I thought this a reasonably difficult puzzle. I needed Chambers a lot to hunt down obscure meanings and find answers. There are the usual crop of ten starter clues but only three in the top … Read more “Mephisto 2529 Paul McKenna”
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Mephisto 2528 Tim Moorey
A puzzle of average difficulty with the top half made easier by the clues for the first three across lights. I thought immediately of MARCHESA and verified that with MACS at 1D. My drugs training … Read more “Mephisto 2528 Tim Moorey”
Times 24,145 Sweeney Todd Finds God
Solving time : 25 minutes Another reasonably straightforward puzzle of I guess average difficulty. A certain London-centric flavour laced with Christian religious references. Other than that, no obscurities, one or two minor quibbles, a couple … Read more “Times 24,145 Sweeney Todd Finds God”
Times 24,133 Thomas the Chough Chough
Solving time : 25 minutes The new website proved to be something of an anticlimax. With the local police, army, coastguard and anybody else I could think of on alert to get me the paper … Read more “Times 24,133 Thomas the Chough Chough”
Mephisto 2525 Tim Moorey
After last week’s stroll in the park this puzzle was back to normal service and perhaps even a little harder than usual with several good clues. I particularly liked INTERNUNCIO and AVANT-PROPOS. The design of … Read more “Mephisto 2525 Tim Moorey”
Mephisto 2524 Mike Laws
I’m standing in for Robert. I don’t time myself solving Mephisto. However, as luck would have it as I downloaded this puzzle the clock struck 9am. As I went to make myself a coffee after … Read more “Mephisto 2524 Mike Laws”
Times 24121 A Dim Sum Puzzle
Solving time : 15 minutes We are in a run of easy puzzles. Mephisto last Sunday took less than 30 minutes and of late only last Saturday’s daily had any meat to it. This is … Read more “Times 24121 A Dim Sum Puzzle”
Times 24109 Douglas Adams Meets Samuel ‘epys
Solving time : 20 minutes A relatively straightforward puzzle of no more than average difficulty. I worked from top to bottom and left to right with no great hold-ups. The sound post of a violin … Read more “Times 24109 Douglas Adams Meets Samuel ‘epys”
Mephisto 2521 Mike Laws
This is a very easy puzzle, more suited perhaps to the Sunday after the festivities than the one before. With 1A, 1D through 8D and 31A all very easy and a number of giveaways inbetween … Read more “Mephisto 2521 Mike Laws”
Mephisto 2520 Paul McKenna
I’m standing in for Robert. Once again this puzzle was not avaialable on the Times crossword site on Sunday and I had to get it by Googling “Times Mephisto 2520”. The fact that it then … Read more “Mephisto 2520 Paul McKenna”