Category: Mephisto

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”

This was fairly straightforward for a Mephisto, with very little ultra-obscure vocabulary.   I finished in one sitting on a Saturday night.  

Greetings, barred-grid fans. After the past few weeks, it felt like I flew through this one, with the usual witty Tim Moorey clues and some fun references along the way. Not as many unusual words … Read more “Mephisto 3289 – Tim Moorey”

Well, the all-clear has sounded, and I breezed through this one.   The parsing was not difficult if you are willing to check a few things in Chambers.

Greetings, barred-grid fans. OK – I found this one TOUGH! I was not able to finish it on Sunday morning (there may have been some recovery from Saturday shenanigans involved), and it took me three … Read more “Mephisto 3287 – Robert Teuton”

This one was a little tricky, and my solve stretch into a following day.   The bottom was easy enough, but the top was a bit difficult.   As usual, I missed a few that should have been obvious, only to kick myself later.

Greetings, barred-grid fans! I found this one a few notches up in difficulty from the last few weeks.  Tim Moorey’s style of clueing often includes sport and cultural references and they both appear early on … Read more “Mephisto 3285 – Tim Moorey”

I didn’t find this difficult, as there were quite a few easy ones to get started.     The vocabulary was well suited to those who like to read Middle English and Early Modern texts.