A puzzle on the easy side for a gentle New Year’s Eve solveIn the blog, the definition in the clue is underlined and followed by the answer; the parsing; any comments ACROSS 4 Instrument of … Read more “Mephisto 2992 – by Don Manley”
Day: 7th January 2018
Mephisto 2991 – Paul McKenna (December 24 Mephisto)
There was an extended deadline for this puzzle due to the holiday weekend(s). I don’t know if it was intentional, but I found this one far more difficult than most of the recent Mephistos and … Read more “Mephisto 2991 – Paul McKenna (December 24 Mephisto)”
Sunday Times Christmas Cryptic 4778 by David McLean
27:30. For the first time ever I managed to remember that the Sunday puzzle that appears just before Christmas is a jumbo, so I was able to give myself plenty of time to solve it. … Read more “Sunday Times Christmas Cryptic 4778 by David McLean”
Sunday Times 4779 by Dean Mayer
Preparations on the Sunday for the NYE event Mrs No Vice (if ever there was a misnomer…) and I were hosting meant I did not get around to this one until New Years Day. Tackling … Read more “Sunday Times 4779 by Dean Mayer”