Greetings barred-grid fans! Another wordplay tour de force from Don Manley, no question marks on my grid but a lot of notes in the margins. In Mephisto puzzles, definitions (the most direct of which is … Read more “Mephisto 3211 – Don Manley”
Author: glh
Times 28240 – by the time I get to Phoenix
Time taken: 9:48, and although that is pretty close to my average time, there are not a lot of faster times in the list right now, so I think this is a bit more difficult … Read more “Times 28240 – by the time I get to Phoenix”
Mephisto 3209 – Tim Moorey
Greetings barred-grid fans I found the top half of this puzzle pretty tricky. Time got away from me, so this is a late and quick blog. In Mephisto puzzles, defnitions can be confirmed in Chambers … Read more “Mephisto 3209 – Tim Moorey”
Times 28228 – I’ll take my grapes sour, please.
Time taken: 12:03 but with one incorrect, and my incorrect answer was my pet peeve in crosswords, a proper noun clued as an anagram. I could picture the sculptor’s pieces, those very thin metal men. … Read more “Times 28228 – I’ll take my grapes sour, please.”
Mephisto 3207 – Paul McKenna
Greetings barred-grid fans, Fun puzzle from Paul McKenna that had me scratching my head quite a bit, but I think I have sorted everything out, except for the top row. Usually Paul puts a pun … Read more “Mephisto 3207 – Paul McKenna”
Times 28216 – why don’t you come to your senses?
Time taken: 11:25. Took me a long time to figure out some of the anagram answers in this puzzle, which has some interesting words, and a lot of fun wordplay. Rather enjoyed this one. Even … Read more “Times 28216 – why don’t you come to your senses?”
Mephisto 3205 – Don Manley
Greetings barred-grid fans. If there is one thing about Don Manley puzzles, it is that you can trust the wordplay. I started this while I was at work and did not have access to Chambers, … Read more “Mephisto 3205 – Don Manley”
Times 28204 – rise and rinse
Time taken: 10:32. Spent a few minutes near the end trying to figure out if my last few entries were actually words, but it turned out I could trust the wordplay, which is a good … Read more “Times 28204 – rise and rinse”
Mephisto 3203 – Tim Moorey
Greetings barred-grid fans. I filled the grid pretty readily, but I made a bunch of notes on my copy, so there are some tricky wordplay elements. Tim Moorey tends to drop in some popular culture … Read more “Mephisto 3203 – Tim Moorey”
Times 28192 – tricky dicky
Time taken: 10:23 I think this is a step up in difficulty from the last few days, though the wordplay is clear for all these entries, there are some unusual terms, particularly my last one … Read more “Times 28192 – tricky dicky”