Comments on: Everyman No. 3448 (4th November)

By: caz

caz — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 10:49:35 +0000

… and we thought “States opposed mostly” was etats.

By: Chris NZ

Chris NZ — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 05:43:48 +0000

In NZ we get this puzzle a month later than the UK, so it is always useful to see your comments, when I get stuck. It’s interesting that you all struggled with this one and I found it the simplest for a while.

By: Mary

Mary — Sun, 11 Nov 2012 19:39:23 +0000

This one was hard – and had to wait till today to understand some of the ones I did get i.e. 21ac and 12 ac. Let’s hope this week’s is easier – or I am more focused. Good to have a challenge though.

By: Kathryn's Dad

Kathryn's Dad — Sun, 11 Nov 2012 18:53:28 +0000

Thanks, Lorraine and Nick.

I don’t remember this one being super hard, but that’s the problem with commenting on a puzzle that you had a go at seven days ago. Maybe I was just ‘in the zone’, as young people say.

ELIZABETH was my favourite (but only because it’s Kathryn’s middle name …)

Bravo to Everyman for another fine Sunday crossword.

By: Bamberger

Bamberger — Sun, 11 Nov 2012 10:02:09 +0000

I’m glad it wasn’t just me.
I couldn’t get 25a and with the second word being ?a?k, I was fixated on it being “bank”. Of course lambeth might have come to mind if I’d had 18d which in turn I might have got if I’d had 20a or 23a.
Also couldn’t get 7d or 12a.

By: davy

davy — Sun, 11 Nov 2012 09:27:42 +0000

Thanks Lorraine,

I agree with Nick’s assessment of this puzzle especially 12a (KAPUT) where the wordplay was difficult to understand
but I sussed it eventually. Also 7d (ABRUPT) was misleading and contained two three-letter anagrams which is very
unusual. Finally, 20a (AVERS) was short and sweet but also baffling : AVER is a word that I’ve never heard in conversation
and only encountered in crosswords.

Quite a few favourites in this puzzle including TIMES SQUARE, PATTERN, INTERNET CAFE, CORRODE, AMATEUR (where the sneaky
definition is ‘Receiving no money’) and PATRIOTS. Thanks Everyman.