Solving time : 26:06 on the club timer with my typical typo (in this case a Y that strayed to the end of 27 across). I made pretty heavy weather of this one, and there’s … Read more “Times 25482 – Are you a sight for tires eyes?”
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Mephisto 2749 – Tim Moorey
I’m posting this just a scratch early (hopefully – if I get it done before boarding time) at the Charlotte Douglas International Airport. Hooray for airports with free wi-fi (I could post from my phone … Read more “Mephisto 2749 – Tim Moorey”
Times 25470 – hope you’re not 15!
Solving time : Solving time: 10:56, with my obligatory online typo (this time in 8 down). This was a nice medium challenge, with a few crafty definitions, but the wordplay was clear all the way … Read more “Times 25470 – hope you’re not 15!”
Mephisto 2742 – Paul McKenna
Made a pretty quick start on this but slowed down considerably near the end, though I do think it was all solved in one session, maybe 30-40 minutes with the dictionaries handy. One or two … Read more “Mephisto 2742 – Paul McKenna”
Times 25458 – dial-a-loser
Solving time : 22:25 on the club timer, which is on the high side for me, though looking back there’s nothing that difficult, I just don’t think I was on the setters wavelength. There were … Read more “Times 25458 – dial-a-loser”
Mephisto 2745 – Don Manley
I thought I was in for a very quick solve here, with most of the long answers going in at a first (or second) glance. It was a bit of poring over dictionaries to get … Read more “Mephisto 2745 – Don Manley”
Times 25446 – my guess is apparently better than most
Solving time : 20:00 – really because after 7 minutes of umming and ahhing, I bunged in an answer that half made sense at 13 across, and it turned out to be right. A peek … Read more “Times 25446 – my guess is apparently better than most”
Mephisto 2743 – Tim Moorey
I found this a bit more difficult than most Mephistos, with about half going in (mostly on the right hand side) before diving to the dictionaries. There’s one I’m still iffy on the wordplay for … Read more “Mephisto 2743 – Tim Moorey”
Times 25434 – Allsop?
Solving time : 8 minutes 41 seconds, which still put me at second on the leaderboard as I type, so this was on the easier side of things. There’s quite a few gentle double definitions, … Read more “Times 25434 – Allsop?”
Mephisto 2741 – Paul McKenna
Paul McKenna sent me an early version of this one to test solve, so I had a “week off” this week. I found it pretty straightforward and a fun solve, though it was a strange … Read more “Mephisto 2741 – Paul McKenna”