Category: Mephisto

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!”

Time: 40 minutesMusic: Mahler Symphony 6, Solti/CSO. I have to say, this is the first time ever in a Monday puzzle where I had to construct unknown words from the cryptics.   In the real Mephisto, … Read more “Times 28195 – Along the shores of Mephistoland”

Greetings barred-grid fans. I filled the grid pretty readily, but I made a bunch of notes on my copy, so there are some tricky wordplay elements. Tim Moorey tends to drop in some popular culture … Read more “Mephisto 3203 – Tim Moorey”

This was a very straightforward Mephisto, and for once nearly all the answers were words I had heard of, in two cases from puzzles within the past two weeks.   When Homer introduces an unusual word … Read more “Mephisto 3202 – Golden symbols flashing….”

Greetings barred-grid fans. For the new year, Paul McKenna has given us a fairy gentle Mephsisto puzzle, with the customary pun in the top row  (SALT AWAY). The grid has 90 degree symmetry, and with … Read more “Mephisto 3201 – Paul McKenna”