Solving time : 24:50 – and I’m only the sceond on the timer so far, so I think this is on the harder side. I certainly found it that way, piecing together a number of … Read more “25662 – I have a tale to tell, maybe”
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Mephisto 2779 – Tim Moorey
I found this one on the easier side of Mephistos, but more because the wordplay was extremely clear, and one of the across answers was an Australian dessert that was one of my favorites growing … Read more “Mephisto 2779 – Tim Moorey”
Times 25650 – A 1ac ate my baby
Solving time : a distracted 20:35 with one silly typo (JONN for JOHN at 7 down). I’m distracted by the first day of the Brisbane Adelaide (wow, I was distracted) Test and the culmination of … Read more “Times 25650 – A 1ac ate my baby”
Mephisto 2777 – Paul McKenna
I did this in a number of bits and pieces sessions, since I wasn’t in town when it first appeared. I thought it was going to be a walk in the park after a number … Read more “Mephisto 2777 – Paul McKenna”
Times 25638 – in which we lightly braise a sommelier
Solving time : 23:05 on the club timer, but that was going back and forth between the crossword and the opening day of the Ashes (go Australia!). A few obscurities here, so I suspect general … Read more “Times 25638 – in which we lightly braise a sommelier”
Mephisto 2775 – Don Manley
I found this one quite a challenge, particularly the top half – I stared in the bottom right and worked my way up. I was a little hampered by the final two clues not printing … Read more “Mephisto 2775 – Don Manley”
Times 25626 – what’s the sound of one hand typing?
Solving time : 15:07 on the club timer with one silly typo. First one I’ve tried on the club site since I broke my humerus, so I’m down to typing with one hand. Probably near … Read more “Times 25626 – what’s the sound of one hand typing?”
Mephisto 2773 – Tim Moorey
Not sure there’s a lot to say about this one – typical clear wordplay for unusual words, and with the eight long entries being pretty amenable, it was just filling in the fiddly bits in … Read more “Mephisto 2773 – Tim Moorey”
25614 – maybe cancel that flight
Solving time : 24:54 on the club timer – I was so far from the setter’s wavelength that it was mocking me from the other side of the space-time continuum. After completing it, I think … Read more “25614 – maybe cancel that flight”
Mephisto 2771 – Paul McKenna
Interesting puzzle this one – when solving I put a number of answers in from the definition alone, and had to work out the wordplays later on, knowing it was my week to blog. There … Read more “Mephisto 2771 – Paul McKenna”