This one seemed only moderately difficult, but there was a bit of a sting in in tail. The cryptics were pretty clear, but some of the literals made no sense – until I looked in … Read more “Mephisto 3152 – A George Martin Production!”
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Times 27883 – C’est bon!
Time: 22 minutesMusic: Bach, Schubler Chorales, Lionel Rogg This was a puzzle where you might really be stuck if you didn’t have some particular knowledge, so solvers are either going to whiz through it or … Read more “Times 27883 – C’est bon!”
Mephisto 3150 – Double your words, double your fun!
I found this Mephisto quite difficult, and was stuck for a long while with only about 1/3 of it done. I really needed to grind to get going again, and even then each answer had … Read more “Mephisto 3150 – Double your words, double your fun!”
Times 27871 – Damme, where’s that clue?
Time: 31 minutesMusic: Beethoven, Piano Sonatas, Wilhelm Backhaus. This was a bit more difficult for a Monday, although I managed to race through most of it in about 15 minutes before getting stuck. I was … Read more “Times 27871 – Damme, where’s that clue?”
Mephisto 3148 – Take your shoes off, ladies!
I didn’t find this terribly hard, and finished in one sitting on a Saturday night – yes, midnight in the UK is 7 PM in Connecticut. I didn’t understand one of the answers, but fortunately … Read more “Mephisto 3148 – Take your shoes off, ladies!”
Times 27859 – Missing a bicycle?
Time: 29 minutesMusic: Balakiriv, Tamar, Svetlanov/USSR Symphony I had a tough time getting started tonight, and read through nearly all the clues before solving a single one. However, once I had three crossing letters, I … Read more “Times 27859 – Missing a bicycle?”
Mephisto 3146 – He’s ready for take-off….
I didn’t get on that well in this one, as there were a few clues that gave me a lot of difficulty – and in fact, there are one or two I still can’t explain. … Read more “Mephisto 3146 – He’s ready for take-off….”
Times 27847 – Mad Plan leads to Nervous Antelope
Time: 20 minutesMusic: Holst, The Planets, Previn/LSO We’re back to a typical Monday, as I trotted through in 20 minutes with scarcely a pause….except to erase answers I had put in the completely wrong place: … Read more “Times 27847 – Mad Plan leads to Nervous Antelope”
Mephisto 3144 – Not quite a pangram!
This was a good one from Paul McKenna, parts of which might prove a bit difficult for some. I had a pretty good solve, except towards the end, where there were one or two clues … Read more “Mephisto 3144 – Not quite a pangram!”
Times 27835 – Or the Insular Ionan?
Time: 29 minutesMusic: Ravel, Piano Music, Gieseking This was not quite an easy Monday, but none of the answers were that obscure, and the literals were pretty obvious. Experienced solvers will probably zip through in … Read more “Times 27835 – Or the Insular Ionan?”