Category: Mephisto

Greetings barred-grid fans. And welcome Robert Teuton to the setting team for the Mephisto! The Mephisto crossword was originally set by Richard Kilner, followed by Richard Whitelegg.  I started doing the puzzle in 1996, when … Read more “Mephisto 3259 – Robert Teuton”

I found this just a little tough, and some of the wordplay is still a little vague.  But I did finish, and all my answers were correct.

Greetings, barred-grid fans. I got through this one with little fuss, though I had to check definitions of some of the shorter entries.  Tim Moorey often gives us a bit of popular culture or sport … Read more “Mephisto 3257 – Tim Moorey”

I did not find this too bad for the most part, and got pretty far in one session.   The next morning, I polished off most of the rest except for one stubborn hold-out.

Greetings, barred-grid fans. I found this one a bit tougher than the last few puzzles, particularly in terms of wordplay. In Mephisto puzzles, definitions (the most direct of which I have underlined) can be confirmed … Read more “Mephisto 3255 – Paul McKenna”

Yes, the spell checker thinks most of the answers aren’t valid words – I wouldn’t be surprised if the solvers have the same opinion.    I struggled with this one, and didn’t think I would finish, but I managed to get myself into a fully cryptic mode and work out all the answers.  

Greetings barred-grid fans! If I have the dates and numbers correct this will be the final Don Manley Mephisto puzzle I will write up (vinyl1 will get the last puzzle at the end of the … Read more “Mephisto 3253 – Don Manley”

Yes, we have two Mephisto blogs this week.    This one is by Paul McKenna, and offers moderate difficulty.   I solved it in one sitting, taking a little over two hours.

Greetings, barred-grid fans. This was the puzzle from the week before Christmas and the deadline was extended to this week. I did it when it came out on Christmas eve, so I don’t remember much … Read more “Mephisto 3251 – Tim Moorey”

I found this puzzle pretty easy and finished in one sitting.   The obscure words were not that obscure, and seemed highly likely    What else could a lurdon be?