Everyman

Lorraine: Good morning all, some nice clues here this week. I thoroughly enjoyed this weeks offering. Big thank you Everyman. There are two hyperlinks in this weeks blog, namely 2dn and 16dn. Across … Read more >>

Unusually with Everyman, there are one or two clues I can’t quite parse, and a couple of (for me) doubtful definitions. I found this tougher than usual for that reason.   Across   … Read more >>

Lorraine:  Morning all, Started quite well this week but soon came to a grinding halt until Nick came to my rescue. Think my crossword head got up and ran off halfway through this weeks … Read more >>

This did not strike me as a top-notch Everyman. There are several simple charades where the answer is two words (or one word articulating naturally into two parts), and the wordplay just defines … Read more >>

Lorraine Morning peeps, I must say I thoroughly enjoyed this puzzle, up and running the moment I looked at it. A couple of hard anagrams, 16ac and 7dn – but a very strange … Read more >>

The usual pleasing puzzle from Everyman to accompany my Sunday morning.  A good variety of clue types, and for me today some exceptional surfaces: of the acrosses, I could point to 10, 13, … Read more >>

Lorraine:  Good morning one and all. Straight forward Everyman this week with some very enjoyable clues. Big thank you to Everyman. Across 1. Right to go after bankrupt agent (6) BROKER R after BROKE(bankrupt) … Read more >>

A typically entertaining puzzle from Everyman. Unusually for this setter, though, there’s one clue I can’t quite parse (see below). It’s probably my fault, so any suggestions welcome. Across 1 AVERSE A + … Read more >>

Lorraine:  Medium level of difficulty for an Everyman this week, with some typical Everyman clueing. I have two queries at 4ac and 5dn, which maybe readers here can confirm either way. Thank you Mr. … Read more >>

And the envelope contains… Across 1. I’m so sexy in new lace undergarment (8) CAMISOLE Envelope (‘in’) of MISO, an anagram (‘sexy’) of ‘Im so’ in CALE, an anagram (‘new’) of ‘lace’. 5. … Read more >>

Lorraine:  Nice steady Everyman this week, nothing to taxing although I had to look up 25a. in Bradfords to confirm. Thank you Everyman. Across 1. Noon, and crate’s broken open for delicious drink … Read more >>

There has been discussion recently about Everyman getting a bit harder. This one was certainly accessible, but for me it just lacked a bit of the usual zing. Comment was made on the … Read more >>

Lorraine:  Good day to one and all. Big thank you to Everyman; this was much more the Everyman that we all know and love, with nothing to taxing. I managed to get 2dn & … Read more >>

First of all, thanks to the Drurys and the Trafites for their 225 programmes, which make blogging so much neater and more elegent for an IT ignoramus like me. It took me a … Read more >>

Nick:  It’s me doing the blog this week, as Lorraine is a bit busy, but reading her notes, this weeks was pretty tough. As usual, thanks to Mr Everyman for a great crossword. Across … Read more >>