The leaderboard shows me at 10:57, but I don’t really have a time for this puzzle, since something went haywire while I was trying to fill in the grid and the screen froze up, then … Read more “Times 28438 – the puzzle that drove me over the edge”
Author: glh
Mephisto 3243 – Paul McKenna
Greetings barred-grid fans. I thought this was a little easier than the last few Paul McKenna puzzles with fewer tricky wordplay elements. As usual for Paul McKenna there is a little treat in the top … Read more “Mephisto 3243 – Paul McKenna”
Times 28432 – hopefully nothing too 20
Time taken: 8:54. There are some slick times amongst the early solvers, so I may have made a bit of a meal of this. I probably should have trusted my first instincts on 12 across … Read more “Times 28432 – hopefully nothing too 20”
Times 28426 – entertainment through the ages
Time taken: 7:14, and with a sigh of relief that the answers that I put in based on wordplay turned out to be correct. There are not many early times in, but it doesn’t seem … Read more “Times 28426 – entertainment through the ages”
Mephisto 3241 – Don Manley
Greetings, barred-grid fans. Let’s start with the news – it was announced with the publication of this puzzle that when Don Manley steps down from Mephisto early next year that there will be two new … Read more “Mephisto 3241 – Don Manley”
Times 28420 – not built for speed
Time taken: 15:03. I struggled with this one, and so did several of the early solvers, it seems. There’s some well-hidden definitions and tricky wordplay, and I hope I have unraveled everything for the blog. … Read more “Times 28420 – not built for speed”
Times 28414 – if you finish you might shout 29
Time taken: 10:17, though I was crossing my fingers for one entry which I now have to unravel for the blog. The early times suggest this one is tricky, though I don’t think it is … Read more “Times 28414 – if you finish you might shout 29”
Mephisto 3239 – Tim Moorey
Greetings barred-grid fans. I remember having quite a bit of difficulty finishing this one and looking up several wordplay elements in Chambers. I think I have it all sorted out for the blog, fingers crossed. … Read more “Mephisto 3239 – Tim Moorey”
Times 28408 – at least two killings made
Time taken: 17:50 – and even then I was crossing my fingers when I hit submit. We haven’t had a stinker in a while and I suspect this could be the one. I’m still not … Read more “Times 28408 – at least two killings made”
Times 28402 – giving it a whirl
Time taken: 12:19. I was interrupted twice while solving, but I don’t think it slowed things down that much. I found this one pretty tricky, though some of the early solvers have rather slick times. … Read more “Times 28402 – giving it a whirl”