Comments on: Everyman N°3,415 (18th March)

By: Kathryn's Dad

Kathryn's Dad — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 08:46:24 +0000

Thanks, Peter.

Like Bamberger, I did find this tricky in parts. THE BROWN BOMBER I had to guess and then confirm, and I wasn’t mad keen on CAKES. Your parsing works, Peter, but it’s not one of Everyman’s best clues imho. (However, he produces a Sunday morning puzzle that I enjoy week in, week out, so I’m not going to get too upset about it.)

SHEBEEN was nice, as was RAGDOLL, although since I’m not a cat lover, it’s a word I know only from crosswords.

By: David Travis

David Travis — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 08:38:21 +0000

I’d like to know the drug circles that Everyman moves in. I surveyed my ‘alternative’ friends and none of them knew the term ‘bomber’ for spiff. Now they’re all using it, so perhaps it will become self-fulfilling?

By: Bamberger

Bamberger — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 07:34:37 +0000

Hardest Everyman for some time and I had a large number of unsoved clues and answers that I couldn’t explain.
1a Out of all the French painters you have to know that there was one called Manet.
13a If you haven’t heard of him, you are totally stuck on this.
16a is very hard -out of all the Louis in the world you have pick Joe Louis , out of all the ex PMs you have to pick the man who sold off gold reserves at an all time low and you have to know the finer points of drug culture.
17d Short demo =rall was beyond me.
21d -I was thrown off the scent

Was this really Everyman or did he have a stand in? If it was , maybe he compiled this with the mother of all hangovers.

By: crosser

crosser — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 05:56:11 +0000

Thanks, PeterO.
Although I finished it, there were several I couldn’t explain so I needed your parsing.