Time: 23 minutesMusic, Dvorak, Symphony 8, Dorati/LSO Here we have another fairly standard Monday puzzle that will put up little resistance to skilled solvers. I just got hung up at the end for a bit … Read more “Times 28243 – Monday, Monday, Part II”
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Mephisto 3210 – Would you buy a used car from this man?
This Mephisto was a little more difficult, pushing my solve into the next morning. Paul can sometimes be a little difficult, but if you take the cryptics and think about them you can usually make … Read more “Mephisto 3210 – Would you buy a used car from this man?”
Blog update
Greetings, TFTT community! As you know, this blog as been appearing like clockwork for 15 years. It may seem simple to those on the outside, but behind the scenes there is a lot going on. … Read more “Blog update”
Times 28231 – Monday, Monday……and an important blog announcment!
Time: 39 minutesMusic: Rimsky-Korsakoff, Scheherezade, Kondrashin/Concertgebouw I was quite impressed with this little number. Unlike most Monday puzzles, it definitely stretched me out a little. Perhaps I was expecting an ordinary Monday puzzle, causing me … Read more “Times 28231 – Monday, Monday……and an important blog announcment!”
Mephisto 3208 – When will my road be paved?
Don Manley puzzles are always completely logical and fair, and not too difficult. I made good progress with this one at first, only to get stuck at the end. A combination of alphabet trawls and … Read more “Mephisto 3208 – When will my road be paved?”
Times 28219 – Lord Tweedsmuir, if you please!
Time: 23 minutesMusic: Sibelius Violin Concerto, Belkin/Ashkenazy/LSO I had to skip around a little to get started, but after that I had little difficulty with this one. I see the top solvers are already showing … Read more “Times 28219 – Lord Tweedsmuir, if you please!”
Mephisto 3206 – “In pious times, ere priestcraft did begin…
There’s nothing more annoying for a Mephisto blogger than to discover it is time for the blog, and you put the puzzle away on Tuesday with three unsolved, meaning to get back to it. Apparently, … Read more “Mephisto 3206 – “In pious times, ere priestcraft did begin…”
Times 28207 – The kind of politician we could use…
Time: 31 minutesMusic: Shostakovich, Symphony 15, Ormandy/PhilSO I did not find this such an easy Monday – there are quite a few things here that various solvers might not know. Since a cryptic usually gives … Read more “Times 28207 – The kind of politician we could use…”
Mephisto 3204 – One who always causes grief!
This was not terribly difficult, and I finished in one sitting. I would have finished much more quickly if I had not carelessly biffed sdaign and grenadilla, but I eventually realized the problem, and used … Read more “Mephisto 3204 – One who always causes grief!”
Times 28195 – Along the shores of Mephistoland
Time: 40 minutesMusic: Mahler Symphony 6, Solti/CSO. I have to say, this is the first time ever in a Monday puzzle where I had to construct unknown words from the cryptics. In the real Mephisto, … Read more “Times 28195 – Along the shores of Mephistoland”