Generally speaking, this was not that difficult a Mephisto. Most of the answers are not obscure, allowing a certain amount of biffing once you get a few crossing letters. But there is a bit of … Read more “Mephisto 3134 – Citizen Furball”
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Times 27775 – Vanilla city!
Time: 27 miinutesMusic: Wagner, Tristan and Isolde Prelude, Klemperer This was pretty much a typical Monday puzzle, well-clued but rather straightforward. I would have been much faster, but I just could not come up with … Read more “Times 27775 – Vanilla city!”
Mephisto 3132 – The crystal ball is dark
I thought parts of this were pretty chewy, with some rather fancy cryptics. One or two still elude me, but I’m sure my fellow Mephisto solvers will have the explanation. It is very helpful it … Read more “Mephisto 3132 – The crystal ball is dark”
Times 27763 – In the loop
Time: 19 minutesMusic: Bob Marley, Babylon By Bus Another easy Monday, despite the grid having so many long answers – I was definitely on the wavelength, The only one I wasn’t sure of was the … Read more “Times 27763 – In the loop”
Mephisto 3130 – India, not Africa!
When I generated the blog skeleton and pasted it into Live Journal, I had a moment of panic – I don’t remember any of these answers! Is this the right puzzle? Yes, it is, and … Read more “Mephisto 3130 – India, not Africa!”
Times 27751 – Not too woolly….
Time: 24 minutesMusic: Mozart, Oboe Concerto, Hollinger/de Waart This was a typical Monday puzzle, except for one clue which may cause trouble. A number of bloggers and commenters have said they fnd this objectionable, but … Read more “Times 27751 – Not too woolly….”
Mephisto 3128 – Do you remember July 24, 1983?
This one was pretty easy for the most part, although teasing out the last few was a little tricky. Every crazy-seeming word derived from the cryptics turned out to be in Chambers, and I made … Read more “Mephisto 3128 – Do you remember July 24, 1983?”
Times 27739 – What Uncle Toby was looking for?
Time: 45 minutesMusic: Albeniz, Iberia I was definitely off the wavelenght here, and struggled with a lot of the clues. There is a lot of original cluing here, which makes it difficult to lean on … Read more “Times 27739 – What Uncle Toby was looking for?”
Mephisto 3126 – Not so harcane….
I was able to do most of this without using Chambers, but in the end I came up against a few words I didn’t know. I was able to derive most of these from the … Read more “Mephisto 3126 – Not so harcane….”
Times 27727 – ” I saw yin o’ the travelin’ folk, along the open road….
Time: 31 minutesMusic: None, another outdoor solve I found this one rather tough for a Monday. There are some uncommon words and allusions that not everyone will know, meaning solvers may have to make a … Read more “Times 27727 – ” I saw yin o’ the travelin’ folk, along the open road….”