Time taken: 17:22. I found this one really difficult, and in the end I’m not going to be the biggest fan because (as happened yesterday) there are titles and proper nouns clued as anagrams. I … Read more “Times 27532 – it’s mixed-up opera week!”
Author: glh
Mephisto 3091 – Don Manley
Welcome back to the Sunday barred-grid party. I think it was pointed out that this one was not as tricky as Wednesday’s beastie, and I managed to get most of it done on the bus … Read more “Mephisto 3091 – Don Manley”
Times 27520 – who wants to bee a farmer?
Time taken: 13:12. Most of this went in pretty quickly, but there was some head scratching over the last five or so, particularly the crossing of 13 across and 5 down, which were my last … Read more “Times 27520 – who wants to bee a farmer?”
Mephisto 3089 – Tim Moorey
Greetings all, I’m fighting the strange connectivity issues with the hotel internet here so this may be a sparse blog. In the Mephisto all answers can be confirmed in Chambers so I will focus on … Read more “Mephisto 3089 – Tim Moorey”
Times 27508 – an igi-bidgi crossword
Solving time: 11:43. Greetings from the Altanta Hartsfield Airport, where I am waiting for a plane to somewhere warm and dry (I’m taking part in this illustrious tournament). I was very worried when I submitted … Read more “Times 27508 – an igi-bidgi crossword”
Mephisto 3087 – Paul McKenna
Greetings all – I’m posting this from Arlington, Virginia just outside of Washington DC where I am working for the next couple of days. If you get the chance to visit my adopted nations capital, … Read more “Mephisto 3087 – Paul McKenna”
Times 27496 – double maths!
Time taken: 13:22. That is a little over my average, and there was some head scratching and letter trawling for the last two in but I think I understand everything. There’s a few bits of … Read more “Times 27496 – double maths!”
Mephisto 3085 – Don Manley
A puzzle so nice I had to share it twice. I’m off on a golf weekend in the Great Smoky Mountains in Tennessee, and I thought I had brought my printed copy of the puzzle … Read more “Mephisto 3085 – Don Manley”
Times 27484 – a solver in training
Time taken: 11:01. Relieved that this was correct as there is one answer that went in completely from wordplay, and I’m going to have to figure out how the definition plays in to things as … Read more “Times 27484 – a solver in training”
Mephisto 3083 – Tim Moorey
Another tricky Mephisto, particularly near the end. I didn’t do myself any favours by being convinced that SAGEST was the correct answer at 31 across. With the Mephisto, since the definitions can be verified in … Read more “Mephisto 3083 – Tim Moorey”