Yes, the big red dictionary has made its way to a condo in a retirement village in Connecticut. Amazon delivered as promised, price $52 plus tax, which I paid with credit card points. However, I … Read more “Mephisto 3118 – Chambers to the rescue!”
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Times 27679 – Can you name all eight?
Time: 21 minutesMusic: McCoy Tyner, Focal Point This is another easy Monday, in which there are only a few obscsure words, but those are very generously clued. Since I have become so addicted to Mephisto, … Read more “Times 27679 – Can you name all eight?”
Mephisto 3116 – “His pegleg got woodworm, and broke into three….
Well, this time I managed to solve it. That’s the good part, an all-correct grid. However, I did a fair amount of biffing, and now I have to try to figure out why the correct … Read more “Mephisto 3116 – “His pegleg got woodworm, and broke into three….”
Times 27667 – Linux, of course!
Time: 31 minutesMusic, Prokofiev, Symphony #7, Martinon/PCO Another easy Monday, you might say, although as usual I put in most of the answers and then hit a bit of a slow patch in the brazenness/zillionth/singsong … Read more “Times 27667 – Linux, of course!”
Mephisto 3114 – At the Gentleman’s Club
I found most of this puzzle approachable, but, as usual, ended up with a couple of things I didn’t know. My wild guesses were surprisingly successful, but I still ended up with two wrong. There … Read more “Mephisto 3114 – At the Gentleman’s Club”
Times 27655 – However, in Kilmacrennan……
Music: Bach Cello Suites, Jano StarkerTime: 22 minutes Well, here we have it, another easy Monday. As usual, I came home in about my usual time with no particular difficulties, just getting a little stuck … Read more “Times 27655 – However, in Kilmacrennan……”
Mephisto 3112 – “Europe he saw, and Europe saw him too!”
This was quite an easy one, for a Mephisto, and I solved it in about 50 minutes without having to consult any reference material. Unfortunately, a slight ambiguity in a clue lead to a wrong … Read more “Mephisto 3112 – “Europe he saw, and Europe saw him too!””
Times 27643 – The world turned upside down
Time: 23 minutesMusic: Brahms, Piano Concerto #1, Bohm/Pollini/VPO This seemed like a pretty easy puzzle when I started, but there were a couple of tough areas that slowed me down a bit. There’s a little … Read more “Times 27643 – The world turned upside down”
Mephisto 3110 – Then you eat him?
I have to admit partial defeat. While I was able to get about three-quarters of the puzzle without reference books, in the end I got most thoroughly stuck, and had to pull out all the … Read more “Mephisto 3110 – Then you eat him?”
Times 27631 – Tiptoe, through the kitchen….
Time: 21 minutesMusic – Tchaikovsky – Pathetique Symphony, Abaddo/CSO Another easy Monday today, with very little that will present much of a challenge to our regulars. No outrageous vocabulary, no cleverly hidden literals, rather simple … Read more “Times 27631 – Tiptoe, through the kitchen….”