Comments on: Everyman crossword No 3,368

By: Stella Heath

Stella Heath — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 10:46:48 +0000

Thanks PeterO. Lovely photos.

I enjoyed this puzzle, then spent a pleasant while reading up on Sylvie and Bruno. We have the Complete Works at home, but I hadn’t read this one.

I had ‘tIp in’, like you, but find the alternative given by two bloggers here much more satisfactory.

Either today’s puzzle is harder, or I’m feeling dimmer – or time heals all, and I don’t remember last week’s struggle

By: Kathryn's Dad

Kathryn's Dad — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 09:35:57 +0000

A fine blog, Peter, thank you.

The only two I couldn’t understand were ORCHESTRA and WATERFALL. I agree with you that the former is a bit weak (but at least the carthorse was left in his stable); the latter was sound, but just too clever for me to see. I was pleased to get SYLVIE AND BRUNO from the anagram, and then, like Davy, enjoyed finding out a little more about it.

I think Everyman will have to throw in a few more cryptic definitions to give us a flavour of Rufus on a Sunday, although when I got back into cryptics they were the two puzzles that I always looked forward to because there was a good chance of being able to finish them.

Nice picture of High Force!

By: Wolfie

Wolfie — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 08:46:25 +0000

Thanks for the blog PeterO

2d is an anagram of ‘after’, contained in ‘wall’ (= barrier).

By: Bryan

Bryan — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 08:36:58 +0000

Many thanks PeterO

The solution to 22d is TAP IN, as confirmed by the Solution to the puzzle itself.

By: Davy

Davy — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 07:57:21 +0000

Thanks PeterO,

I beg to differ with you on this puzzle but do agree on the three clues that you criticised. This however does not make the whole puzzle bad and it’s certainly nothing like Rufus’s style. I enjoyed this puzzle more than any recent Everyman and there were loads of interesting clues. I particularly likes 3a, 20a, 4d, 5d and 6d. It may interest you to know that it took me longer to finish this puzzle than it did to finish Paul’s prize crossword. The great thing about this puzzle though was that it led me to research Sylvie and Bruno which I’d never heard of. I was led to The Mad Gardener’s Song and the following amazing verse :-

He thought he saw a Argument
That proved he was the Pope:
He looked again, and found it was
A Bar of Mottled Soap.
‘A fact so dread,’ he faintly said,
‘Extinguishes all hope!’

Brilliant stuff and such economy of words. Thanks Everyman.

By: Tor

Tor — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 03:15:42 +0000

2d is an anagram of AFTER in WALL.

22d is TAP IN, mining being tapping underground resources.

I do not know how to classify 24a either, splendid clue though.

Grade ‘A’ blog btw.