Everyman 3312

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This was nice and pretty gentle. The main features worth noting are three 15-letter anagrams and a rather nice long even-letters clue. If I was in a complaining mood I would say that it would have been more impressive if all four long clues were anagrams, but as it is, this passed the time very pleasantly. 15dn, I am still not wholly sure on part of it, but I’m sure I’ll be put right nice and quickly on here.

Across
1 SWING – S + WING
4 URSA MAJOR – R in USA + MAJOR
9 A STORM IN A TEACUP – AMPUTATIONSCARE*
10 LIEGE LORD – LIE around E.G. + “LAUD”
11 SWORD – S + WORD
12 TUITION – OUTINIT*
14 MERMAID – RM + AI in MED
16 INSIDER – INSIDE + R(eform)
18 CAMELOT – CAME + LOT
19 ASPEN – dd
20 FORT WORTH – FORT + WORTH
22 A PASSAGE TO INDIA – APOETSSAIDAGAIN*
23 SHED A TEAR – SHEAR around DATE
24 ESSEN – hidden in procESS ENgineering
Down
1 SCARLATTI – TRIALACTS*
2 IN THE FIRST PLACE – IN FIRST PLACE around THE
3 GORSE – G(olfer) + ROSE*
4 UNICORN – UN + COIN* around R(ichelieu)
5 STARDOM – MADSORT*
6 MAELSTROM – [MAESTRO around L] + M
7 JACK OF ALL TRADES – ADAFTJOKERSCALL*
8 RAPID – RAID around (Tri)P(oli)
13 INDONESIA – ONES in INDIA
15 DUTCH BARN – DUTCH + BA(i)RN. I am not certain why Dutch would be synonymous with wife. Any help much appreciated.
17 REFUGEE – (f)R(e)E(o)F(j)U(n)G(l)E(y)E(t)
18 CURATOR – RA in COURT*
19 AMASS – A + M + AS + S(ecurity)
21 WHITE – WITH* + gam(E)

Common crossword abbreviations this week:

South = S
king = R
son = S
Royal Marine = RM
first-rate = AI (looks like A1)
Latin = L
mass = M
one = I
artist = RA
million = M

5 comments on “Everyman 3312”

  1. Hi Arthur,
    although I am Dutch, the one I didn’t understand was 15d.
    So, I cannot help you.
    I hope, Everyman will turn up himself to explain.

    17d (REFUGEE) was my highlight today (which was last Sunday) – just brilliant!

  2. Hi Arthur
    Re 15dn. Dutch=wife can be confirmed in Chambers. It is Cockney slang, possibly short for Duchess of Fife, rhyming slang for wife.

  3. Quickest I’ve ever done an Everyman. This week’s offering is tougher. I agree, REFUGEE was a nice clue.

  4. Although I got 15D – and actually solved the whole puzzle, which is unusual for me and the Gaurniad, I still wonder why “Wife and child avoiding one” becomes “Dutch barn”. I got “bairn” = “child” “minus one” = barn, but why then is “wife” = “dutch”? PS, the Dutch barn thing is a bit Americanistic, I suspect. So easier for me as an ex-pat living in the ex-colonies.

    Thanks for the explanation at 23A!

    – Huw

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