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Lorraine: Good morning to you all, nice easy solve this week with nothing too taxing on the brain. Lots of anagrams, always a favourite of mine. Thank you to Everyman for an excellent puzzle. … Read more >>
A typical Everyman – nothing too elaborate, well-constructed and varied clues, with the odd bit of general knowledge thrown in, which should be gettable even if you are not the general who knows it.
Lorraine: Good morning one and all. Very enjoyable crossword this week, smooth surfaces and nothing too taxing. No particular favourites this week, and as usual enjoyed solving the clues, and was not stymied in … Read more >>
As always, a delightful beginner-level puzzle from Everyman to get brain in gear on Sunday morning. Some particularly smooth surfaces today, and one definition I had never come across before. … Read more >>
Nick: Sorry for the lateness of the blog this morning, but we have had a pretty poor week with bad colds/flu (and me working nightshift), Lorraine has to babysit her grandchildren, and what … Read more >>
A typical Sunday morning stroll. Thanks, Everyman. With a wink to scchua, I include a photo of the car I learnt to drive in – or one like it – I wrote ours … Read more >>
Lorraine: Good morning to you all and a very happy new year. Very straight forward this week, can’t say anything had me stumped. Plenty of my old favourites being the anagram. Big thanks to … Read more >>
Lorraine: Merry Christmas to you all, This weeks offering took me slightly longer than usual to complete. 9dn took me quite a while to solve, but all in all a most enjoyable puzzle. Thank … Read more >>
A well-constructed entry-level puzzle from Everyman this morning, with a nice range of cluing devices and some pleasing surfaces. Perfect for beginning and improving solvers. cd cryptic definition dd double definition (xxxx)* anagram … Read more >>
Lorraine: Good morning to you all, I personally found this weeks puzzle slightly harder than usual and needed Nick’s help to finish it. Some very clever clues and a most enjoyable solve. Thank you … Read more >>
A slightly atypical Everyman, in that I have my reserves about a couple of clues. A couple of rather dismal nautical references here, probably as a result of the sailors’ love of French … Read more >>
Lorraine: Good morning one and all, I truly enjoyed this crossword, so many favourites. 3, 14 ,17 and 21ac; 23ac comes up all the time, a bit of an old favourite. My favourite … Read more >>
Everyman continues to provide a wide variety of clue types, with smooth surfaces. As is often the case, there are several geographic references which may not be known to many of his solvers … Read more >>
Lorraine: Good morning to you all, I had real trouble starting this week. I got 26ac immediately but then that was it. I put the puzzle down for a while then asked Nick to … Read more >>
A bit of a chewy one from Everyman today, I thought. Some words where I had to look up the meaning to be certain of my answer, and some stuff that people who … Read more >>