I started working on this without access to Chambers, and was having a hard time of it – several question marks. I finished it waiting for a flight, loving my WordWeb version of Chambers on … Read more “Mephisto 2897 – Paul McKenna”
Author: glh
Times 26356 – for the 25 of Mr. Kite, vale George Martin
Solving time : 11:19, which places me fourth on the club timer, just over three hours after this puzzle appeared (I solved it right away but had to run some errands, so this report is … Read more “Times 26356 – for the 25 of Mr. Kite, vale George Martin”
Mephisto 2895 – Don Manley
I found this one pretty tough for a few reasons. There were two pieces of geography that were way out of my range of knowledge. I also confidently wrote in a few incorrect answers that … Read more “Mephisto 2895 – Don Manley”
Times 26344 – one for the birds
Solving time : 11:53, but the club timer told me I had an incorrect entry. I went back through the grid and didn’t see any typos, so I looked up the one answer I guessed … Read more “Times 26344 – one for the birds”
Mephisto 2893 – Tim Moorey
I managed to get about half of this done while doodling at the pub, so I don’t think it was on the difficult side. A couple of pieces of tricky wordplay, and as opposed to … Read more “Mephisto 2893 – Tim Moorey”
Times 26332 – I guess it’s easier than dancing to hardcore
Solving time : 24:20 on the club timer, which is my slowest time in a very very long time. This is a bit of a beast, and I can’t quite put my finger on what … Read more “Times 26332 – I guess it’s easier than dancing to hardcore”
Mephisto 2891 – Paul McKenna
This was a pretty swift solve on Sunday morning, assisted by there being four wholly-checked entries around the outside of a grid that offers 90-degree symmetry and a smaller number of out-there grid entries. I … Read more “Mephisto 2891 – Paul McKenna”
Times 26320 – look ma, no panto!
Solving time : 17:27, and going by some of the other times on the club timer, I made hard work of this one. It’s late and I’m still a little under the weather, but a … Read more “Times 26320 – look ma, no panto!”
Mephisto 2889 – Don Manley
Last Sunday here was kind of cold and miserable, so I recall racing through both the Mephisto and Sunday Times offering in pretty quick succession. A lot of times with Don Manley crosswords I’ve relied … Read more “Mephisto 2889 – Don Manley”
Times 26308 – would you like a little whine with that cheese?
Solving time : A more than slightly distracted 14:44 – I got off to a rip-roaring start, and slowed down right to the end where we finished with one complete biff, so hopefully as I’m … Read more “Times 26308 – would you like a little whine with that cheese?”