Never knowingly undersolved
Another tough Genius this month, after last month’s relatively gentle puzzle. This puzzle was of a kind that we have seen before in the Genius series, with a number of solutions representing partners … Read more >>
Instructions Crossing solutions to the clues clash in eight of the squares. The correct letters to enter in the puzzle spell out, in grid order top to bottom, a name connected with the … Read more >>
A tricky one this month that took me far longer to solve than a puzzle in this series normally does. The instruction was clear enough: ll vwls hv bn rmvd frm bth cls nd … Read more >>
Unless I have missed something devious, this month’s Genius from Qaos seemed relatively gentle… The preamble states that: “Half the solutions must have a letter removed before entry in the grid (only valid … Read more >>
I can only find a blog for one previous puzzle by Chandler on this site. That was also for a Genius back in November 2017 focusing on HORSES and COURSES. It will be … Read more >>
As is often the case with Genius puzzles, the instructions were not particularly helpful at first glance, so it was just a case of trying to solve some clues, with or without the … Read more >>
I wasn’t familiar with Jack as a setter, but I have encountered him as Serpent in the Inquisitor series.
What a disappointment!
Not a good start for this one. Firstly it appeared a day late and then the initial pdf upload had the clue for 35ac missing. With 40% solved during my first quick pass … Read more >>
There is usually a reason why we get a month or so to solve a Genius, but I managed to get onto Puck’s wavelength and completed this in ‘double’-quick time, as I waited … Read more >>
March’s Genius challenge is provided by Soup. I note that Soup has been the December Genius compiler in 2016, 2017 and 2018 but I’ve never solved any of his puzzles myself, so I … Read more >>
After taking a battering from Vlad in the January Genius, I was hoping for something a little gentler this time, but it was not to be. There are no special instructions for this … Read more >>
A tougher than usual Genius for January, employing a device that I don’t recall seeing before.
The Instructions: Five solutions, not further defined, each suggest a literal substitution. All the clues are normal, but other solutions must have one of these five substitutions applied to them before entry in … Read more >>
Well, this was fun, though I would have preferred it to have lasted a little longer. The first clue that I solved during my first quick pass through them was 24ac, which was … Read more >>