Comments on: Everyman 3372/15 May

By: The Trafites

The Trafites — Sun, 22 May 2011 13:19:49 +0000

A sop to cerberus was used in Everyman a few years ago, so for me 9dn came straight to me.

I also enjoyed this weeks crossword, nice easy jog along for Sunday morning.

Thanks to Pierre for the blog, and also to Everyman.

Lorraine.

By: Robi

Robi — Sun, 22 May 2011 09:16:33 +0000

Well clued puzzle and thanks to Pierre for the blog. I found this as an amplification of the comment on 9: 'Ancient Greeks and Romans placed a coin and a small cake in the hands of their deceased. The coin was meant as payment for Charon who ferried the souls across the river Styx, while the cake helped to pacify Cerberus. This custom gave rise to the expression 'to give a sop to Cerberus,' meaning to give a bribe or to quiet a troublesome customer.' Here, you can see AURIC Goldfinger and the unforgettable 'Odd Job.'

By: bamberger

bamberger — Sun, 22 May 2011 07:27:35 +0000

Straightforward except for
9d Never heard of this expression and even with ?e?r??r?s (assuming you haven’t got 21a) and with b,c,e,r,u to fit in not very gettable.
21a Easy if you know Holbein’s paintings , maybe easy if you like literature -otherwise off to google you go. Didn’t like this clue at all.

By: Mystogre

Mystogre — Sun, 22 May 2011 00:55:46 +0000

Thanks to Pierre and Everyman.

A straightforward solve although I had to check 24a. The first name of Goldfinger in the Bond movie was AURIC.

I was also not really familiar with 12a but it was there somewhere in the back of the mind.