Solving time: 9:59, which is pretty close to my target time, so I feel good about this one. It isn’t simple, but not too tricky. It is very rare that a Times daily puzzle has … Read more “Times 27892 – you can’t pass heat from the cooler to the hotter”
Author: glh
Mephisto 3151 – Don Manley
Greetings barred-grid fans. I did this one in a single setting, and didnt have to look that many up, though it was more wordplay I was checking into than answers, there are fewer obscure words … Read more “Mephisto 3151 – Don Manley”
Times 27880 – horses for courses
Time taken: 15:59. I struggled with this one, and crawled my way around the grid, relying heavily on checking letters, and in one case I only have half of the answer, but I hope I … Read more “Times 27880 – horses for courses”
Mephisto 3149 – Tim Moorey
Well we have often told you that you need Chambers to complete Mephisto (or at least to verify definitions), but in this case it is true four times over. There have been a few puzzles … Read more “Mephisto 3149 – Tim Moorey”
Times 27868 – get thee to a 27
Time taken: 10:25 Please forgive me if I am a little distracted and numb today. I became a US Citizen in 2014, and have spent today obsessively watching the events going on in Washintgon DC, … Read more “Times 27868 – get thee to a 27”
Mephisto 3147 – Paul McKenna
I think this was one of the most difficult Mephistos of the year, there are not a lot of familiar words, and many obscure uses of common terms through the grid. I spent quite a … Read more “Mephisto 3147 – Paul McKenna”
Times 27856 – t’was the morning before Christmas
Time taken: 8:21 Still got a little bit to unravel before confidently writing this up, but this was on the easier side with many generous definitions, fortunately my only guess was correct, and now I … Read more “Times 27856 – t’was the morning before Christmas”
Mephisto 3145 – Don Manley
I don’t have any scribbles or question marks on my grid, so this must have been on the easier side of Mephistos. I did have to look up a few in Chambers after figuring out … Read more “Mephisto 3145 – Don Manley”
Times 27844 – in which we fail miserably
Often I complain about silly typos, but at 17:41, I hit submit expecting that I had at least one of four answers incorrect, but could not think of another option for any of them. Turns … Read more “Times 27844 – in which we fail miserably”
Mephisto 3143 – Tim Moorey
I got pretty bogged down in the bottom left hand quater of this puzzle where I confidently wrote in an alternative (though the spelling I see most often) spelling at 14 down which had me … Read more “Mephisto 3143 – Tim Moorey”