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Everyman 3867
Knocked back food - a French dory, filleted - and wine (8)
Yer. Nice clue actually. Not in a Times style, which is my preferred cryptic. I've been doing more Guardian crosswords recently. They're the same obviously, but different. Everyman, Quiptic, main cryptic. For me they take more thought. I know there are setters in common, Don Manley for example.Everyman 3889
Greek character (averse to wine) (7)
Just a quick question - why do you say that the Greek character clue is not in a Times style? Too straightforward?Yer. Nice clue actually. Not in a Times style, which is my preferred cryptic. I've been doing more Guardian crosswords recently. They're the same obviously, but different. Everyman, Quiptic, main cryptic. For me they take more thought. I know there are setters in common, Don Manley for example.
Fwiw, I'm a 5-7 minutes for the Times quick cryptic, and 10-30 mins for the Times 15x15, depending on difficulty.
In awe of your tackling of barred puzzles like Azed..Do you do Mephisto?