I didn’t realise this was coming – Mephisto 2939 is up on the Crossword Club, not as a competition puzzle, with the solution immediately available. I figured I’d write it up, since I usually do … Read more “Surprise! Mephisto 2939 – Tim Moorey”
Author: glh
Times 26596… or not?
Hopefully this is just a placeholder. I can’t seem to be able to log in to do the crossword. It is 9pm my local time (Eastern time in the US), 2am GMT. I’ll leave this … Read more “Times 26596… or not?”
Mephisto 2935 – Tim Moorey
Not too difficult here, got through everything in one session. You don’t often find a theme or a Nina in a Sunday Times puzzle, but if I’m not way off the mark, then there is … Read more “Mephisto 2935 – Tim Moorey”
Times 26584 – nine down?
Solving time : 18:43 but with one mistake, which on a glance back at what I submitted turned out to be a rather silly typo. I was so far from the setters wavelength on this … Read more “Times 26584 – nine down?”
Mephisto 2933 – Paul McKenna
I was surprised how much of this I managed to get in a pub without access to a dictionary – though some of the last parts took a while to piece together. I had a … Read more “Mephisto 2933 – Paul McKenna”
Times 26572 – did you finish in a 25?
Solving time : 9:27, so among the easier offerings. I suspect those that get the top and bottom answers at a first glance will have some lightning quick times, neither came to me immediately but … Read more “Times 26572 – did you finish in a 25?”
Mephisto 2931 – Don Manley
I started this last Saturday night and remember either having a good brain night, or just flying through this one and the Azed in one sitting. A look back and there’s a mixture of familiar … Read more “Mephisto 2931 – Don Manley”
Times 26560 – whirled of sport
Solving time : 10:50. Greetings from New York City, where I just got back from a rather good show (Kinky Boots). It’s the 9th innings in the final game of the World Series, and Australia … Read more “Times 26560 – whirled of sport”
Mephisto 2929 – Tim Moorey
I found this one on the gentler end of the Mephisto spectrum – in most cases the first piece of wordplay that sprung to mind ended up being the correct approach to the answer – … Read more “Mephisto 2929 – Tim Moorey”
Times 26548 – a fractured fairy tale
Solving time : 11:27, and I was the first one in on the club timer. Could have been a bit quicker if I knew how to spell, as a poor spelling of 7 down (since … Read more “Times 26548 – a fractured fairy tale”