, 8D), and a generous sprinkling of envelopes, … Read more >>

Lorraine:  Good morning one and all. Great crossword this week, new to me this week was 4dn. Never heard of hugger-mugger before, it is not often at my age that you get to learn … Read more >>

Always a pleasure to solve and blog an Everyman.  The usual combination of smooth surfaces and accessible clueing.  The enumeration for one of the clues struck me as unusual, but perhaps others have … Read more >>

Lorraine:  Good morning to you all, Very good smooth crossword this week with lovely cluing. I sometimes look too deeply into the clues and miss the bleedin’ obvious, which is what I did with … Read more >>