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”
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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”
Times 27472 – selling sea shells by the seashore
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”
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”