Solving time : 14:04, but with a typo, which was initially distressing because I had a few I was not 100% on, though it turns out I had put an extra T into 4 down. … Read more “Times 26680 – two 10s and a 14 walk in to a 19a in 19d”
Author: glh
Mephisto 2949 – Paul McKenna
I found this one on the easier side, with a lot of the unfamiliar words having clear wordplay. I also spotted the possibility of the pun (PROPHECIES) across the top row helping me get 7 … Read more “Mephisto 2949 – Paul McKenna”
Times 26668 – quelque choise?
Solving time : 8:35 – I suspect I will be more on the wavelength of the setter than some today, with a few bits of French that I remember from school days, a mathematical anagram … Read more “Times 26668 – quelque choise?”
Mephisto 2947 – Don Manley
I finished this with some very large question marks, four of which required some online research to sort out. Fortunately the definition was unambiguous in each case. 90-degree and 180-degree symmetry in the grid this … Read more “Mephisto 2947 – Don Manley”
Times 26656 – are you living up to the measure of your 11?
Solving time : 9:37 – I thought this was a rather fun and neat crossword, with everything going in on a first or second pass through the clues and no real holdups. My last in … Read more “Times 26656 – are you living up to the measure of your 11?”
Mephisto 2945 – Tim Moorey
I made a cracking start on this one and then slowed down to a crawl at the end having to trawl through Chambers for a few of the shorter words, and fix a few confident … Read more “Mephisto 2945 – Tim Moorey”
Times 26644 – when is a German not a German?
Solving time : 15:15, which is symmetrical, but a bit slower than usual for me – I raced through about three quarters of this one and then had to think long and hard over the … Read more “Times 26644 – when is a German not a German?”
Mephisto 2943 – Paul McKenna
I found this one pretty strightforward and had more than two thirds finished before needing recourse to the dictionary, but at the end I have a few pieces of wordplay that are eluding me, hopefully … Read more “Mephisto 2943 – Paul McKenna”
Times 26632 – careful what you wish for
Solving time : 22:25. Yesterday I wrote that my slick time would mean that today would be the stinker of all stinkers. And at least to me, it was – there are some better times … Read more “Times 26632 – careful what you wish for”
Mephisto 2941 – Don Manley
Filled this one in without too much fuss, though looking over at the end I’m impressed by the larger blocks in this grid – there’s two 4×3 fully-checked regions of the grid and four 4×2 … Read more “Mephisto 2941 – Don Manley”