Solving time : OK, I’ll admit, after a half an hour I was scurrying to the dictionaries to find the last couple of these. I might be able to blame a bad brain day after … Read more “Times 25207 – fire, fire and more fire!”
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Mephisto 2703 – Don Manley
It was a strange day on Sunday – I took this and the Azed “Double Trouble” puzzle for coffee in the “morning” and found myself frustrated with one of them very quickly. It wasn’t this … Read more “Mephisto 2703 – Don Manley”
Times 25195 – bombarded by pianists?
Solving time : 16:14, but with one incorrect, where I hadn’t heard of the proper name at 13 down and hazarded a guess at an incorrect anagram. Oh well – up until that point it … Read more “Times 25195 – bombarded by pianists?”
Mephisto 2701 – Tim Moorey
My printer made a meal of this one, I think in a desperate plea to tell me to buy a new ink cartridge (which I did the next day) there’s a few blank lines. Fortunately … Read more “Mephisto 2701 – Tim Moorey”
Times 25183 – careful which button you press
Solving time : Didn’t record a time, I was working on this during breaks in the pub quiz tonight, but I can add in an extra half hour or so as I started typing this … Read more “Times 25183 – careful which button you press”
Mephisto 2699 – Paul McKenna
This was one of the most complicated Mephistos for me in recent history. There’s some very odd language in here, and a number of wordplay elements that are either new to me or I don’t … Read more “Mephisto 2699 – Paul McKenna”
Times 25171 – tension mounting
Solving time : 23 minutes, though at the end of that I was still feeling a little unsure about a few of the answers, so I got back on to the Crossword Club and entered … Read more “Times 25171 – tension mounting”
Mephisto 2697 – Don Manley
Sunday was a strange day – I had a bunch of stuff to do to get ready for a trip on Monday. So I was hoping that the Sunday crosswords wouldn’t take that long – … Read more “Mephisto 2697 – Don Manley”
25159 – thanks for nothing, livejournal
This didn’t appear on time – I wrote it, put it in as a scheduled post time of 12:05am my time (so as to not mess up the calendar, as I write reports on “the … Read more “25159 – thanks for nothing, livejournal”
Mephisto 2695 – Tim Moorey
Hmmm – well since LiveJournal now lets us do posts in advance, let’s try it out. Greetings from the past with the blog of Mephisto 2695. A crossword where I had one massive headsmack moment, … Read more “Mephisto 2695 – Tim Moorey”