Never knowingly undersolved
Nothing too difficult but certainly some very clever clueing and nice surfaces throughout. Loved 24ac. Across 1 CHUMMY CHUMMY=”sociable” and I’ve vaguely heard of police calling a criminal “chummy”. 4 DISCUS DISCUS[s] 9 … Read more >>
Smiffy has had to get his priorities right and put business before pleasure today so unfortunately we won’t be seeing his cheerful avatar. I found this an interesting and entertaining set of clues from Bradman, … Read more >>
I found this quite tough, esp SW corner. Solving time, 26 mins. * = anagram < = reversed ACROSS 1 (t)RAP 3 ZIP (nothing) FAST ENER Rene< Archetypal Crossword Frenchman 9 B (OLd) … Read more >>
This was my first attempt at completing an Independent prize crossword (I’m substituting for Neil, who’s on holiday). With one or two exceptions I didn’t find it too difficult, finishing all but one … Read more >>
A very nice puzzle as usual from Loda. Ignoring 1a and 38, I plugged away at the clues hoping to spot a few misprints as I went. Luckily I had KEN… very quickly. … Read more >>