Category: Mephisto

Welcome barred-grid fans! A change is as good as a holiday, so I am always happy when there is something a little different about the grid. Paul McKenna has given us an 11×13 grid anchored … Read more “Mephisto 3213 – Paul McKenna”

This one was not terribly difficult, and I made good progress by starting at the bottom and working my way up.   Most of the cryptics were quite simple, with only two elements, and the answers … Read more “Mephisto 3212 – Don’t sit on my Jimmy Shands!”

Greetings barred-grid fans! Another wordplay tour de force from Don Manley, no question marks on my grid but a lot of notes in the margins. In Mephisto puzzles, definitions (the most direct of which is … Read more “Mephisto 3211 – Don Manley”

This Mephisto was a little more difficult, pushing my solve into the next morning.    Paul can sometimes be a little difficult, but if you take the cryptics and think about them you can usually make … Read more “Mephisto 3210 – Would you buy a used car from this man?”

Greetings barred-grid fans I found the top half of this puzzle pretty tricky. Time got away from me, so this is a late and quick blog. In Mephisto puzzles, defnitions can be confirmed in Chambers … Read more “Mephisto 3209 – Tim Moorey”

Don Manley puzzles are always completely logical and fair, and not too difficult.   I made good progress with this one at first, only to get stuck at the end.   A combination of alphabet trawls and … Read more “Mephisto 3208 – When will my road be paved?”

Greetings barred-grid fans, Fun puzzle from Paul McKenna that had me scratching my head quite a bit, but I think I have sorted everything out, except for the top row. Usually Paul puts a pun … Read more “Mephisto 3207 – Paul McKenna”

There’s nothing more annoying for a Mephisto blogger than to discover it is time for the blog, and you put the puzzle away on Tuesday with three unsolved, meaning to get back to it.   Apparently, … Read more “Mephisto 3206 – “In pious times, ere priestcraft did begin…”

Greetings barred-grid fans. If there is one thing about Don Manley puzzles, it is that you can trust the wordplay. I started this while I was at work and did not have access to Chambers, … Read more “Mephisto 3205 – Don Manley”

This was not terribly difficult, and I finished in one sitting.   I would have finished much more quickly if I had not carelessly biffed sdaign and grenadilla, but I eventually realized the problem, and used … Read more “Mephisto 3204 – One who always causes grief!”