Try our American-style crossword puzzle No 4: Store's in what?

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Please, download this puzzle (our most accessible so far), and tell us what solving it was like.

It is in the American style of crosswords (explained here, or see the key differences below). But it is constructed around British-friendly subject matter (previous puzzles in the series: And We’re Off!, Cheers!, PO...).

This one is our first ‘gentler’ puzzle. If you haven’t yet succumbed, you should download it in digital or in printable form. Please see what you think, and tell us what you thought about this not-quite-cryptic, not-quite-quick version of the crossword.

For those new to the form:

  • every square is part of an across as well as a down answer

  • there are no “cryptic”-like conventions: every clue is straight, if ambiguous at first, and crossing letters are helpful

  • the entries contain fragments of phrases as well as “dictionary words”

  • an abbreviation in a clue indicates that the entry is an abbreviatio

  • .puz files can be opened in Crossword Solver or Across Lite – solvers who don’t fancy that should use the print version

Your feedback is very significant. Your own puzzles are welcome. And the answers can be seen in the software or in this PDF.

Any thoughts on the location of the regular puzzles in the tabloid format are also welcome below.