Everyman

Lorraine:  Good morning to you all. I genuinely thought I would struggle with this weeks puzzle but once I got up and going I surprised myself and thoroughly enjoyed solving it. 🙂 So many … Read more >>

Lorraine:  Good morning to you all, I dont know about you but I enjoyed this puzzle tremendously. Some of my favourites were, 4, 14, 17 and 24ac. 2, 5 and 19dn. I hope you … Read more >>

A lovely puzzle in the Everyman style for our Sunday morning diversion.  Plenty to enjoy in this one.       Abbreviations cd  cryptic definition dd  double definition (xxxx)*  anagram anagrind = anagram … Read more >>

Lorraine:  Good morning to you all, I romped through this, this morning, took approximately three quarters of an hour to complete. Some lovely clues, some of which made me smile when I solved them; … Read more >>

Everyman’s usual mix of fine clues, with nothing that I saw as too obscure or difficult. Across 1. Girl having a short walk (6) ASTRID A charade of ‘a’ plus STRID[e] (‘short walk’). … Read more >>

Lorraine:  Good morning and a happy new year to you all. Wizzed through this, this morning. Nothing to taxing on the brain, although I was stuck on a couple of easy one’s, Doh. I … Read more >>

A festive offering from Everyman – clearly clued and good fun as always. There were a number of clues that related to the festive season – which I hope you all enjoyed.  Best … Read more >>

Lorraine:  Good morning to you all, Good all round puzzle this week, I enjoyed it immensly. Lots of anagrams which is one of my favourite type of clue. I thought 26ac was a good … Read more >>

Lorraine:  Good morning happy solvers, Nothing to difficult this week, seemed pretty straight forward to me. I absolutely loved 18ac, what an excellent clue. 4dn was also very good. I enjoyed solving this weeks … Read more >>

Perhaps a more tricky Everyman than usual, but I’m interested to know what others think …         Abbreviations cd  cryptic definition dd  double definition (xxxx)*  anagram anagrind = anagram indicator … Read more >>

Lorraine:  Good morning happy solvers. Nice flowing crossword this week I thought, particular favourites were 4, 14, 18 and 27ac. 8, 11 and 16dn. There should not have been anything too taxing although if … Read more >>

A typical Everyman, I think: a clear notch above beginner level. Across 1 Mug and flag held by jockey (6) VISAGE An envelope (‘held by’) of SAG (‘flag’) in VIE (‘jockey’). 4 Peering … Read more >>

Lorraine:  Good morning one and all, I really struggled this week, I certainly didn’t have my crossword head on at all, so Nick came to the rescue. Below, the analysis and comments are from … Read more >>