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Times for The Times: Times and comments on The Times crossword from a team of solvers

Author: glh

Mephisto 3297 – Tim Moorey

Author   glhPosted on 12th November 2023 at 1:15 AM10 September 2025Categories Mephisto

Greetings, barred-grid fans. I was back to my routine last week, having a beer and solving Mephisto in breaks during the classic horror movie, which was the William Shatner “classic” Kingdom Of The Spiders. I … Read more “Mephisto 3297 – Tim Moorey”

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Times 28756 – spring break?

Author   glhPosted on 9th November 2023 at 3:10 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Time taken: 10:28, though distracted by a conversation while I was trying to solve. Fun puzzle, not too difficult, but most clues require a fair bit of thought, I doubt there will be a lot … Read more “Times 28756 – spring break?”

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Mephisto 3295 – Robert Teuton

Author   glhPosted on 29th October 2023 at 1:36 AM10 September 2025Categories Mephisto

Greetings, barred-grid fans. I did this puzzle in breaks while watching The Night Stalker on TV (and I’m about to tackle the next one while watching its sequel, The Night Strangler). I remember it being … Read more “Mephisto 3295 – Robert Teuton”

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Times 28744 – Whoops

Author   glhPosted on 26th October 2023 at 2:45 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Time taken – 6:07. I must be having a good day or the setter wrote this one just for me, since my time appears to be a lot better than solvers who are usually much … Read more “Times 28744 – Whoops”

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Mephisto 3293 – Tim Moorey

Author   glhPosted on 15th October 2023 at 1:38 AM10 September 2025Categories Mephisto

Greetings, barred-grid fans. I’ve changed my Mephisto habits, usually I do it first thing on Sunday morning, but since I have been watching a late-night double feature horror classic thing on TV (last week was … Read more “Mephisto 3293 – Tim Moorey”

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Times 28732 – all day I dream about

Author   glhPosted on 12th October 2023 at 12:42 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Time taken: 14:31. A little bit longer than my average, and I don’t think there’s anything too obscure, but I had a hard time getting started on this one, I think in a first reading … Read more “Times 28732 – all day I dream about”

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Mephisto 3291 – Robert Teuton

Author   glhPosted on 1st October 2023 at 3:22 AM10 September 2025Categories Mephisto

Greetings barred-grid fans. My brother is visiting from Australia so I am in a bit of a time crunch (and an alcohol haze).  I finished this in one go last Sunday morning and really enjoyed … Read more “Mephisto 3291 – Robert Teuton”

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Times 28720 – I hear he knew your father

Author   glhPosted on 28th September 2023 at 3:43 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

Time taken: 17:40 with one interruption. If you need to solve a puzzle in order to blog it before an online meeting, make sure you remove all felines, particularly those who see keyboards as a … Read more “Times 28720 – I hear he knew your father”

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Mephisto 3289 – Tim Moorey

Author   glhPosted on 17th September 2023 at 12:08 AM10 September 2025Categories Mephisto

Greetings, barred-grid fans. After the past few weeks, it felt like I flew through this one, with the usual witty Tim Moorey clues and some fun references along the way. Not as many unusual words … Read more “Mephisto 3289 – Tim Moorey”

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Times 28708 – 19 in my head

Author   glhPosted on 14th September 2023 at 3:56 AM10 September 2025Categories Daily Cryptic

I don’t have an accurate time for this one, as I got a bunch of messages that needed attention just as I had settled in to get started. A look at the times so far … Read more “Times 28708 – 19 in my head”

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