Solving time : Well with the championships coming up, I thought I’d break out the timer and see what happens. And even with a break to open the door, I stopped it at 7:36. It … Read more “Times 24985 – now that’s a crossword!”
Author: glh
Mephisto 2667 – Don Manley
I started this one on a small flight from Newark to Asheville, without Chambers but with a pretty dog-eared copy of Bradfords. I wasn’t quite awake during that flight and made a very slow start, … Read more “Mephisto 2667 – Don Manley”
Times 24973 – oh no, not again (ref 18 across)
Solving time : 13 minutes – made one rather silly error at the start, but it came out when I worked my way through the down clues. Found the right half considerably easier than the … Read more “Times 24973 – oh no, not again (ref 18 across)”
Mephisto 2665 – Tim Moorey
I usually start the Mephisto over coffee on a Sunday morning and I got about half of this out (though I had a wrong anagram at 33). As typical with Tim Moorey puzzles I find … Read more “Mephisto 2665 – Tim Moorey”
Times 24961 – March if you’ve got ’em
Solving time : 19 minutes – and I was held up by the long ones in this case, last in was the anagram at 13 down that I was sure was going to be AEDROSAMTLN … Read more “Times 24961 – March if you’ve got ’em”
Mephisto 2663 – Paul McKenna
I think I was on Paul McKenna’s wavelength here, as I solved most of this without dictionaries nearby and just needed to crib together the last few bits to finish off. Some really fun clues … Read more “Mephisto 2663 – Paul McKenna”
Times 24949 – how are you on long words starting with P?
Solving time : Didn’t record it – I did this in snatches during a dress rehearsal for a show but I don’t think it took all that long, probably in the 15 minutes range. Although … Read more “Times 24949 – how are you on long words starting with P?”
Mephisto 2661 – Don Manley
It may be because I printed it close to the deadline, but the online Mephisto didn’t have the usual competition details. On the other hand, this meant it printed on one page. This is Don … Read more “Mephisto 2661 – Don Manley”
Times 24937 – someone call the DA!
Solving time : 21 minutes, though I was starting to despair about 15 minutes in looking at a half-empty grid on my blogging day. Fortunately getting a part of two of the long answers helped … Read more “Times 24937 – someone call the DA!”
Mephisto 2659 – Tim Moorey
Hmmm, the interface for LiveJournal appears to have changed (I’ve just updated Firefox so that might be it too), so I hope this will work without too many headaches. Well after a run of a … Read more “Mephisto 2659 – Tim Moorey”