Solving time: 14:07, and since about two minutes of that was on 8 down, which I feel is a term at the forefront of many Times solvers’ minds, I am kicking myself. My 14:07 is … Read more “Times 27052 – two pangrams in a row!”
Author: glh
Mephisto 3011 – Tim Moorey
I didn’t have too much difficulty with this one, and I thought the design of the grid was very solver friendly, with a lot of thre letter strings in checked letters. It was an interesting … Read more “Mephisto 3011 – Tim Moorey”
Times 27040 – a little off the sides
Solving time: 18:47. That’s pretty slow for me, and there’s some tricky stuff in here, but I don’t know if I have ever agonized over an answer like I have 1 down. The second word … Read more “Times 27040 – a little off the sides”
Times 27034 – sunk!
Solving time: submitted at 15:12, but I have one incorrect. After a longer look at the one I got wrong, I can see what it should have been, though I don’t think I would have … Read more “Times 27034 – sunk!”
Mephisto 3009 – Paul McKenna
Today I am thinking back to about five years ago – I was in London after visiting friends in Leeds, and managed to snare Mephisto setters Paul McKenna and Tim Moorey and the Sunday Times … Read more “Mephisto 3009 – Paul McKenna”
Times 27028 – when a spirit fails to possess you
Solving time: 17:11, with about three minutes of it on the last entry, which was 19 down. I thought I was off to a good start on this one, but really slowed down for the … Read more “Times 27028 – when a spirit fails to possess you”
Mephisto 3007 – Don Manley
Very strange to see two variations of the same word in the one puzzle, and I was wondering if there was a theme forming from this, but I couldn’t see anything else. I thought this … Read more “Mephisto 3007 – Don Manley”
Times 27016 – we’ll do our best
Solving time: 14:27. Probably should have been a lot faster but I was held up by a few crafty definitions. Definitions so crafty that I suspect this will not be a puzzle for the biffers. … Read more “Times 27016 – we’ll do our best”
Mephisto 3005 – Tim Moorey
Another different sized grid, and another theme… of looking for April Fools in the grid. It took some searching, but the hint that 14 across was relevant got me there. There are two cuckoos hidden … Read more “Mephisto 3005 – Tim Moorey”
Times 27004 – in wordplay we trust
Solving time: 10:47, and there were three answers where I had to trust the wordplay alone, one of which was a nail-biter. Nothing too outrageous or scary here, a lot of good wordplay and fun … Read more “Times 27004 – in wordplay we trust”