Time taken: 16:08. I’m a little stumped on some wordplay, and I am a little worse for wear, having been out to an outdoor trivia night earlier, but I think this is tricky. In the … Read more “Times 28012 – waltz in four”
Author: glh
Mephisto 3171 – Paul McKenna
Greetingd barred-grid fans. Paul McKenna sometimes experiments with grids other than 12×12, and this is an example of an 11×13 grid. With there being one long vertical entry, the grid design breaks it up almost … Read more “Mephisto 3171 – Paul McKenna”
Times 28000 – when we fall on a round number
Time taken: 15:01, though I had a very very very silly typo at the end of 5 down. I was wondering if there would be a nod to this being puzzle 28000 and there may … Read more “Times 28000 – when we fall on a round number”
Mephisto 3169 – Don Manley
Greetings barred-grid fans, Don Manley has treated us to another grid of obscure words clued with immaculate wordplay. I cannot say much else other than that this would be an excellent puzzle for setters who … Read more “Mephisto 3169 – Don Manley”
Times 27988 – I panicked.
Time taken: 17:12. I really struggled with this one and a look at the early times show that I might be an outlier. There’s a few pieces of genral knowledge that just did not come … Read more “Times 27988 – I panicked.”
Mephisto 3167 – Tim Moorey
Greetings barred-grid fans. I did pretty well with this one – Tim Moorey often puts in a few pop culture or sports references and I think I was familar with most of them this time … Read more “Mephisto 3167 – Tim Moorey”
Times 27976 – nearly tripped up by chemistry of all things!
Time taken: 18:29. I think I’ve hit the stinker for the week, and I’m still a little unsure of some wordplay that I hope comes as I write up the blog. There’s some well hidden … Read more “Times 27976 – nearly tripped up by chemistry of all things!”
Mephisto 3165 – Paul McKenna
Greetings barred-grid fans. This is a tricky puzzle for wordplay, though there are not that many unusual entries in the grid. I filed out the bottom half first and worked my way up to the … Read more “Mephisto 3165 – Paul McKenna”
Times 27964 – mind your P’s and W’s
I submitted this in 10:30, pretty much bang on my average time, to find out that I had an error. Not my week this week, I had a silly typo on Tuesday, mangled a spelling … Read more “Times 27964 – mind your P’s and W’s”
Mephisto 3163 – Don Manley
Greetings barred-grid fans. At risk of being smacked down like I was last time, I thought this was definitely on the gentler side of Mephisto puzzles, with the usual clear Don Manley wordplay for obscure … Read more “Mephisto 3163 – Don Manley”