All in all on the easy side I thought Across 1 STAPLE – S(L-PAT reversed)E; line=L; Home Counties=SE (England); “main” is definition; 5 PROSIT – PRO-SIT; for=PRO; model=SIT; drinking toast; 10 KARAITE – KARA(I)TE; a … Read more “Mephisto 2772 by Don Manley”
Author: dorsetjimbo
Times 25,606 – I vant to be alone
20 minutes on a blogging day – so not a difficult puzzle. Indeed some of it is rather easy. The Garbo clue is novel. Across 1 RADICAL – RADI(C)AL; poorish definition, not all supporters of … Read more “Times 25,606 – I vant to be alone”
Mephisto 2770 by Tim Moorey – из России с любовью
This I thought was a bit harder than average with some good wordplays. I had to Google the Russian car (where Lada was about the extent of my knowledge) and the American novelist. With a … Read more “Mephisto 2770 by Tim Moorey – из России с любовью”
Times 25,594 – Of Rastafarian Dreadlocks
On the day the US celebrates the birthdays of Bonnie Parker and Jimmy Carter (oh, and also starts to grind to a halt) we have a middle of the road puzzle that shouldn’t cause too … Read more “Times 25,594 – Of Rastafarian Dreadlocks”
Mephisto 2768 by Paul McKenna
I enjoyed this puzzle which I found about middle of the road in terms of difficulty. I really liked 7A and 22D. Across 1 ARBORETA – AR(BORE)T-A; about=A; 7 POOR – POO(l)-R; nice clue; 10 … Read more “Mephisto 2768 by Paul McKenna”
Times 25,584
Solving time 20 minutes Again, no idea who should be blogging this. Done in a hurry so help needed with 11A and 23A please and forgive any errors. Best puzzle for some time I thought … Read more “Times 25,584”
Times 25,582
Solving time 25 minutes Perhaps a little harder than of late but still not a really difficult one. The cell may cause some problems I guess. All in all a reasonable puzzle. Across 1 GANYMEDE … Read more “Times 25,582”
Times 25,578
Solving time 15 minutes No idea who should be blogging today but I’m posting this emergency blog at 16.00 UK time Easy puzzle – one queryt at 5D Across 1 MOBILISED – (LibDem is + … Read more “Times 25,578”
Mephisto 2766 by Don Manley – I vant to be alone
One on the easier side I thought. Across 1 GARBOLOGISTS – GARBO-LO(GIS)TS; 10 LAIR – LAIR(d); 11 SPUNKIE – S(PUNK-I)E; 12 ALCAIDE – (a citadel – t)*; T=leader in T(oledo); 13 STYME – hidden (ta)STY-ME(al); … Read more “Mephisto 2766 by Don Manley – I vant to be alone”
Times 25,570 – What Happened To Charles Bergstresser?
Solving time 25 minutes A very middle of the road puzzle. Not a 15D like 16D but not a beast either. Not much to 19D about unfortunately and no major talking points except the setter … Read more “Times 25,570 – What Happened To Charles Bergstresser?”