Chambers Everyman Crosswords

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Then I could go back to 3 down, which had foxed me, and knowing that it probably rhymed with 11 down, I then I saw dressing room. Colin Gumbrell took over as Everyman setter in 2014 or thereabouts, and I think his puzzles are a little bit harder than the previous ones. I do not necessarily endorse, support, sanction, encourage, verify or agree with the opinions or statements of any information or other content in the comments on this site and do not in any way guarantee their accuracy or reliability.

If I saw any one of those clues in a daily puzzle in the Guardian, I might raise an eyebrow, but I wouldn’t think there was anything seriously wrong. Feel free to comment on any of the posts on this blog but comments may be moderated; anonymous comments and any considered by me to be vexatious and/or abusive and/or defamatory will not be accepted. As an American, I was unfamiliar with the expression LOSE ONE’S RAG, but I did know what happened with the Sun, so I was able to guess it. Well after yesterday's mauling by Kite (DNF) I was ready for a more gentle offering from Everyman but it took a good hour to finally complete. Down clues were `normal’, which helped a lot in providing checked lights to help in solving the trickier across clues.Yes, it’s certainly better than last week (which isn’t difficult), but not really up to Colin’s standard. As a subscriber to the Azed Slip detailing the outcomes of the monthly Azed crossword puzzle competition, I knew a week or so ago that I’d got a VHC (`Very Highly Commended’) in Azed No. While the pitcher and the catcher are also positioned in the infield, they don’t count as infielders.

The Oldie has two crosswords, of differing levels of difficulty, labelled `Genius’ and `Moron’, respectively. I could not understand the symbol in 1a and could barely read it on my small phone screen, so that did not help me. Re DRESSING ROOM, I was under the impression that the “board” half of “bed and board” referred to the meals, not the room. By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions.I send my very best wishes to Colin Gumbrell at this time, as I’m sure do crossword enthusiasts everywhere. All the Across solutions consisted of two words with one or more letters in common entered in such a way that the two words run into each other.