Author: dorsetjimbo

This puzzle appeared on Rememberance Sunday 9th November and has an appropriate theme that I have endeavoured to reflect in the blog. This was not a difficult puzzle but I have two unparsed lights at … Read more “Mephisto 2828 by Paul McKenna – We Will Remember Them”

A very easy puzzle Across 2 CRIMINATORY – CRI-MINATORY; CRI=Charles Rex 1 = monarch in Civil War; threatening=MINATORY; accusative is definition; 11 VEERING – VEE-RING; VEE=V; V-sign=Harvey Smith; 13 ELDIN – ELD-IN; of bygone age=ELD; … Read more “Mephisto 2826 by Don Manley”

I have a new odd location to add to my list of strange places in which I have completed a crossword – a cruise ship off Cape St Vincent in a force 9 gale with … Read more “Mephisto 2824 by Tim Moorey – Inspiration Required”

A gentle Mephisto that shouldn’t cause too many problems to experienced solvers Across 1 ATAP – A-TAP; bug=TAP (phones); leaves used for thatching; 6 ESTOCS – (th)E-(SCOTS reversed); short swords; 11 HAVE,A,POP,AT – HAVE-A-PO-PAT; narrow-minded=PO; … Read more “Mephisto 2822 by Paul McKenna”

A pleasing puzzle that required a concentrated effort without ever being really tough Across 1 PADANG – GAP reversed surrounds DAN; a Malayan field; 6 SODAIC – SO-(acid)*; 10 RUINER – RU-INER(t); 11 KREWE – … Read more “Mephisto 2820 by Don Manley”

Enjoyable puzzle of average difficulty. Another word not found in the “correct” place in C but I was ready for it this time! Across 1 SEJM – M-JES(t) reversed; Polish assembly; 4 PISS-A-BED – PISS(AB)ED; … Read more “Mephisto 2818 by Tim Moorey”

A little bit more difficult this week with a smattering of French and German required and the ability to spot some more unusual anagram indicators. I’ve failed to parse 30D so all suggestions welcome, please … Read more “Mephisto 2816 by Paul McKenna”

Average to easy puzzle which posed no major problems. Across 1 MUGWUMP – MUG-W-UMP; weak=w (particle physics); umpire=UMP; The jocular word MUGWUMP is from Algonquian (Natick) “mugquomp”,meaning “important person”;The Mugwumps were Republicans who defected to … Read more “Mephisto 2814 by Don Manley”

A puzzle of average difficulty that is just missing a “J” to be a pangram. I liked 6D. Across 1 SANDPIPER – S-AND-PIPER; section=S; once used in the daily as a supposed homophone for “sandpaper”; … Read more “Mephisto 2812 by Tim Moorey”