Category: Mephisto

Mephisto is supposed to be tough, and I thought this one was pretty tough.   Instead of a typical 2-hour solve, my efforts spread out over several days.    I graduatlly pecked away at it, solving a … Read more “Mephisto 3200 – OK, here’s my mickey!”

Greeting barred-grid fans, I was caught a little short – I was not expecting to blog this until next week, but as it has just passed into Boxing Day in the UK, and the cricket … Read more “Mephisto 3199 – Don Manley”

I was determined to finish before going to bed on US Saturday night, and I did.   However, I did get stuck with two to go, and had to put it aside and come back after … Read more “Mephisto 3198 – I do know it from Adams!”

Greetings barred-grid fans. Took me a while to get into this one, and my copy is covered in notes (though I take more notes when I know it is my turn to blog), but no … Read more “Mephisto 3197 – Tim Moorey”

It’s good to have a Don Manley puzzle, because his clues are always very logical and precise.   That doesn’t mean, however, they’re particularly easy to solve if you don’t happen to have the necessary knowledge, … Read more “Mephisto 3196 – Some quality anfractuous rocks for you solvers!”

Geetings barred-grid fans! Paul McKenna has taken us to some of the deep cuts in Chambers this week for a puzzle I found particularly challenging, but a lot of fun reading up on the components. … Read more “Mephisto 3195 – Paul McKenna”

This was not too bad, but I did have to ply my copy of Chambers a bit.   Fortunately, there were some easy ways to get started, as I opened operations at the bottom of the … Read more “Mephisto 3194 – Always check the record date!”

I found the bottom half of this puzzle came together more readily than the top half and worked my way up. As usual, the wordplay is precise though there are a few traps for those … Read more “Mephisto 3193 – Don Manley”

I did solve this in one sitting, but it was a pretty long one, since I went well past midnight on a Saturday night here in the US.   A key breakthrough occurred when i rethought … Read more “Mephisto 3192 – The town of my ancestors”

Greetings and happy Hallowe’en barred-grid fans. I know it is silly, but I rather like the US obsession with this time of year featuring costumed kids collecting treats and adults getting drunk while playing dress-up. … Read more “Mephisto 3191 – Tim Moorey”