Solving time : 27:07. Yikes! This is the most difficult puzzle I can recall in a while. It may have been that I started on it three pints in, but right now I am the … Read more “Times 26452: You spin me right round baby, right round.”
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Mephisto 2911 – Tim Moorey
This was a tale of two halves for me. The right hand side of the grid filled up very quickly indeed, but with little spillover to the left hand side of the grid, where I … Read more “Mephisto 2911 – Tim Moorey”
Times 26440 – looks like we have been put in the corner again – hi setter!
Solving time: 9:06, but I’m showing as having two errors because I fat-fingeredly typed in PRIASE at 1 down and didn’t check. Considering I went to the premiere of a play with complimentary beer and … Read more “Times 26440 – looks like we have been put in the corner again – hi setter!”
Mephisto 2909 – Paul McKenna
I found the top half far more difficult than the bottom half, which was of course frustrating as I was looking forward to seeing if there was a pun in the top row, and Paul … Read more “Mephisto 2909 – Paul McKenna”
Times 26428 – lobster’s off, would you like a slimy fish or perhaps some duck?
Solving time : 10:45 on the club timer – I’m only the second to solve the puzzle at this point, and while that isn’t my best time, it’s by far my best time this week. … Read more “Times 26428 – lobster’s off, would you like a slimy fish or perhaps some duck?”
Mephisto 2907 – Don Manley
Fun breezy offering this week, I thought. Contains one of my favorite words to misspell at 1 down (always forget the second A), and every barred-grid solver’s favorite rock at 10 across. My only real … Read more “Mephisto 2907 – Don Manley”
Times 26416. When is an orange not a paper-pusher?
Solving time : 8:23, so either this one was on the beginner’s slopes, or I was really on the setter’s wavelength, or both. It didn’t hurt that I’d seen almost the exact same clue that … Read more “Times 26416. When is an orange not a paper-pusher?”
Mephisto 2905 – Tim Moorey
I found this one considerably more difficult than the last few, and there are a few that complete understanding of is eluding me, but hopefully once I start writing this up all will become clearish. … Read more “Mephisto 2905 – Tim Moorey”
Times 26404: people, places and things!
Solving time : 22:30, which has me first on the club timer, though it is early days. I struggled mightily with this one and was on the verge of looking up a few of the … Read more “Times 26404: people, places and things!”
Mephisto 2903 – Paul McKenna
I did this in one fairly short sitting during an break in a play I’m performing in. I have a few question marks around the grid, which usually means gaps in the wordplay, so hopefully … Read more “Mephisto 2903 – Paul McKenna”