Never knowingly undersolved
Apologies for being late with this. A really enjoyable challenge from Brummie formed the April Genius puzzle and one which required wits to be kept about one at all times. Although there was … Read more >>
Not quite sure what’s happening here. Phi, who is usually on Friday, was on Monday this week, which suggests that something significant was in the pipeline for Friday. But it doesn’t seem to … Read more >>
*=anag, []=dropped, <=reversed, hom=homophone, cd=cryptic definition, dd=double definition. I think this is the first time I’ve blogged a Nestor. It was jolly good either way, with inventive but solid clueing and some impressive … Read more >>
What a fine puzzle. A balanced mix of easy and tough clues. Bumpy ride, but a most enjoyable one. Across 9 YOU’VE GOT ME THERE 🙂 10 EXERT EXPERT – P 11 BATTALION … Read more >>
An enjoyable crossword, and quite easy for a Friday. Update: thanks to Beermagnet for pointing this out: apparently some versions of the paper have this Araucaria puzzle printed instead. Across 1. OVERPOWER OVER … Read more >>
The preamble stated that ‘eight double clues lead to two solutions (two of two words); straddling the two in the order presented is a thematic word. The thematic words (one of two words) … Read more >>
A little more difficult than some EVs, with one or two clues holding me up for a short while and one quibble at 31d. I’m not sure I like being given a solving … Read more >>