Solving time 15 minutes Easiest puzzle for some time with many clues solved straight from definition. One obscurity is the Scotsman’s shirt which cropped up in a Mephisto only a short time ago but which … Read more “Times 24,839 Of Trews and Ghillies”
Month: May 2011
Times 24838 – Yikes!
Solving time: 80 minutes Music: De Falla, Three-Cornered Hat/Turina, Sinfonia Sevillana, Argenta/ONDE I suppose it’s inevitable that we will sometimes get a harder one on a Monday, but I would have fancied something a little … Read more “Times 24838 – Yikes!”
Mephisto 2643 – Mike Laws
I find Mike Laws the hardest of the Mephisto team, and this was one where I made a fast start, but a painfully slow finish. A lot of the holdup was in 26 across, which … Read more “Mephisto 2643 – Mike Laws”
Sunday Times 4430 (24 Apr 2011)
Solving time: About 40 minutes, with the last 10 minutes spent on three clues – 7/11/12. One unknown word for me today – NAIRA, but a few others were unfamiliar – TATAMI, PLENIPOTENTIARY and PO … Read more “Sunday Times 4430 (24 Apr 2011)”