Solving time : 17:40 on the crossword club clock (CCC?) but I was being distracted here and there by texts and calls and I think this was on the easier side. I nearly didn’t get … Read more “Times 24925 – the blog that almost never was”
Author: glh
Mephisto 2657 – Paul McKenna (and a message for John Halpern)
Funny thing about this one was that I solved it on the plane on my way to the UK, and then got an email asking if I’d found the hidden message. Well since I left … Read more “Mephisto 2657 – Paul McKenna (and a message for John Halpern)”
Times 24913 – gruff stuff
Solving time : 11:41 on the Crossword Club timer, but it’s telling me I have two incorrect. I can see one silly typo but I can’t see the other which means there’s a chance I … Read more “Times 24913 – gruff stuff”
Mephisto 2655 – Paul McKenna
Well I managed most of these on a plane without a dictionary so I’m thinking this is on the slightly easier end of the Mephisto spectrum. There was just a little bit of dictionary-trawling to … Read more “Mephisto 2655 – Paul McKenna”
Times 24901 – How would you like your good woman cooked?
Solving time : 12:12 – the crossword club is saying I have two mistakes, and I can see one typo, but now I’m a little unsure as to what is going on. I may have … Read more “Times 24901 – How would you like your good woman cooked?”
Mephisto 2653 – Paul McKenna
I had a hard time with the last few here, and there are two where wordplay is still escaping me as I get set to write this. Bottom half of the grid considerably easier than … Read more “Mephisto 2653 – Paul McKenna”
Times 24889 – I can’t dance, don’t make me
Solving time : 28:05 on the Crossword Club Timer, but I was distracted most of the way by texts and phone calls, so who knows what it would have been if I was focusing in … Read more “Times 24889 – I can’t dance, don’t make me”
Mephisto 2651 – Paul McKenna
I found this one very tricky, and it took a while to convince myself of several of the answers before putting them in, which very well means I could be wrong! Oh well, I’m sure … Read more “Mephisto 2651 – Paul McKenna”
Times 24877 – a gram for a pan
Solving time : 24:31, slightly distracted by texts coming in, though I don’t think it would have been much faster if I was solving in a vacuum. In the end it was knowing the letters … Read more “Times 24877 – a gram for a pan”
Mephisto 2649, Tim Moorey and Paul McKenna
If you’re a follower of the Mephisto series, you will have known of the recent passing of Mike Laws. I understand there was a substantial obituary in the Times, but I no longer have access … Read more “Mephisto 2649, Tim Moorey and Paul McKenna”