Comments on: Everyman crossword No 3,370

By: Wolfie

Wolfie — Sun, 08 May 2011 09:45:15 +0000

Returning to the bullet = round point, coincidentally I have just been reading an account in today’s Observer of the assassination of Osama Bin Laden by the Americans: “He[Bin Laden]was shot twice, one round to the larger target, the chest, and one to the head.”

By: Stella Heath

Stella Heath — Sun, 08 May 2011 09:25:26 +0000

Thanks all for your comments, and for clearing up my doubts

By: Robi

Robi — Sun, 08 May 2011 09:08:29 +0000

Well done Stella; nice pictorial blog. I liked your LAMBaDA link – good clue too.

Thanks Everyman; I had to look up FIST=duke – never heard of that. I, too, had never heard of OUT AT HEEL, rather than down at heel. Pleasant enough Sunday stroll.

By: Davy

Davy — Sun, 08 May 2011 09:08:16 +0000

Thanks Stella for the great blog,

Yes, Everyman does seem to have got slightly more difficult recently and like with most crosswords, I always struggle over the last few. My favorite clues were IGNORANT (very misleading) and HAND OVER FIST. Regarding this clue, someone inviting a fight might say “put your dukes up” meaning fists. Also, OUT AT HEEL is indeed the same as ‘down at heel’ although I’ve never heard it used.
Thanks Everyman for your consistently entertaining puzzles.

By: Wolfie

Wolfie — Sun, 08 May 2011 08:36:08 +0000

An entertaining puzzle as usual from Everyman and a lovely blog Stella

The OED defines ‘bolas’ as ‘A missile used by the Patagonians and other S.American people …’

I don’t have a problem with ’round’ equating to ‘bullet’, though strictly speaking a round of ammunition comprises both the bullet and the explosive cartridge that propels it.

By: Kathryn's Dad

Kathryn's Dad — Sun, 08 May 2011 07:48:26 +0000

Thank you Stella, for a colourful blog.

I too remember finding this a bit harder than usual too – the phrase at 6dn I certainly have never heard of, but Everyman likes to clue some ‘quirky’ phrases, I’ve noticed.

For your query at 16dn, it’s OVER in the sense of ‘left over’, ie unused. ‘There’ll be some spag bol over for tomorrow.’

My favourite was FRAME – simple, but a lovely surface.

Good puzzle, thank you to Everyman.

By: Mystogre

Mystogre — Sun, 08 May 2011 04:06:42 +0000

Thank you Stella.

I agree with your concerne re 6a. That is not the expression I am familiar with. I also appreciate the comments from Sil@1 re Dr No. I would have thought upper case necessary there.

Apart from that, a nice straightforward puzzle.

By: Sil van den Hoek

Sil van den Hoek — Sat, 07 May 2011 23:45:39 +0000

That is a really nice blog, Stella!
As to 1,4 and 24 (all across):
- in 1ac ‘Ambassador’ is His Excellency ( = HE )
- the ‘doctor’ in 4ac is Dr No of James Bond fame, but I’m not sure whether it is fair to clue him in ‘lower case’
- according to Chambers a ‘bullet’ can be a little ball, something round (like in Microsoft Word, for example – thát thing).

Thank You & Everyman.