Everyman 3312
Posted by Arthur on March 28th, 2010
This was nice and pretty gentle. The main features worth noting are three 15-letter anagrams and a rather nice long even-letters clue. If I was in a complaining mood I would say that it would have been more impressive if all four long clues were anagrams, but as it is, this passed the time very pleasantly. 15dn, I am still not wholly sure on part of it, but I’m sure I’ll be put right nice and quickly on here.
| Across | |
|---|---|
| 1 | SWING - S + WING |
| 4 | URSA MAJOR - R in USA + MAJOR |
| 9 | A STORM IN A TEACUP – AMPUTATIONSCARE* |
| 10 | LIEGE LORD – LIE around E.G. + “LAUD” |
| 11 | SWORD - S + WORD |
| 12 | TUITION – OUTINIT* |
| 14 | MERMAID - RM + AI in MED |
| 16 | INSIDER – INSIDE + R(eform) |
| 18 | CAMELOT - CAME + LOT |
| 19 | ASPEN – dd |
| 20 | FORT WORTH – FORT + WORTH |
| 22 | A PASSAGE TO INDIA – APOETSSAIDAGAIN* |
| 23 | SHED A TEAR – SHEAR around DATE |
| 24 | ESSEN – hidden in procESS ENgineering |
| Down | |
| 1 | SCARLATTI – TRIALACTS* |
| 2 | IN THE FIRST PLACE – IN FIRST PLACE around THE |
| 3 | GORSE - G(olfer) + ROSE* |
| 4 | UNICORN - UN + COIN* around R(ichelieu) |
| 5 | STARDOM - MADSORT* |
| 6 | MAELSTROM – [MAESTRO around L] + M |
| 7 | JACK OF ALL TRADES – ADAFTJOKERSCALL* |
| 8 | RAPID - RAID around (Tri)P(oli) |
| 13 | INDONESIA – ONES in INDIA |
| 15 | DUTCH BARN – DUTCH + BA(i)RN. I am not certain why Dutch would be synonymous with wife. Any help much appreciated. |
| 17 | REFUGEE – (f)R(e)E(o)F(j)U(n)G(l)E(y)E(t) |
| 18 | CURATOR – RA in COURT* |
| 19 | AMASS - A + M + AS + S(ecurity) |
| 21 | WHITE - WITH* + gam(E) |
Common crossword abbreviations this week:
South = S
king = R
son = S
Royal Marine = RM
first-rate = AI (looks like A1)
Latin = L
mass = M
one = I
artist = RA
million = M
March 28th, 2010 at 12:21 am
Hi Arthur,
although I am Dutch, the one I didn’t understand was 15d.
So, I cannot help you.
I hope, Everyman will turn up himself to explain.
17d (REFUGEE) was my highlight today (which was last Sunday) – just brilliant!
March 28th, 2010 at 12:31 am
Hi Arthur
Re 15dn. Dutch=wife can be confirmed in Chambers. It is Cockney slang, possibly short for Duchess of Fife, rhyming slang for wife.
March 28th, 2010 at 1:27 pm
Quickest I’ve ever done an Everyman. This week’s offering is tougher. I agree, REFUGEE was a nice clue.
March 29th, 2010 at 9:31 am
Although I got 15D – and actually solved the whole puzzle, which is unusual for me and the Gaurniad, I still wonder why “Wife and child avoiding one” becomes “Dutch barn”. I got “bairn” = “child” “minus one” = barn, but why then is “wife” = “dutch”? PS, the Dutch barn thing is a bit Americanistic, I suspect. So easier for me as an ex-pat living in the ex-colonies.
Thanks for the explanation at 23A!
- Huw
March 29th, 2010 at 3:20 pm
My old ‘Dutch’ was slang for my missus (wife) I think