It’s Sunday, so Everyman with the dog in the pub for my 400th blog
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Everyman 4,049/26 May
The consensus seems to be that the difficulty level of the Everyman puzzle has moved upwards in recent times. They are still well-constructed and pleasing puzzles, though, in my opinion. I enjoyed solving … Read more >>
Everyman 4,048
I thought this was very difficult and there was a period of panic when I thought I’d have to give up and ask for help, but eventually one fell, a fairly obvious one really but it defeated me for a long time, and the others were then solvable. It took a long time to get started, but once I had done so everything went in easily enough, until I reached the impasse already described.
Definitions in crimson, underlined. Indicators (homophone, reversal, hidden, anagram etc) in italics. Anagrams indicated *(like this) or (like this)*. Link-words in green.
RIP – Allan Scott
I have just heard of the passing of Allan Scott who was a former Everyman setter. Thanks to crypticsue for the following link: RIP Allan Scott aka Campbell
Everyman 4,047
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/4047.
Everyman 4,046
Another Bank Holiday weekend, another chance to walk the dog and do the Everyman in the pub over a beer or two
Everyman 4,045/28 April
Another accessible puzzle from the Everyman stable, with all setter’s usual trademarks: the rhyming pair, the self-reference, and the initial letter clue. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad clue as … Read more >>
Everyman 4,043
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/4043.
Everyman 4,042
Everyman time, I note the paper is now the home of the QUIPTIC on Sundays & a new easier crossword as well on Saturdays
Everyman 4,041/31 March
I think we should acknowledge that it is a big ask to produce an entry-level puzzle every seven days. On the whole, I think our setter manages that well: this week there are … Read more >>
Everyman 4,039
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/4039.
Everyman 4,038
First of all apologies for posting this too early, I just typed the wrong number and that somehow failed to fill in one answer. Everyman doing what he does
Everyman 4,037/3 March
Another sound and pleasing puzzle from Everyman this morning. Clearly clued and with all the usual trademarks. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad clue as definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind = anagram … Read more >>