Solving time : 19:40 on the club timer, which with the puzzle out for about two and a half hours, puts me at fourth. I got very bogged down in the last few – it … Read more “Times 25542 – Hello, Hello, I’m Back Again”
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Mephisto 2759 – Paul McKenna
I was a test solver for this puzzle, so I got to have the week off last week. My main comment on the original was that I thought that solvers would get a number of … Read more “Mephisto 2759 – Paul McKenna”
Times 25530 – a different kind of setter
Solving time : 16:52 – there’s some very very well hidden definitions in here (and one where I can’t get the wordplay just yet) so I think there might be some who struggle with this. … Read more “Times 25530 – a different kind of setter”
Mephisto 2757 – Don Manley
This was one of the most difficult Mephistos for some time for me, however there’s a couple of references that I did know know at all and needed to consult the interwebs to find the … Read more “Mephisto 2757 – Don Manley”
Times 25518 – some bloggers do ‘ave em
Solving time : 23:07, which was good enough for fourth (out of four solvers), though I’m a little distracted at the moment with people over and my mouse freezing up. There’s some very tricky stuff … Read more “Times 25518 – some bloggers do ‘ave em”
Mephisto 2755 – Tim Moorey
Another very good wordplay workout from Tim Moorey – I can usually trust my wordplay instincts when I run across an unusual word with him, and this helped a lot here, particularly on the improbable-looking … Read more “Mephisto 2755 – Tim Moorey”
Times 25506 – The Final Countdown
Solving time : 10:34 on that endangered species, the Club Timer, good for second spot right now. I suspect I could have been considerably quicker if the two long anagrams came quickly to mind. Like … Read more “Times 25506 – The Final Countdown”
Mephisto 2753 – Paul McKenna
In a week where I completely failed to solve the Listener (the one for which the solution came out on Friday), read about the impending demise of the Crossword Club (umming and aahing – if … Read more “Mephisto 2753 – Paul McKenna”
Times 25494 – NSFW!
Solving time : 16:58 on the club timer, and it appears I am the first horse home so to speak, though I suspect by the time I finish up the blog there’ll be a few … Read more “Times 25494 – NSFW!”
Mephisto 2751 – Don Manley
Don Manley recently celebrated 50 years of published crosswords so best wishes to him (I will have to see 93 to get there), so congratulations to Don on that landmark! I found the left half … Read more “Mephisto 2751 – Don Manley”