Category: Mephisto

Greetings, barred-grid fans.

The trend of easier Mephisto puzzles continues, but I’m sure the trend will reverse itself shortly.   I solved this one in one session on a Saturday night while waiting for George’s blog.   Nearly all the words, and many of the cryptic elements, are not in any way obscure, and most of the answers were short.

Greetings, barred-grid fans.

This was quite an easy one from Paul, except for one small point.   The answers are mostly quite accessible, even if some of the wordplay is a bit convoluted.

Greetings, barred-grid fans.

Robert Teuton’s puzzle is a bit more difficult than usual, with a number of interesting words.    It took me a long time to finish, and I went on many wild-goose chases without catching any wild geese.

Greetings barred-grid fans.

A Mephisto from John Grimshaw that was not that difficult, and for once many of the answer words were words I knew. 

Greetings, barred-grid fans

More fun from Paul McKenna, with quite a few introductory-level clues.   In fact, the infamous top line was almost a write-in.