Everyman No. 3337 (12th September)
Posted by The Trafites on September 19th, 2010
Lorraine: Nice puzzle to solve this week, nothing to taxing for a Sunday morning. Should Otello in 4 across be Othello? Thanks Everyman.
Legend to solution comments:
* = anagram.
< = word reversed.
| Across | |||
| 1. | Place containing tiny back room (6) | ||
| LEEWAY | (WEE<) in LAY | ||
| 4. |
Lead in Otello, part he developed carrying a gibus (5,3) | ||
| OPERA HAT | O+((PART HE*) around A) | ||
| 9. |
Plant, rosy in bloom, Faith cultivated outside (9) | ||
| FORSYTHIA | (ROSY*) in (FAITH*) | ||
| 11. |
Master has little time during bad defeat to be upset (5) | ||
| TUTOR | T in (ROUT<) | ||
| 12. |
One who makes a bit? (7) | ||
| LORIMER | cd a lorimer makes metal parts for horse harnesses |
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| 13. |
Notice one model is fatty (7) | ||
| ADIPOSE | AD+I+POSE | ||
| 14. |
A Vivien Leigh role, as Charlotte, baroque artist (8,5) | ||
| SCARLETT O’HARA | (AS CHARLOTTE*)+RA | ||
| 17. |
Magazine’s article about me in a Cheshire town (9,4) | ||
| ELLESMERE PORT | ME in ELLE’S REPORT Elle is a womens fashion magazine |
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| 21. |
Breakfast dish made by great Italian round Los Angeles (7) | ||
| GRANOLA | GRAN+O+LA | ||
| 22. |
Former social worker without equal, covering miles on runs (7) |
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| ALMONER | (M(iles) in ALONE)+R | ||
| 24. |
Country home needs help sent over (5) | ||
| INDIA | IN+(AID<) | ||
| 25. |
Dame’s with German husband in siege town (9) | ||
| LADYSMITH | LADY’S+MIT+H | ||
| 26. |
Discount boy not working (4,4) | ||
| MARK DOWN | MARK+DOWN | ||
| 27. |
Make fun of post at college (4,2) | ||
| SEND UP | SEND+UP | ||
| Down | |||
| 1. |
Flies flying round the French flat (8) | ||
| LIFELESS | (FLIES*) around LES | ||
| 2. |
Mistake admitted by conjuror, really upset (5) | ||
| ERROR | hd reverse: conjuROR REally | ||
| 3. |
Shocking times, wearing a shortened mini! (7) | ||
| ABYSMAL | BY(times) in (A SMAL(l)) | ||
| 5. |
Operate without assistance, as one into patience will (4,1,4,4) | ||
| PLAY A LONE HAND | cd | ||
| 6. |
Nastier fizzy Greek wine (7) | ||
| RETSINA | (NASTIER*) | ||
| 7. |
Recently stolen on Jersey? That could be a controversial issue (3,6) | ||
| HOT POTATO | cd | ||
| 8. |
Aim at goal (6) | ||
| TARGET | dd | ||
| 10. |
Not at all credible, bird under car being clipped (4,2,7) | ||
| HARD TO SWALLOW | HARDTO(p)+SWALLOW | ||
| 15. |
Unexpectedly relaxed about article, the leader of the band? (9) | ||
| ALEXANDER | (RELAXED*) around AN ref: Alexander’s ragtime band |
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| 16. |
Sailors aboard vessel, science fiction craft (8) | ||
| STARSHIP | TARS in SHIP | ||
| 18. |
US writer’s come over to be entertained by fat cat (7) | ||
| LEOPARD | ([edgar allan] POE<) in LARD | ||
| 19. |
Man sees shapes in a body (2,5) | ||
| EN MASSE | (MAN SEES*) | ||
| 20. |
Discrimination shown in shocking images (6) | ||
| AGEISM | (IMAGES*) | ||
| 23. |
Diana disguised as a nymph (5) | ||
| NAIAD | (DIANA*) | ||
| 0000000000000000000 | |||
September 19th, 2010 at 7:47 am
Otello is the title of Verdi’s opera, so no.
September 19th, 2010 at 8:21 am
5D is PLAY A LONE HAND
September 19th, 2010 at 10:45 am
Thanks Lorraine,
My two corrections have been covered by the foregoing posts, so not much to add.
I got stuck for a long time on 25ac, having put in ‘game’ for ‘hand’ in 5d. When the penny finally dropped, I couldn’t be bothered to look up the town to find out about the siege – can anyone explain?
I have the impression the famous Greek wine is probably more popular with crossword setters than with wine drinkers
September 19th, 2010 at 10:55 am
Thank you Lorraine and Everyman.
Very good as usual. Learned something (LORIMER); had to look something up (LADYSMITH – it’s South African, if I remember from my Googliing, Stella); and chuckled (LEOPARD, which was excellent).
I think you’re right about the Retsina, Stella!
September 19th, 2010 at 11:55 am
I like the layout of your blog as well as its content – very helpful indeed.
September 19th, 2010 at 12:52 pm
“nothing too taxing for a Sunday morning” — surely you are joking. The only “Lorimer” (“One who makes a bit?”) I know used to play for Leeds in the 70s. I thought the answer to this clue was “dentist” which is a lot more satisfying! Nor had I heard of “almoner” (esp since ‘social worker’ had me going down the ant or bee route) or “naiad”. Thanks for posting the solution.
September 19th, 2010 at 2:33 pm
Are there any collections of Everyman crosswords available? I’ve had a quick search on the internet and it looks like there is one, but the only copies are ‘used’ on ebay, or really expensive. Does anyone know where I might be able to get hold of one?
5D – we were undecided for a long time between play a LONE hand / play a SOLE hand
September 19th, 2010 at 4:59 pm
Tom, the Guardian site has an archive going back to mid 2004ish for Everyman. I don’t know of any books though.
September 19th, 2010 at 5:29 pm
Chambers books do a nice collection. Still in print
September 23rd, 2010 at 11:35 am
Thanks for the tips – printed some off the Guardian website, and tried to order the book via WHSmith online (appears as £1.99). Unfortunately they then cancelled the order saying they couldn’t actually provide it. But yesterday evening my wife found a copy in Waterstones in Manchester so all good!