Never knowingly undersolved
… 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 >>
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A riveting challenge from a much-welcome setter, with just the right level of frustrating yet innovative clues. Thanks Wanderer !!
As always from Phi a crossword that doesn’t initially fall particularly easily but eventually does, and one looks back at the solutions and says how simple, how on earth did I miss that. Which is of course as it should be.
Definitions underlined and in maroon.
A couple of answers took a bit longer at the end. Thanks to Nutmeg. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 Speculators added to Harry’s recurrent worries (8) BUGBEARS : BEARS(speculators who … Read more >>
A challenging Thursday puzzle…
This was a challenging Thursday work-out from Anglio. There are some ingenious definitions (e.g. 13ac, 8d) crafty wordplay, and several clever cryptic definitions. Great for stirring up the grey matter while we’re … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27134.