Time taken: 8:07. I’m curious about this one – the early times coming in are fast indeed, but I think the clever wordplay in this offering may be more to the taste of the seasoned, … Read more “Times 28072 – mind your P’s”
Author: glh
Mephisto 3181 – Don Manley
Greetings barred-grid fans. Since I have a busy weekend, I’m writing this up in advance, and may not be able to check comments on Sunday morning, so if I have messed anything up, check to … Read more “Mephisto 3181 – Don Manley”
Times 28060 – in which we may be doubting Thomas
Time taken: 10:37, which is right around my average time, but as of right now I’m the only one with a completed puzzle, so I don’t really know a difficulty level. I found the anagrams … Read more “Times 28060 – in which we may be doubting Thomas”
Mephisto 3179 – Tim Moorey
Greetings barred-grid fans! I got through this one pretty readily, though there are a number of notes to myself about wordplay elements, I don’t have any question marks around the grid. The grid is notable … Read more “Mephisto 3179 – Tim Moorey”
Times 28048 – a hell of one’s own making
Time taken: 10:37. Greetings all – you know how sometimes you say something that comes back to haunt you? I solved this at a friend’s place, and the movie we were watching finished while I … Read more “Times 28048 – a hell of one’s own making”
Mephisto 3177 – Paul McKenna
Greetings barred-grid fans. Two of my greatest enjoyments in doing a Mephisto puzzle are the grid construction and the visits to the outer regions of Chambers, and this puzzle supplies plenty of both. A generous … Read more “Mephisto 3177 – Paul McKenna”
Times 28036 – my home in a crossword
Time taken: 11:21. Just on my average time, though looking at the first set of solvers I might have had a leg up, particularly with one clue. A lot of hyphenated clues, and I wonder … Read more “Times 28036 – my home in a crossword”
Mephisto 3175 – Don Manley
Greetings, barred-grid fans. A fun puzzle this week from Don Manley, with the usual precise clueing of unusual words. I thought it was interesting that the two long entries were both unusual words clued as … Read more “Mephisto 3175 – Don Manley”
Times 28024 – adverse and perverse
Greetings all! Well I am not in the most pristine of solving modes. I went to a friend’s going away party and then a small bender with friends and as the storms came in from … Read more “Times 28024 – adverse and perverse”
Mephisto 3173 – Tim Moorey
Greetings barred-grid fans This is a classic Tim Moorey puzzle, a few cultural references, crafty wordplay and some fun surfaces. I did find this a little more difficult than the previous few weeks, not helping … Read more “Mephisto 3173 – Tim Moorey”