Sorry I’m a little late in getting this up – I don’t think there was anything too controversial or mega-obscure here, though there were a few I got from definition and had to retrofit the … Read more “Mephisto 2825 – Paul McKenna”
Author: glh
Times 25925 – in which I bomb
Solving time : After about 11 minutes, all I had left to put in was 14 across. And nothing at all came. For almost 10 minutes – I could see SPEED and SPIED and OPTED … Read more “Times 25925 – in which I bomb”
Mephisto 2823 – Don Manley
Most of this is crystal-clear wordplay for obscure and not-so-obscure words, but there’s still one that is nagging me, and with two unchecked letters there’s the slight chance that I’m wrong, though there is a … Read more “Mephisto 2823 – Don Manley”
Times 25913 – where’s my car?
Solving time : 9:26 on the club timer, so that stinker I predicted yesterday did not come today. I suspect there will be faster times than mine, as I didn’t see a few of the … Read more “Times 25913 – where’s my car?”
Mephisto 2821 – Tim Moorey
Sorry for being tardy in posting this one – I was in rehearsals all of last week and didn’t get a chance to solve this until after opening night. There’s a matinee today so I … Read more “Mephisto 2821 – Tim Moorey”
Times 25895 – mind your D’s and K’s
Solving time : 22:05 on the club timer but I cannot tell a lie – after about 5 minutes considering SKIPDAW, SLIPDAW and SKIDDAW for 8 down I ended up looking up the three words … Read more “Times 25895 – mind your D’s and K’s”
Mephisto 2819 – Paul McKenna
I wonder if I may be missing something hidden here (and very occasionally Paul McKenna sneaks something extra into his puzzles) because I was struggling most of the way with this one and now it … Read more “Mephisto 2819 – Paul McKenna”
Times 25889 – QED? No, QVZ!
Solving time : 21:23, but a careless typo cost me an all-correct on the club timer. I wonder if we have some competition because even before I post there’s a few 3-4 minute times up … Read more “Times 25889 – QED? No, QVZ!”
Mephisto 2187 – Don Manley
Quick start but a slow finish on this one – I started doodling in answers during rehearsal and managed to get about half of it out without recourse to a dictionary. Then things ground to … Read more “Mephisto 2187 – Don Manley”
Times 25877 – looking for a miracle
Solving time : well, after 23 minutes, and almost 10 of them trying to figure out what on earth the answer to 23 down was, I put in a guess and find it is incorrect. … Read more “Times 25877 – looking for a miracle”