I found this the most challenging of the Mephistos of the last month or two – and it was all in the wordplay, there are some seldom-seen letter indicators and anagrindicators. I talked myself into … Read more “Mephisto 2543 – Tim Moorey”
Author: glh
May. 20th, 2009
Solving time : Did not record – couldn’t get enough time in one sitting to get this finished, but I hope it was a difficult one anyway – there is one answer that I am … Read more “May. 20th, 2009”
Times 24219: stage or screen?
Solving time : 12 minutes, so I expect there’ll be a few blinders. There seemed to be a lot of answers in this one to do with the performing arts, as there are in the … Read more “Times 24219: stage or screen?”
Mephisto 2539 – Mike Laws
I have one of two solving patterns for the Mephisto. If I’m awake and feel like being lazy on Sunday morning, I grab the dictionaries and try to do it in one sitting. However on … Read more “Mephisto 2539 – Mike Laws”
Times 24201 – two countries, a bad hair day and a Jewish rite of passage
Solving time : 20 minutes – there were some words here that might stretch the old general knowledge. I got about two thirds of this and came to a grinding halt on both the bottom … Read more “Times 24201 – two countries, a bad hair day and a Jewish rite of passage”
Times 24195 – did Michelle Obama pull a 11?
Solving time : 12 minutes with a splitting head-cold, so this must have been on the easier side. There were some nice clues, mostly straight-forward words with one or two clever wordplay twists (for the … Read more “Times 24195 – did Michelle Obama pull a 11?”
Mephisto 2535 – Paul McKenna
I found this one a real stinker, most of it was in areas that I wasn’t familiar with, and after my customary ripping through about a third of the grid, to get the last ten … Read more “Mephisto 2535 – Paul McKenna”
Mephisto 2534 – Tim Moorey
This is an interesting crossword, I did a lot of this on a plane with no access to dictionaries (believe it or not, I don’t take Chambers travelling, though I’ve been known to slip Bradfords … Read more “Mephisto 2534 – Tim Moorey”
Times 24183 – souped-up ptarmigan
Solving time : Didn’t get a chance to do this in one sitting, 30 minutes of real time with about four short solving spurts. I did find this difficult to get a run of clues … Read more “Times 24183 – souped-up ptarmigan”
Times 24165 – a catch, a hitch, a moon and some stinking fish to cry over
Solving time : 23 minutes. I thought I was going to get to do this quickly before a rehearsal last night, but that didn’t happen and when I got in it was too late so … Read more “Times 24165 – a catch, a hitch, a moon and some stinking fish to cry over”