Fairly standard puzzle with some TV references from a bygone age New blog format to possibly assist newer solvers Across 1 British and in Bordeaux, she’s a beaut (5) BELLE; B-ELLE 5 Right … Read more “Mephisto 2958 – Paul McKenna – Albert and Harold visit Walmington-on-Sea”
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Mephisto 2954 – Tim Moorey
Nice steady solve of a middle of the road puzzle with memories of Buddy Holly hidden away in the clues Across 1 ARAROBA – region=AREA then change E=European to A-ROB; Goa powder; 7 SOOP – … Read more “Mephisto 2954 – Tim Moorey”
Mephisto 2952 – Paul McKenna
Quite a mix of GK here with an old tennis player, a racecourse near Glasgow, a Dutch astronomer, an old film, and a cigar smoking dictator. Good puzzle I thought which represented a fair challenge … Read more “Mephisto 2952 – Paul McKenna”
Mephisto 2950 – by Don Manley
A stroll in the park this week Across 1 SFERICS – S(F)ERIC-S; fine=F; society=S; atmospherics; 6 KAPUT – KA-PUT; spirit=KA; 10 HELIANTHUS – (health sun I)*; 11 ACIDLY – AC-IDLY; 13 FICHU – hidden (scienti)FIC-HU(sband); … Read more “Mephisto 2950 – by Don Manley”
Mephisto 2948 by Tim Moorey
Nothing too difficult here but stars our first oblique reference to Donald Trump. I wonder how he would have got along with Quintin Hogg who I recall for his savage attack on John Profumo in … Read more “Mephisto 2948 by Tim Moorey”
Mephisto 2946 – Paul McKenna
My only problem with this came from writing “toke” in at 12A which made the NW corner harder than it should have been! Annoying because the correct answer is well known to me. Other than … Read more “Mephisto 2946 – Paul McKenna”
Mephisto 2944 by Don Manley
Easiest puzzle for some time – top to bottom solve and very little use of dictionary Across 1 BENEFACT – BENT surrounds CAFE reversed; 6 DADA – DAD-A; 10 ACALEPHAE – (a place he a)*; … Read more “Mephisto 2944 by Don Manley”
Mephisto 2942 by Tim Moorey
A chewier puzzle this week that required close attention at times Across 1 SANGS – SANG-S(hanghai); SANG=celebrated; mouth organ in Macau; 5 COEVALS – CO-(SLAVE reversed); Colombia=CO; contemporaries; 10 ACARPOUS – A-CA(RPO)US(e); RPO=Royal Philarmonic; legal … Read more “Mephisto 2942 by Tim Moorey”
Mephisto 2940 – Paul McKenna – Let’s Rename it the River Chanel
A middle of the road puzzle to start the New Year with no less than eight full anagrams. We appear to have clue padding at 6D, which works perfectly well without the questionable word. At … Read more “Mephisto 2940 – Paul McKenna – Let’s Rename it the River Chanel”
Mephisto 2938 – Sixty Years Of Cunning Clues
This mildly themed puzzle commemorates the 60th anniversary of the Mephisto puzzle. It was compiled by our three regular setters plus Chris Feetenby, a retired setter.The Observer had been running bar crosswords since the 1920’s … Read more “Mephisto 2938 – Sixty Years Of Cunning Clues”