This week we have a rather easy Mephisto from Robert Teuton, which is not always the case with him. There is nothing wrong with varying the level of difficulty, or mixing easy clues with difficult ones in the same puzzle. I was able to solve most of this in one sitting, but then ended up completely stuck on two of the easiest clues.
Day: 1st December 2024
Monthly Club Special No 280 – Nov 2024
Another monthly gourmet treat of a crossword for the connoisseur with some entertaining wacky vocabulary from the dusty corners of the dictionary and witty wordplay.
Sunday Times Cryptic No 5139 by Dean Mayer — prickly patches
Several of these kept me guessing a while. There were three unknowns, from the worlds of sports, entomology and botany.