I found this one far more difficult than the last few weeks, and there is one entry that I am not 100% sure I have parsed correctly. Tim Moorey tends to give us a number … Read more “Mephisto 2975, Tim Moorey”
Author: glh
Times 26824 – in which I make a mess of spelling an Australian word!
Solving time : 16:34 but with one typo – I seem to be making a lot more typos with the recent changes to the crossword club, in the leaderboard I am 67th, with a whopping … Read more “Times 26824 – in which I make a mess of spelling an Australian word!”
Mephisto 2973 – Paul McKenna
Greetings all – sorry about the lateness of this one, but I lost access to the crossword club and since I was out of town I had not printed the Mephisto in advance last week. … Read more “Mephisto 2973 – Paul McKenna”
Times 26812 – throw your relatives in the air!
Solving time : 10:38, but about two minutes of that was on the crafty clue at 24 down, which is just begging for you to biff in APSES but that just does not work with … Read more “Times 26812 – throw your relatives in the air!”
Mephisto 2971 – Don Manley
New format, and I for one welcome our new Mephisto formatting overlords, as this one printed automatically on one sheet of paper. Woohoo! For many years I’ve been loading the grid and adjusting the print … Read more “Mephisto 2971 – Don Manley”
Times 26800 – was this to your 8?
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?”
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?”