Greetings all – this was a rather fun puzzle from Don Manley, and I can only see a little bit of scribble in my grid where I had an original incorrect answer at 5 down … Read more “Mephisto 3127 – Don Manley”
Author: glh
Times 27736 – twice shy
Time taken: 8:43. Relieved to have an all-correct this time, since I managed to make silly mistakes in both Monday and Tuesday’s daily puzzle and the Monday quick cryptic. Fortunately there was no spelling of … Read more “Times 27736 – twice shy”
Mephisto 3125 – Tim Moorey
It’s your weekly dose of barred-grid, this time with Tim Moorey and a puzzle that I found pretty straightforward – usually Tim throws in a few cultural references that are not in my wheelhouse, but … Read more “Mephisto 3125 – Tim Moorey”
Times 27724… reverse engineering
Solving time: 8:24. Far more straightforward solve than yesterday’s which I didn’t find the time to comment on but it seems there was not a great deal of love. This is a classic, and a … Read more “Times 27724… reverse engineering”
Mephisto 3123 – Paul McKenna
A step up in difficulty this week, it took me two sessions to put everything together. The pun in the top row was helpful (especially so since one of the words is not in Chambers), … Read more “Mephisto 3123 – Paul McKenna”
Times 27712 – git along
Time taken: 8:49. I made a pretty steady solve through this, but I was surprised to be in fifth place with this time after the puzzle has been out for about two hours, I didn’t … Read more “Times 27712 – git along”
Mephisto 3121 – Don Manley
If you do the Mephisto and the Listener, you gor a double dose of Don Manley last weekend – I found the Listener enjoyable as well (and if you are looking to try out the … Read more “Mephisto 3121 – Don Manley”
27700 – hidden in plain course
Time taken: 25:55, with at least six minutes on the two entries in the bottom right hand corner ending with a truly head-slap moment from what is a rather clever clue. I found this pretty … Read more “27700 – hidden in plain course”
Mephisto 3119 – Tim Moorey
On the gentler scale of Mephistos, but I enjoyed it because of one entry, which reminded me of a book I read last year, and I dug off the shelf to re-read the section pertaining … Read more “Mephisto 3119 – Tim Moorey”
Times 27688 – more than you ever wanted to know about Ohio
Time taken: 8:46. Given that we had three relatively straightforward puzzles this week I was prepared for a stinker, but it did not happen. There’s some good clues in here, I particularly like when words … Read more “Times 27688 – more than you ever wanted to know about Ohio”