Solving time : 15:26, and I’m currently fourth on the leaderboard, so I think I was just a little off on the wavelength here. Though there’s one that I can’t figure out the wordplay for … Read more “Times 25757 – so when is the first qualifying puzzle appearing?”
Author: glh
Times 25475 – another Thursday Tough one!
Solving time : I started on this one and then a call and a few texts, so I wasn’t completely engaged in it, putting in the last entry at 26:33 on the club timer. I … Read more “Times 25475 – another Thursday Tough one!”
Mephisto 2793 – Don Manley
Hi all – I’m working in Dallas this weekend and am not likely to get a chance to write up this weekend’s Mephisto until Sunday afternoon my time (late Sunday night UK time). So here’s … Read more “Mephisto 2793 – Don Manley”
Times 25733 – bet the easy crossword is going to look dead easy today!
Solving time : 26:45 – which has to rank as one of my slowest solves ever, and I was on the verge of going and leaving this, but I have limited computer batter life and … Read more “Times 25733 – bet the easy crossword is going to look dead easy today!”
Mephisto 2791 – Tim Moorey
And now time for sports – there’s an English cricketer and a soccer player in here, and reading the clues I thought there might have been another cricketer hiding in wordplay (not so but I … Read more “Mephisto 2791 – Tim Moorey”
Times 25721 – if I had a million 22s
Solving time : 20:32 on the club timer with more than half of it unraveling that bottom left hand side, mostly held up by the honking great cryptic definition of a word I’d never heard … Read more “Times 25721 – if I had a million 22s”
Mephisto 2789 – Paul McKenna
I found this one a little more tricky than recent offerings. Still unsure of one or two of the wordplays, but hopefully they will come as I write this up. As usual, Paul McKenna has … Read more “Mephisto 2789 – Paul McKenna”
Times 25709 – a frosty special
Solving time : 24:51 – I was utterly stuck on the bottom left hand side and needed to take a break, answer some text messages and see if things came together. They did, but this … Read more “Times 25709 – a frosty special”
Mephisto 2787 – Don Manley
I remember doing this in one session, so it wasn’t too far to the right on the difficulty-o-meter. As one would expect, clear wordplay with a few crafty tricks in the clues. Just got back … Read more “Mephisto 2787 – Don Manley”
Times 25697 – bring on the neutrinos
Solving time : 18:28, which puts me not just first on the leaderboard, but as of right now, only on the leaderboard! I believe we may have our tricksy one for the week. There’s one … Read more “Times 25697 – bring on the neutrinos”