Category: Mephisto

Greetings barred-grid fans. While I didn’t find this puzzle particularly difficult to complete, there’s some deep dives in Chambers that make writing this up a challenge. I am also a little befuddled about the top … Read more “Mephisto 3249 – Paul McKenna”

Tim Moorey puzzles are typically more difficult – he likes to work the unlikely definitions of common words found in Chambers.     This puzzle was no exception.  

Greetings, barred-grid fans. I got through this offering pretty readily, relying on wordplay and only looking a few answers up in Chambers to make sure they were words. In Mephisto puzzles, definitions (the most direct … Read more “Mephisto 3247 – Don Manley”

I didn’t find this too bad, and finished fairly quickly.    I did biff quite a few, and researched them either while solving or when I came to write the blog.  

Greetings barred-grid fans. Don’t remember a lot about solving this last week, as it was through a Sunday morning fog after enjoying myself thoroughly (maybe a little too thoroughly) at a Renaissance Faire on Saturday.  … Read more “Mephisto 3245 – Tim Moorey”

Yes, this puzzle will be among the last by this setter, and George and I will have to cope with two new setters in the coming year.   I greatly enjoy the clarity and simplicity of Don Manley’s Mephistos, and this one was no exception. 

Greetings barred-grid fans. I thought this was a little easier than the last few Paul McKenna puzzles with fewer tricky wordplay elements.  As usual for Paul McKenna there is a little treat in the top … Read more “Mephisto 3243 – Paul McKenna”

While there were some typical Mephisto clues here, quite a few of them were deceptively simple.     Whenever the solver was expecting something complex, the setter offered something ridiculously simple.  

Greetings, barred-grid fans. Let’s start with the news – it was announced with the publication of this puzzle that when Don Manley steps down from Mephisto early next year that there will be two new … Read more “Mephisto 3241 – Don Manley”

This one was definitely on the tougher side, and I was please to be able to finish after considerable struggle.     I did biff quite a few, and the pun was very helpful.