Never knowingly undersolved
Not the usual Friday Phi today (no doubt he appears tomorrow), and rather a difficult crossword from Poins instead. Not everyone is happy with the device of requiring the solver to get certain … Read more >>
Highly recommended Across 1 BLACKCAP (bird) black cap worn by judge giving death sentence 6 PLACID (composed) P (piano) C[oncerto] I in LAD (youth) 9 COSMOS (world) COSMO[politan] S (second) … Read more >>
Another fiendishly clever challenge Across 1 Sensitive plant, one very demure, retiring MIMOSA (sensitive plant) A (one) SO (very) MIM (demure) < (retiring) 5 Phone working two ways when fixed … Read more >>
Enigmatist, Nimrod, Io, Elgar and I (so two of us) will be in Birmingham for a Steve Harley concert on the evening of Saturday 24 November, and we’ll be around all day (arriving … Read more >>
Having done the Private Eye crossword for many years, I am familiar with Brummie’s distinctive style, and attuned to some of his deviousness.