Greetings all, hope you are staying safe and sane. North Carolina moved into Phase 2 this week and though I think it is a little early, I have disappeared to a nearby town to hole … Read more “Mephisto 3117 – Paul McKenna. Top row dreamin’”
Author: glh
Times 27676 – where a factotum meets a teetotaller
Time taken: 12:58, but with one very silly typo. What a difference a day makes? Yesterday was a biff-fest that led to my fastest time ever, today was a day where many of the answers … Read more “Times 27676 – where a factotum meets a teetotaller”
Mephisto 3115 – Don Manley
I enjoyed this puzzle and there were quite a few wordplay elements that were new to me. Also a big fan of the grid, 180-degree symmetry and two enrties that span the entire puzzle. Kept … Read more “Mephisto 3115 – Don Manley”
Times 27664 – we’ve got a live one!
Time taken: 13:04, with my last one in being the clue that floored me. Although it is not forbidden, I think it is unfair to clue proper names using anagrams, particularly uncommon foreign names that … Read more “Times 27664 – we’ve got a live one!”
Mephisto 3113 – Tim Moorey
Well aren’t I silly – I had an incorrect entry – did not spot BRAWL. There goes my chance for a prize I am ineligible for and that is not in stock! Greetings all – … Read more “Mephisto 3113 – Tim Moorey”
Times 27652 – don’t 6, 7, take it 20 at a time
Solving time: 15:32. It has been rather an odd week, since I breezed through yesterdays while many found it difficult, and I found this one tricky, but there were already three much better times than … Read more “Times 27652 – don’t 6, 7, take it 20 at a time”
Mephisto 3111 – Paul McKenna
Greetings all, I hope you are staying safe and sane! Tricky workout this time around from Paul McKenna (I don’t know enough Latin to do the O Tempora crossword but I see it was his … Read more “Mephisto 3111 – Paul McKenna”
Times 27640 – let ‘er 24
Time taken: 11:14 Not sure what to say about this one – there’s a lot of phrases in the grid that I wouldn’t use, and most of them have wordplay that helps you to get … Read more “Times 27640 – let ‘er 24”
Mephisto 3109 – Don Manley
Greetings all. Hope everyone is safe and well! It seems interest in the Mephisto has been picking up over the last few weeks which is awesome, it is definitely a puzzle that takes longer to … Read more “Mephisto 3109 – Don Manley”
Times 27628 – in which I do not advance
Well I am well and truly beaten! After about 20 minutes, I gave up and bunged in answers for the two that I could not make head or tail of, and hit submit. One of … Read more “Times 27628 – in which I do not advance”