Solving time : 14:55 – I think I made a meal of this one near the end, really struggling to get the last two entries (both of which were proper names not close to the … Read more “Times 26080 – look at that slut in the fourth row!”
Author: glh
Mephisto 2849 – Paul McKenna
Despite a generous grid (look at those fully-checked three letter lights and all the six-letter lights with only one unchecked letter), I made a real mess of this one and it took a lot of … Read more “Mephisto 2849 – Paul McKenna”
Times 26068 – anger, animals and the elderly
Solving time : 11:02 on the club timer and holy moley there’s someone with a 5-minuter already, so I am in second! I guess this confirms my suspicion that it’s on the easier side and … Read more “Times 26068 – anger, animals and the elderly”
Mephisto 2847 – Don Manley
Found this one a bit trickier than the last few, particularly the top right hand corner which was the last one to fall. In the end everything makes perfect sense with tricky and clear wordplay. … Read more “Mephisto 2847 – Don Manley”
Times 26056 – was a placeholder, now a holder place
I’ll put this here just in case. I’m traveling again, and if I had left on time, I would have been home and awake enough to solve and write up (famous last words), but it … Read more “Times 26056 – was a placeholder, now a holder place”
Mephisto 2845 – Tim Moorey
I’ve solved it but I’m too tired to write a coherent blog and I think one or two of you might notice the difference. I’ll get this up tomorrow sometime. And now it is tomorow … Read more “Mephisto 2845 – Tim Moorey”
Times 26044 – NETT vs NET
I’m on my way back to my usual home base of Asheville, but right now in a delay at the airport in Calgary. I’m hoping I’ll make it to Chicago in time to get the … Read more “Times 26044 – NETT vs NET”
Mephisto 2843 – Paul McKenna
Once upon a time I complained that the Mephisto introduced me to utterly-disgusting sounding foods (often with similarly unappealing names) on a weekly basis. This week we are introduced to cattle diarrhoea. Wheeee! At least … Read more “Mephisto 2843 – Paul McKenna”
Times 26032 – in which there is room for improment
Solving time : 25:16. You know how sometimes we talk about being on the wavelength of a setter? Well if this setter was broadcasting on FM, I was somewhere between UHF and two tin cans … Read more “Times 26032 – in which there is room for improment”
Mephisto 2841 – Don Manley
I made heavy weather of the left hand side of this mostly because of two references that I had to look up – one I think at the end I had heard of (Marie Stopes), … Read more “Mephisto 2841 – Don Manley”