Solving time 10 minutes A very simple, boring puzzle. The anagrams might as well have (anagram) written at the end of the clue. The word plays are simple and obvious. The definitions are clunky and … Read more “Times 24,576 A real yawn”
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Mephisto 2598 Paul McKenna
There’s not a lot to say about this puzzle. It’s of average difficulty with a straightforward, completely fair, set of clues. I solved top to bottom, left to right, in just under the hour. Across … Read more “Mephisto 2598 Paul McKenna”
Times 24,564 Nowt Gnarly
Solving time 25 minutes A largely straightforward puzzle with a mixture of good, mostly average and a couple of rather weak offerings. All offers on the parsing of 10A gratefully received, no doubt I’ll see … Read more “Times 24,564 Nowt Gnarly”
Mephisto 2596 Mike Laws
I found this the easiest Mephisto for some time, the down clues in particular with all but 5D of 1d to 9D read and written straight in.The AZED on the same day was even easier. … Read more “Mephisto 2596 Mike Laws”
Times 24,552 – A doddle for ze little grey cells
Solving time 12 minutes A very easy puzzle with few talking points. Even where there are possible quibbles the thing is so simple that they make no difference. The setter appears to prefer hot mustard … Read more “Times 24,552 – A doddle for ze little grey cells”
Mephisto 2594 by Tim Moorey
Off to a good start with this one with a definition based solve at 1A CHEONGSAM which led to several of the linked down clues and the second definition solve at 11A NAYPIC. That in … Read more “Mephisto 2594 by Tim Moorey”
Times 24,540 Begbie meets Kipling
Solving time 25 minutes Quite a lively puzzle with a wide range of clue structures that include only one anagram. There’s a levening of general knowledge required but no real obscurities with the possible exception … Read more “Times 24,540 Begbie meets Kipling”
Mephisto 2592 – Paul McKenna
On a cold and miserable bank holiday weekend when the AZED competition puzzle was very straightforward I gratefully found this quite difficult. I have one query at 11A where I can’t see the full parsing. … Read more “Mephisto 2592 – Paul McKenna”
Times 24,528 A Glimpse of Stocking
Solving time 25 minutes A nice enough puzzle of average difficulty with a couple of pieces of quite tricky wordplay. It contains another nod towards maths following logarithm and mantissa that have appeared recently. Three … Read more “Times 24,528 A Glimpse of Stocking”
Mephisto 2590 Mike Laws
This puzzle was a little easier than some of late and I would have had a very quick solve but for 1A which took me an age – indeed I didn’t understand the cryptic part … Read more “Mephisto 2590 Mike Laws”