I stumbled upon a humorous blog post about a particularly unusual DA clue.
As is the wont of inferior mortals, the author disparages what he cannot understand.
In the comments, though, a more enlightened reader claimed the following:
I had once read that the hardest ever clue was in The Times (UK) crossword some time way back in the eighties.
Clue: E (13 letters)
Try solving it before reading the comments where the excellent answer and explanation are revealed.
That’s verging on genius. But surely no-one ever got it without a heap of cross clues.
My all-time favourite (which I may have mentioned before) is:
(8)
Answer here later in case I haven’t bored someone with this already.
G’day there, Inferior Mortal Author here.
Could be we are on the same page:
http://aftergrogblog.blogs.com/agb/2008/10/what-does-the-c.html
Your superior is impressed.
The thought crosses my mind: could it be I have erred in my hasty assessment of your talents?
Perhaps.