SEVEN down: Shrimps that dwell on the past (6, 7)
If this clue seems absurdly easy to you, then it’s axiomatic that you’re someone who cannot fathom the concept of a full day passing without completing a crossword—possibly in the time it takes to boil a kettle or listen to Thought For The Day on Radio 4. Look away now if you don’t want to know the answer, for it is ‘potted history’.
If you struggled to work it out, don’t worry. For a century now, the crossword has been interrupting our working day and pushing the more obtuse elements of our brain close to breaking point.
‘I struggle to comprehend the person who has never had any desire, even once, to attempt any kind of crossword, but, for me, the challenge is that someone Crossword Championship and co-founder of the Cracking The Cryptic YouTube channel.
