An interesting puzzle of perhaps slightly higher than average level of difficulty. Paul McKenna is to be congratulated for including a scientific concept that raised the level of science based content above the usual “Newton” … Read more “Mephisto 2708 by Paul McKenna – ET meets Norman Tebbit”
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Times 25,223 – Meet The Action Men
Solving time 20 minutes A middle of the road puzzle embracing quite a wide field of activity including Schwarzenegger, Stallone and Hannay plus Kaiser Bill and Steve Redgrave. Add one slightly obscure word, a flower, … Read more “Times 25,223 – Meet The Action Men”
Mephisto 2706 by Don Manley – Rioters in Drag and a Crosseyed Lion
Nothing too dificult here with the first two across clues quite easy – which gives the solver a real kickstart. Across 1 CRAVAT – C(RAV)AT; teacher=RAV; as worn by upper class cads like Edward V111; … Read more “Mephisto 2706 by Don Manley – Rioters in Drag and a Crosseyed Lion”
Times 25,211 She Who Must Is On The Warpath
Solving time 20 minutes A puzzle in which a number of clue constructions were wasted by being accompanied by very obvious definitions. No real obscurities except perhaps for the trip to Medina and an old … Read more “Times 25,211 She Who Must Is On The Warpath”
Mephisto 2704 by Tim Moorey – A Doddle
On the daily blog I suggested that those who hadn’t tried one should give this Mephisto a try. If they did they found a beginners puzzle that gave them a straightforward start. I would expect … Read more “Mephisto 2704 by Tim Moorey – A Doddle”
Times 25,199 – Hotel good, food good, sun shining,……
Solving time 20 minutes About average level of difficulty with no real obscurities. 5D is strange and I can’t help feeling I’m missing something subtle. I also don’t really understand the cryptic to 8D The … Read more “Times 25,199 – Hotel good, food good, sun shining,……”
Mephisto 2702 by Paul McKenna – UP Who?
Good middle of the road puzzle with one quirk – the use of the abbreviation UPS to mean United Parcel Service in the same way that RR stands for Rolls Royce. Both abbreviations are in … Read more “Mephisto 2702 by Paul McKenna – UP Who?”
Times 25,187 Elementary My Dear Kuhn
Solving time 20 minutes On the easy side without being a total giveaway with a couple of complex wordplays. Good to see some science at 11A but we also have some mythology and some Shakespeare. … Read more “Times 25,187 Elementary My Dear Kuhn”
Mephisto 2700 by Don Manley – Beetle Mania
What do AZED 2065, Mephisto 2698 and this puzzle have in common? They all contain that well known family of beetles “dermestidae” as an answer. As the odds of this happening by chance are infinitely … Read more “Mephisto 2700 by Don Manley – Beetle Mania”
Times 25,175 Dove Cottage to Ebbw Vale
Solving time 20 minutes Straightforward puzzle that shouldn’t cause too many problems despite some of the slang and oldish references. Across 1 A,BUN,IN,THE,OVEN – (nineveh about n=new)*; oldish slang term for up the duff; 8 … Read more “Times 25,175 Dove Cottage to Ebbw Vale”