Solving time: 10:50, with a fair chunk of that on my last two. Although this is a little faster than my average time, the usual early quick solvers have taken a bit longer than usual. … Read more “Times 27472 – selling sea shells by the seashore”
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Mephisto 3081 – Paul McKenna
Hmmm… I struggled with this one, and although I’m pretty sure I have a correct grid, it is more through the definitions than the wordplay. I’m going to try to piece the last few together … Read more “Mephisto 3081 – Paul McKenna”
Times 27460 – hope you approached it 3
Time taken: 16:56. I found this quite difficult and ground to a halt for a while with two left (28 across and 6 down). I was surprised to see so many scores better than mine, … Read more “Times 27460 – hope you approached it 3”
Mephisto 3079 – Don Manley
My main hold-up here I suspect is a typo in Chambers. Since I wasn’t familiar with the language I looked up the answer to 7 down. In my copy of Chambers it is given as … Read more “Mephisto 3079 – Don Manley”
Times 27448: Is 18 down a little more than deyard?
Time taken: 10:24 I rather enjoyed this puzzle, a very good one for fans of tricky wordplay, and some crafty definitions. At the time of writing up, with the puzzle having been out about three … Read more “Times 27448: Is 18 down a little more than deyard?”
Mephisto 3077 – Tim Moorey
I found this one a touch more tricky than recent Mephistos, and my last one in was the place name across the top with which I was not familiar. Usually I find Tim Moorey’s wordplay … Read more “Mephisto 3077 – Tim Moorey”
Times 27436 – a shell game?
Time taken: 10:22 but with one very careless error as I was so convinced 1 across had a double L that I forced it in without thinking about where the I needed to go. So … Read more “Times 27436 – a shell game?”
Mephisto 3075 – Paul McKenna
Apologies for this appearing late – I wrote it early and scheduled it for the 11th, but forgot to change the time, so it was set to appear at 6:30pm my time (which would be … Read more “Mephisto 3075 – Paul McKenna”
Times 27424: I’d rather have a 21 than a 10
Time taken: 18:56. I struggled mightily with this one, and I think my difficulty was in second-guessing a few of the defintions, which in my mind did not perfectly fit the answers. I should have … Read more “Times 27424: I’d rather have a 21 than a 10”
Mephisto 3073 – Don Manley
Strange solving process for this one, as I started at the bottom and worked my way up. On a first reading of clues I could not get a single one in the top half of … Read more “Mephisto 3073 – Don Manley”