My main source of difficulty in this one was the proper nouns both in the answers and in the wordplay. This is the first time I think I’ve done the Mephisto paperless, by making a … Read more “Mephisto 2923 – Tim Moorey”
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Mephisto 2921 -Paul McKenna
Struggled a little with this one, though I think a lot of it was confidently putting in NEARNESS at 18 down. My printout still has a few question marks on it, hopefully those will be … Read more “Mephisto 2921 -Paul McKenna”
Times 26500 – feeling like a 5 down
Solving time : 21:05 – for a moment I didn’t think I was going to finish this one, then got a flash of inspiration that solved 10 across which helped the last few fall all … Read more “Times 26500 – feeling like a 5 down”
Mephisto 2919 – Don Manley
I thought this was a step up in difficulty from the last few Don Manley Mephisto puzzles, and found the top half of the grid came together far more slowly than the bottom half. Botany … Read more “Mephisto 2919 – Don Manley”
Times 26488 – an American, a Frenchman and an ogre walk into a bar…
Solving time : 17:33. I found this one difficult, and there was one complete guess from wordplay that I was relieved to find was correct – congratulations to those of you who know the town … Read more “Times 26488 – an American, a Frenchman and an ogre walk into a bar…”
Mephisto 2917 – Tim Moorey
I did most of this without resorting to a dictionary (though I had an incorrect answer at 22 across, thinking it must be RUNTS) at a rather nice new Lebanese restaurant that opened up in … Read more “Mephisto 2917 – Tim Moorey”
Times 26476: Double your Monty Python references, double your fun!
Oh silly George – I knew I was racing through this one, and as I got to the end I thought there was a chance I might be under 6:30 (and I stopped to answer … Read more “Times 26476: Double your Monty Python references, double your fun!”
Mephisto 2915 – Paul McKenna
I did this in one fairly long sitting, thanks to having a rare day off in a rainstorm. I found this one tricky, and had a few incorrect answers confidently written (I seem to have … Read more “Mephisto 2915 – Paul McKenna”
Times 26464 – in good company at least…
Solving time : 13:38 but the club timer said I had two incorrect (which is two better than yesterday). Usually this means I have a typo in a checking letter and fortunately it was an … Read more “Times 26464 – in good company at least…”
Mephisto 2913 – Don Manley
Took me a little longer to get into this puzzle, and kind of worked my way from the bottom up. There was one entry that struck me on the right hand side as looking very … Read more “Mephisto 2913 – Don Manley”