Category: Mephisto

This one wasn’t too bad, but there was a burst of obscurity in the NE.   I did about 2/3 of it on Saturday night, and finished most of it up on Sunday morning.  

Greetings, barred-grid fans! I really enjoyed solving this puzzle, since it was the intersection of doing the puzzle, having a gin and tonic, and watching a broadcast of the Joan Collins movie Empire of the … Read more “Mephisto 3299 – Robert Teuton”

I did not find this too bad, but I was tired last Saturday and put it aside half-finished to go to bed.   The next morning, I finished fairly easily, but I was a bit concerned about one biff I couldn’t justify.

Greetings, barred-grid fans. I was back to my routine last week, having a beer and solving Mephisto in breaks during the classic horror movie, which was the William Shatner “classic” Kingdom Of The Spiders. I … Read more “Mephisto 3297 – Tim Moorey”

I thought this was going to be hard at first, but it turned out otherwise.   I had to check a few things in Chambers, but at least they turned out to exist when I looked them up.  

Greetings, barred-grid fans. I did this puzzle in breaks while watching The Night Stalker on TV (and I’m about to tackle the next one while watching its sequel, The Night Strangler). I remember it being … Read more “Mephisto 3295 – Robert Teuton”

This was a rather moderate Mephisto from Paul McKenna, with very little in the way of esoteric vocabulary.  

Greetings, barred-grid fans. I’ve changed my Mephisto habits, usually I do it first thing on Sunday morning, but since I have been watching a late-night double feature horror classic thing on TV (last week was … Read more “Mephisto 3293 – Tim Moorey”

I didn’t find this John Grimshaw production too difficult, although he has certainly found out some interesting words.    I was able to get some of the longer ones early on, which made my solve a little easier. 

Greetings barred-grid fans. My brother is visiting from Australia so I am in a bit of a time crunch (and an alcohol haze).  I finished this in one go last Sunday morning and really enjoyed … Read more “Mephisto 3291 – Robert Teuton”