Observer Everyman 3/6/17
The Observer Everyman crossword relies on clever word-play rather than obscure words to make the solution truly cryptic. This week’s featured clue is a good example:
Notion about game without wicket lads play (3, 7, 4)
THE HISTORY BOYS
‘Notion’ is THEORY, put it ‘about’ WHIST (a card game) but drop the W (short for ‘Wicket’ in a cricket score), then add BOYS for ‘lads’.
The answer is the title of a play by Alan Bennett which was later made into a film.
