I got most of the top half out without needing a dictionary, but the bottom half, and particularly the bottom left required a bit more poking, not helped by some wild “close, but no cigar” … Read more “Mephisto 2805 – Don Manley”
Author: glh
Times 25805 – meep
Solving time : OK – I’ll admit. I’m in no state to be solving or blogging and it’s showing through – 1 hour and 5 minutes later I’m being told I have a correct solution, … Read more “Times 25805 – meep”
Whoopsie…
For a while, the Crossword Club page had links to two puzzles listed as the Times Cryptic for May 28 – 25798 and 25799. Mctext posted a blog for 25799, and the Crossword Editor has … Read more “Whoopsie…”
Mephisto 2803 – Tim Moorey (I presume)
I had a tough time getting started with this one, although I broke up my usual solving routine. I typically solve Mephistos backwards, from the last down clue – not from any scientifically-proveable hypothesis, but … Read more “Mephisto 2803 – Tim Moorey (I presume)”
Times 25793 – pick your clue for 17 down – I recommend the first one
Solving time : 15:56 – relieved to have it all correct, but frustrated along the way by the online puzzle hanging for a while, and then there being two clues catenated for 17 down. I … Read more “Times 25793 – pick your clue for 17 down – I recommend the first one”
Mephisto 2801 – Paul McKenna
Forgot to put a placeholder up earlier, I wasn’t able to get round to the blog yesterday. I seem to recall this one being pretty straightforward, I have about seven question marks on my grid, … Read more “Mephisto 2801 – Paul McKenna”
Times 25781 – anything you can do I can do 7ly
Solving time : 19:49, but with two errors. One I can see immediately as a typo, the other may take a little more finding. This is a tough one, there’s an opera clued by an … Read more “Times 25781 – anything you can do I can do 7ly”
Mephisto 2799 – Don Manley
Most of this went in very quickly, but then I hit a few strange words with general knowledge wordplay, and after finding them from the definition in the dictionary, I had to do a bit … Read more “Mephisto 2799 – Don Manley”
Times 25769: when religion meets maths
Solving time : 15:33, putting me at the top of the Club timer, but I suspect not for long. There’s a few that I was kicking myself for not seeing straight off, so there’s some … Read more “Times 25769: when religion meets maths”
Mephisto 2797 – Tim Moorey
I found the last few of these (particularly the top left) rather difficult, though after ripping through the first half of it without a dictionary, I thought I was going to be in for an … Read more “Mephisto 2797 – Tim Moorey”