I solved this Mephisto in my usual fashion, without book, only to get stuck on one at the end. I saw what it might be, but I was incredulous that such a word could possibly … Read more “Mephisto 3108 – One up on the court?”
Author: vinyl1
Times 27619 – Silent as the deathless gods!
Time: 27 minutesMusic: Beethoven Piano Concerto 2, Fleisher/Szell/Cleveland Orchestra I thought this was going to be difficult at first, as I could not see any obvious answers in the top half of the grid. Skipping … Read more “Times 27619 – Silent as the deathless gods!”
Mephisto 3106 – A new blogger, a new style
Good evening, all. As most of you now know, Jim Biggin is no longer able to blog Mephisto due to health problems. Having become a Mephisto enthusiast, I decided to take over the alternate Sunday … Read more “Mephisto 3106 – A new blogger, a new style”
Times 27607 – “Sea-borderers, disjoin’d by Neptune’s might…..
Time: 31 minutesMusic: Pictures at an Exhibition, Leibowitz/RPO This puzzle was not as easy as I first supposed, primarily because of various obscure usages that I will have to research for the blog. I had … Read more “Times 27607 – “Sea-borderers, disjoin’d by Neptune’s might…..”
Times 27595 – Not too fishy….
No time tonight – solved while watching golf on TV. If you do a puzzle intermitently, you tend not to notice if it’s easy or hard, unless it’s very hard, in which case you have … Read more “Times 27595 – Not too fishy….”
Times 27583 – A game for Captain Jinks?
Music: Mendelssohn, Scotch Symphony, Gibson/ScNOTime: 29 minutes I can’t really figure out if this was difficult or easy. As I solved, I got the impression that some might find the clues difficult, but that I … Read more “Times 27583 – A game for Captain Jinks?”
Times 27571 – Pillage, then sprenge!
Time: 25 minutesMusic: Smetana, Symphonic Poems, Kubelik/Bavarian Radio Symphony While I completed this puzzle with decent speed, it really is a minefield full of traps for the unwary. I would not be a bit surprised … Read more “Times 27571 – Pillage, then sprenge!”
Times 27559 – How about starting with a trilobite?
Time: 21 minutesMusic: Mozart, Piano Sonatas, Eschenbach. The easy Monday puzzle is back, and if I had correctly identified the literals of a few of the clues in the NW I would have had a … Read more “Times 27559 – How about starting with a trilobite?”
Times 27547 – Something to grind, in the US….
Time: 30 minutesMusic Mahler, Symphony #5, Levine/Philadelphia I found this a bit on the tricky side, with some clever bits that lead to unexpected answers. Fortunately, as an experienced solver, I know when to biff, … Read more “Times 27547 – Something to grind, in the US….”
Times 27535 – “Oh, the shark, babe, has such teeth, dear….
Time: 27 minutesMusic: Stan Getz, Sweet Rain We’re back, I would say, to easy Monday, although there were a few things I just didn’t know. Fortunately, you can just take the cryptics and run with … Read more “Times 27535 – “Oh, the shark, babe, has such teeth, dear….”