Never knowingly undersolved
A rare occasion where I can explain every clue, I think. Not to suggest that this was easy, rather it was classic Beelzebub, I thought. *=anag, []=dropped, <=reversed, hom=homophone, cd=cryptic definition, dd=double definition. … Read more >>
It’ll be interesting to hear how other solvers found this. It seemed to me to be a step up in difficulty and inventiveness for Crosophile and for Sundays in general. Either way, it … Read more >>
Well, I must say these Genius puzzles vary a lot in difficulty. After two hard ones from Araucaria and Tramp, I found this one from Crucible hardly more difficult than a standard daily … Read more >>
Lorraine: Good morning one and all, Nothing to taxing this week although I got the answers there were a few I had trouble working out. I had never heard of ‘dodge the column’ before. … Read more >>
As always an utterly satisfactory crossword from Azed. In several of these clues there is very neat wordplay, with words doing duty as different parts of speech according to whether they are in … Read more >>
When I opened the paper on my blogging Saturday my heart sank. Anax popped up on Saturday only 2 weeks ago so I thought I might be spared. First pass I got 6. … Read more >>
Now I enjoy a good pub crawl, as much as the next (semi-)alcoholic, apart from the inevitable morning after, but I found this one particularly tough going – almost like suffering the hangover whilst you … Read more >>
Apparently there is a Bank Holiday in the south of the country this weekend so that explains the double-size puzzle, it was a bit unexpected. I just made myself a cup of tea and finished it … Read more >>
I started solving this on late-night public transport after a few drinks and thought to myself that it seemed quite tough. Having re-visited it to finish it off this morning, I think it’s … Read more >>
Following a three-line whip from Eileen, I am trying to organise another Midlands get-together for crossword aficionados. Following the Brum Bash that Anax and Jayne organised, we’ll be having another Derby Day. It … Read more >>
Multiple linked clues hinge on 6d and it took me a while to get there. I started with the bottom-right of the grid and had most of the non-linked answers filled in before … Read more >>
Our favourite nonagenarian is in literary mode here, with an author and the title of several of his novels. I got the name early on, and that led to several long answers as … Read more >>
Apologies for the lateness this morning. I’m logging in from the north-east outpost of scenic Whitley Bay, which is good for purveyors of ice-cream and coffee but less good for purveyors of the … Read more >>
The usual (although he is a fairly new contributor) good crossword from Klingsor. There is a nice range of clue-types and some of them are very clever. Maybe there is some Nina here but … Read more >>
Tramp is a recent and welcome addition to the Guardian crossword stable. His puzzles make you think. His cluing tends to the complex construction that I prefer, but I also think there are … Read more >>