Comments on: Everyman No. 3391 (25th September)

By: Jan

Jan — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 22:40:35 +0000

Thanks, Lorraine.

Tom, it had indentifies online as well and like K’s Dad I never even noticed until you mentioned it!

I did not see the PP in Shepperton. Like Bamberger I could only think of the film studios and thought it suggested parking for (stunt) doubles.

By: Kathryn's Dad

Kathryn's Dad — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 17:40:34 +0000

Hi Tom. I always do the paper version, and must admit I didn’t spot the typo – and of course it’s now gone for recycling. Probably just looked at the clue, thought I read it as ‘identifies’, and put in the answer.

By: Tom Willis

Tom Willis — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 17:21:57 +0000

Was nobody else thrown by the typo in 1d? It began INDENTIFIES in the paper which left me thinking it might be ‘notch’ once I had the first letter.

By: scchua

scchua — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 10:46:20 +0000

Thanks Lorraine, and Everyman.

Pretty straighforward. I too liked 13A DOUBLE PARKING.
Hi K’sDad, as for STRIKE UP THE BAND – I believe it’s used as a phrase to indicate “let’s start the performance” or “let’s get the show on the road”. Which makes it a double defn. I guess. Interesting fact, also, that the song was satirical about war and militaristic music, the “band” in this case being a military one, and the “performance”/”show” was war.

By: Kathryn's Dad

Kathryn's Dad — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 08:56:55 +0000

Thanks, Lorraine.

Usual good puzzle from Everyman. I liked SHED A TEAR and MINOR SUIT particularly. I too had to look twice at DOUBLE-PARKING, but smiled when I saw what it was.

Still not sure exactly how STRIKE UP THE BAND works. I know it’s a song from the musical of the same name, but is the second half of the clue a definition of it?

By: Davy

Davy — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 08:43:30 +0000

Concord is the capital of New Hampshire although I had to look it up.

Quite an easy Everyman I found (aren’t they all supposed to be easy !).

Favourite clues were DOUBLE PARKING, RIOJA (excellent surface) and especially SCARBOROUGH FAIR for the brilliant “Groucho’s bar” anagram. I live near Scarborough and they don’t have a Groucho’s Bar which is a shame.

By: Bamberger

Bamberger — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 08:00:25 +0000

Mostly straightforward -though faced with 2d and c?n?o?d?t, I guessed concordat and wondered what the supersonic aircraft had to do with a US state capital. Not a US state capital I ever recall encoutering.
Thanks for explaining 13a I couldn’t see the relevance of Shepperton. Thought it might have something to do with being on the Thames or having the Pinewood Studios.
5d Had to be Petri but can’t say I’ve come across it.