Time taken: 9:15 So far some of the early solvers have some slick times, and mine is a touch below my average but I think there is some tricky stuff here and definitely some crafty … Read more “Times 28360 – drinka pinta milka day”
Author: glh
Times 28354 – hope it didn’t wig you out
Time taken: 11:32. Early indications are that this is a tricky one, and I had to work through a lot of the wordplay before being confident in most answers, there’s not a lot biffable here. … Read more “Times 28354 – hope it didn’t wig you out”
Mephisto 3229 – Don Manley
Greetings, barred-grid fans – we begin with some news from Mephistoland: Don Manley is stepping down from Mephisto after his 200th puzzle in January, and we are looking for one or more new setters. If you have … Read more “Mephisto 3229 – Don Manley”
Times 28348 – Shirley Crabtree?
Time taken: 10:32. I found this one a touch tricker than recent offerings, and the times for the early solvers seem to agree with me. Several entries where you have to think hard about the … Read more “Times 28348 – Shirley Crabtree?”
Mephisto 3227 – Tim Moorey
Greetings barred-grid fans! I remember a slow and steady solve for this one, and after my last write-up, I waited until the solution was available to make sure that I have the correct solution (sigh … Read more “Mephisto 3227 – Tim Moorey”
Times 28336 – the president, not the haircut
Time taken: 14:16, but with a very silly mistake that was clearly indicated in wordplay, I was just on automatic pilot and fluffed the spelling of 1 across. I think this is on the trickier … Read more “Times 28336 – the president, not the haircut”
Mephisto 3225 – Paul McKenna
Greetings barred-grid fans. I found this one pretty tricky, especially on the wordplay side. I am writing this up nearly a week after solving the puzzle and I’m kicking myself for not putting it together … Read more “Mephisto 3225 – Paul McKenna”
Times 28324 – waiter, there’s an amino acid in my soup
Time taken: 11:58. I found this one tricky, though a look at some of the times on the leaderboard so far indicate I may have had more difficulty than the usual early solvers. I found … Read more “Times 28324 – waiter, there’s an amino acid in my soup”
Mephisto 3223 – Don Manley
Greetings, barred-grid fans. The puzzle appeared out of order in the online Times, and the solution will be published online today, so the blog is appearing at around the same time as 3222. Rather fun … Read more “Mephisto 3223 – Don Manley”
Times 28312 – and his English kniggets
Time taken: 10:10 – with a fair chunk of that mulling over a few entries to see if there was a better option.