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”
Author: glh
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”
Times 26620 – 11 drinks later…
Solving time : 39:40 with my friend Brian helping me get one. OK – I am probably not in the best solving form at the moment since we went to Epcot at Walt Disney World … Read more “Times 26620 – 11 drinks later…”
Times 26608 – in which I am forced to eat my old hat
Welcome to a blogger’s nightmare. I thought I had gone through this quite nicely in 9:22, then submitted and find out that I have one incorrect answer (there are two correct solutions in). I’ve spent … Read more “Times 26608 – in which I am forced to eat my old hat”
Surprise! Mephisto 2939 – Tim Moorey
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”
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”