Everyman

Lorraine:  Good morning one and all, Nothing to taxing this week although I got the answers there were a few I had trouble working out. I had never heard of ‘dodge the column’ before. … Read more >>

A pleasant solve, with a good variety of clue types. A certain amount of general knowledge is required, but nothing seems to me to be too obscure, although in 11A we have the … Read more >>

Lorraine:  Good morning peeps, I have to admit I did not do much of this weeks crossword due to fracturing two bones in my hand Saturday afternoon and was in too much pain to … Read more >>

Week in, week out, Everyman produces an enjoyable and accessible Sunday crossword.  Here’s another one. cd  cryptic definition dd  double definition (xxxx)*  anagram anagrind = anagram indicator     Across 1 Polish in … Read more >>

Lorraine:  Good morning to you all, no problems this week, I found I got through this weeks rather quickly. Lots of anagrams which I particularly like. Favourites for me were: 1ac(easy) 13ac, 17ac, 20ac, … Read more >>

A fairly straightforward puzzle from Everyman this week, with a profusion of anagrams and simple charades, and nothing too obscure save, perhaps, 2 down. Across 1 PASTEURISE *PARTS IE USE 6 SCAR Hidden … Read more >>

Lorraine:  Good morning all, I hope you enjoyed this weeks offering as much as myself. Nothing taxing this week for me, I thoroughly enjoyed this crossword. Favourites were 12, 14, 17 and 26ac and … Read more >>

Lorraine:  Good morning all, I think my head was still in Malta this week although my body was back home. I so struggled with this weeks offering. I started quite well but failed on … Read more >>

A clearly-clued and entertaining entry-level puzzle from Everyman.  I was particularly taken with some clever anagrams this week.         cd  cryptic definition dd  double definition (xxxx)*  anagram anagrind = anagram … Read more >>

Lorraine:  Good morning all, I will be away in Malta so will not be able to respond to any comments this week but look forward to reading them when I get home. Phew, what … Read more >>

A straightforward offering from Everyman this week, with a number of fairly obvious anagrams and charades, but none the less enjoyable for it, and with a couple new expressions – for me at … Read more >>

Lorraine:  Good morning to you all. This weeks offering took me quite some time to get going, but once I was up and running they started to come to me quickly. I was slightly … Read more >>

I found this distinctly easier than last week’s Everyman, with mostly simple wordplays, which should help if the range of your general knowledge does not coincide with the compiler’s. Across 1. Win and … Read more >>

Lorraine:  Good morning fellow solvers. This puzzle was not as easy to solve as in other weeks as I usually manage to crack the clues quite quickly, but this one seemed to take me … Read more >>