Solving time 25 minutes An interesting puzzle with a mix of an old Italian poet (in the Times, surely not), a French Revolutionary and a nautical manoeuvre using an anchor (sounds like fun). I found … Read more “Times 24,696 Loki Lessons Needed”
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Mephisto 2618 by Tim Moorey
Another interesting puzzle of average level of difficulty. It pays to spend a little time solving 1A because that opens up the whole grid. As it happens I saw the anagram immediately and quickly had … Read more “Mephisto 2618 by Tim Moorey”
Times 24,684 Old Chestnuts
Solving time 15 minutes I wasn’t in the mood for this puzzle this morning. I needed something challenging, original and amusing but didn’t find it here. Across 1 HYDE – a reference to Dr Jekyll … Read more “Times 24,684 Old Chestnuts”
Mephisto 2616 by Paul McKenna
A standard puzzle of average difficulty that was a pleasure to solve in 50 minutes. I have no queries or talking points. My Whitaker’s from winning M2615 arrived yesterday and gave me a trip down … Read more “Mephisto 2616 by Paul McKenna”
Times 24,672 Meet Edinburgh’s Old Barlinnie
Solving time 25 minutes An interesting puzzle covering a whole variety of topics from a Virgil poem to a US President. I suspect the old Edinburgh prison will cause some confusion with many solving from … Read more “Times 24,672 Meet Edinburgh’s Old Barlinnie”
Mephisto 2614 by Mike Laws
There is very little to say about this puzzle. It is the easiest Mephisto for weeks and I suspect one of the easiest ever published. Many of the clues would be regarded as simple in … Read more “Mephisto 2614 by Mike Laws”
Times 24,660 Lady Brett Meets Salome
Solving time 25 minutes An excellent puzzle requiring a good range of GK and the ability to unravel some interesting clues. Unusually for me I completed the left hand side first and then worked on … Read more “Times 24,660 Lady Brett Meets Salome”
Mephisto 2612 by Tim Moorey
Another well crafted puzzle of middling difficulty. My only query is at 25D UNETH where I suspect an indirect anagram of “the” has been used. On the subject of Ximenean rules we can’t let today … Read more “Mephisto 2612 by Tim Moorey”
Times 24,648 Shurely Shimple
Solving time 20 minutes Most of this is very straightforward but with a couple of real obscurities. The biblical reference to the pronunciation of “sh” is not something I recall meeting before (a bit like … Read more “Times 24,648 Shurely Shimple”
Mephisto 2610 by Paul McKenna
As the puzzle appeared late on the Club Website I had to solve it in two sittings. My first 30 minute effort solved everything to the NW of the NE-SW diagonal and my second of … Read more “Mephisto 2610 by Paul McKenna”