Polished this one off in pretty short order while proctoring an exam. My only real hold up was hazarding a guess at CHICH as the answer at 1 down (so convinced that was what it … Read more “Mephisto 2871 – Don Manley”
Author: glh
Times 26200 – rising to satiate an itch
Solving time : Hmm – I submitted this at 16:08 on the club timer, after agonizing over the last three for about 5 minutes and am now told I have three incorrect entries. I can … Read more “Times 26200 – rising to satiate an itch”
Mephisto 2869 – Tim Moorey
Solving time : Rather a neat little offering this week I thought. There is a strange coincidence here, and maybe I am missing something – it’s not his birthday, maybe the anniversary of a significant … Read more “Mephisto 2869 – Tim Moorey”
Times 26182 – what marque of motor you driving then?
Solving time : 16 minutes on the dot, with most of that time being spent in the top left corner – everything else seemed to go in on a first or second reading. For those … Read more “Times 26182 – what marque of motor you driving then?”
Mephisto 2867 – Paul McKenna
Apologies to the seven and a half regular Mephisto readers. I appear to have gotten very drunk in Boston and will not be posting the solution until mid-Sunday afternoon. If you have a query, please … Read more “Mephisto 2867 – Paul McKenna”
Times 26176 – a little light relief
Solving time : 8:12 on the club timer, which currently has me in the lead spot, mere seconds ahead of some of our esteemed regular contributors. A relief, since I’m coming to this a little … Read more “Times 26176 – a little light relief”
Mephisto 2865 – Don Manley
Got most of this (and almost all the left side) out without needing the dictionary, only a few holdups in the bottom right hand corner. Strange that I hadn’t heard of the climate science reference … Read more “Mephisto 2865 – Don Manley”
Times 26164 – how’s your general knowledge?
Solving time : 29:30 on the club timer, and although I’m feeling a bit under the weather, and the cricket isn’t helping, I didn’t find this a lot of fun. There’s a ton of general … Read more “Times 26164 – how’s your general knowledge?”
Mephisto 2863 – Tim Moorey
Welcome to the blog that may go up at a random time, but is being written during a break between performances in a thunderstorm. Wheeee! I can seem to get internet on my phone here … Read more “Mephisto 2863 – Tim Moorey”
Times 26152 – when one George struggles with another
Solving time : 16:49 on the club timer, and since there’s already a sub-10, I suspect this is going to be a challenge of general knowledge. I know it’s not a written rule, but I … Read more “Times 26152 – when one George struggles with another”