Solving time : 14:02 on the club timer, a steady but solid solve. On a first pass through the across answers I only managed three so I thought that it was going to be a … Read more “Times 25267 – does 11 from a 26 still leave you 1 down?”
Author: glh
Mephisto 2713 – Tim Moorey
It was a pretty busy week for me this past week, and I didn’t get around to this Mephisto until Saturday. Fortunately nothing on this one held me up too much, and there were a … Read more “Mephisto 2713 – Tim Moorey”
Times 25255 – is the setter making a statement in the bottom line?
Solving time : 10:43 – I was done about a minute before that, but since it was blog day I wanted to make sure everything made sense and it was taking me a while to … Read more “Times 25255 – is the setter making a statement in the bottom line?”
Mephisto 2711 – Paul McKenna – placeholder
Ooops, just realized it’s my turn to post it and I haven’t even solved it yet, busy week. This should appear late Sunday or Monday. Feel free to discuss, and sorry Paul! Thanks for your … Read more “Mephisto 2711 – Paul McKenna – placeholder”
Times 25243 – if Lucy solved 29 across
Solving time : 26:53, which at the time put me at the top of the Club Timer – so either something is screwy with the site or this was a difficult one indeed. I found … Read more “Times 25243 – if Lucy solved 29 across”
Mephisto 2709 – Don Manley
I was out of town last weekend, so didn’t have my usual dictionary access, and mostly did this in doodle time between presentations (or if I was tuned out, during presentations). I found this one … Read more “Mephisto 2709 – Don Manley”
Times 25231 – ignore that placeholder!
Solving time : 9:52 – on the crossword club it’s showing I’ve got two mistakes which turned out to be a clumsy typo at the intersection of 7 across and 10 down. I put up … Read more “Times 25231 – ignore that placeholder!”
Mephisto 2707 – Tim Moorey
I hope you were all close by a dictionary when you started this. I was a long way from home and didn’t have my Chambers or Bradfords and did not get far at all on … Read more “Mephisto 2707 – Tim Moorey”
Times 25219 – hmmmmmm
I probably should have swapped a week with Uncle Yap, but I often lose tracks of my weeks. Greetings from the Brew Ha Ha comedy festival in Columbus, Ohio, and I’m writing this blog between … Read more “Times 25219 – hmmmmmm”
Mephisto 2705 – Paul McKenna
I found this one tricky to get going on – my usual coffee-shop start only got me a half a dozen or so entries. I came back to it on Tuesday afternoon and knocked out … Read more “Mephisto 2705 – Paul McKenna”