Solving time: 14:11… but when I hit submit, even though I thought I have checked it over, I made not one, not two, but three very silly errors in the puzzle! Must be playing with … Read more “Times 27292 – fool me three times!”
Author: glh
Times 27286 – where’s ya wheelie bin?
Time taken: 8:46 – I thought I was on my way to a personal best, but I got stuck on the last three and had to get some paper and start scribbling letter combinations before … Read more “Times 27286 – where’s ya wheelie bin?”
Mephisto 3051 – Paul McKenna
I thought this was a notch up in difficulty in comparison to the last couple of weeks. Paul McKenna has also given us a slightly different grid, 11×13 with three across answers going right across … Read more “Mephisto 3051 – Paul McKenna”
Mephisto 3049 – Don Manley
I made a pretty quick start on this but somehow got convinced that TAIAHA was not only a bird, which it is not, but fitted the wordplay at 21 down, which it certainly does not. … Read more “Mephisto 3049 – Don Manley”
Times 27268 – at least it wasn’t get knotted!
Solving time 9:50, which about an hour in, puts me in first place on the leaderboard (that will probably change before I have finished this write-up). It is very rare that my last clue in … Read more “Times 27268 – at least it wasn’t get knotted!”
Mephisto 3047 – Tim Moorey
Each of the three Mephisto setters had a certain flavor to their puzzles, and with Tim Moorey there’s often a dash of sportsball and popular culture. Usually popular culture I am not up on at … Read more “Mephisto 3047 – Tim Moorey”
Times 27256: I called it!
Solving time: 20:05 I commented on yesterday’s puzzle that we are due for a stinker, and it would just so happen that it is my turn. And we got it! I am usually under 12 … Read more “Times 27256: I called it!”
Mephisto 3045 – Paul McKenna
I found this puzzle to be on the easier side of the Mephisto spectrum. There’s not that many obscure words, and a few science references that fell right into my wheelhouse. The grid is generous … Read more “Mephisto 3045 – Paul McKenna”
Times 27244 – what happened to Les One through Five?
Solving time: 11:03, which is pretty close to my average time, though I think I was on to a few lesser used techniques that popped up in here. I was a little nervous about 13 … Read more “Times 27244 – what happened to Les One through Five?”
Mephisto 3043 – Don Manley
This puzzle had an extended closing date because of the festive season, and since Jim was quicker on the draw than me, it is going to end up slightly out of order on the site. … Read more “Mephisto 3043 – Don Manley”