Never knowingly undersolved
I started off rather slowly with this, but speeded up as things fell into place. There were a couple of rather obscure words, but all clearly clued. There’s a theme of cinema genres, … Read more >>
A quick and cheerful solve this morning, with some pleasing surfaces.
Quite a toughie today, I thought, but you tell me otherwise. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind = anagram indicator [x] letter(s) removed definitions … Read more >>
An enjoyable and fairly easy puzzle with some amusing clues.
Double definitions galore.
… and the grim truth is – it isn’t all just a joke This was solved at a rate of knots. Straight in with the unwelcome reminder of current government policy at 7A … Read more >>
I’m sure the idea of replacing an answer with its ‘pair’ has been done in the Genius series before, but it gives plenty of scope to the setter. Some of the pairings here … Read more >>
I rattled through most of this very quickly, but took at least as long again on the last half-dozen clues (I think the SW corner was the last to fall). Thanks to Azed … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/3672.
An enjoyable Sunday solve from Raich once again. Whilst I don’t time solving, this one seemed quite brisk with few real holdups. Last one in was REARDON, partly because it took me a … Read more >>
I have had a few mental tussles with Serpent/Jack puzzles recently – regular and Genius/barred thematics – so approached this with some trepidation… …but it turned out to be a fairly straightforward solve, with … Read more >>
A fruitful offering from Paul, with some nice clues – I have to say, though, that I was quite surprised when I suddenly found I had finished it . Paul is not among … Read more >>
Sorry this one’s late! Apparently I hadn’t set it to publish automatically.
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A riveting challenge from a much-welcome setter, with just the right level of frustrating yet innovative clues. Thanks Wanderer !!