Solving time : 17:36 – one of the more difficult solves for me, though at the end I’m kicking myself for some fairly simple wordplay that I was just too dense to see at the … Read more “Times 26800 – was this to your 8?”
Author: glh
Mephisto 2969 – Tim Moorey
Mini story time… I’m in a production of Fiddler on the Roof right now (as soon as I get this written I’m heading to the theatre) and we have been doing a Sunday matinee – … Read more “Mephisto 2969 – Tim Moorey”
Times 26788 – little kids, little fish and a German waterway
Solving time : 7:20. I was relieved when this one came out as correct because I made a silly typo yesterday and had an incorrect answer on Tuesday, so it has been shaping up to … Read more “Times 26788 – little kids, little fish and a German waterway”
Mephisto 2967 – Paul McKenna
I found this one more tricky than recent Mephistos, and filled in the grid largely from the bottom up. As is typical with Paul McKenna’s Mephisto puzzles there is a pun in the top row … Read more “Mephisto 2967 – Paul McKenna”
Times 26776 – is that Mr. Wu cleaning windows?
Solving time : 9:59 on the club timer, as close as you can get to under 10 minutes! I’m the third time on there and the fastest, so maybe I’m more on the wavelength with … Read more “Times 26776 – is that Mr. Wu cleaning windows?”
Times 26770 – is this the 9 down?
Solving time : 8:52 and relieved that this was a more straightforward puzzle than the last two days as I am in dress rehearsals for a production and am not getting in until pretty late. … Read more “Times 26770 – is this the 9 down?”
Mephisto 2965 – Don Manley
I had to solve this twice – my usual thing is to have a couple of puzzles I’m working on (Listener, Mephisto, Azed, Spectator, a couple of US ones I do regularly) clipped together and … Read more “Mephisto 2965 – Don Manley”
Times 26752 – pass the 21
Solving time : 8:18 – there was a fair bit of biffing going on here, and I hope I can figure out the wordplay as I write this one up. I’m also relieved as there … Read more “Times 26752 – pass the 21”
Mephisto 2961 – Paul McKenna
Well this is a first – Paul McKenna’s treat of putting puns in the top row of Mephistos helped me out, because I cannot for the life of me figure out the wordplay for 1 … Read more “Mephisto 2961 – Paul McKenna”
Times 26740 – a little one’ll do you
Solving time : 40:40 – I think that’s about the longest it has ever taken me to complete one of these, and at least half of it was on the last two answers, both of … Read more “Times 26740 – a little one’ll do you”