Category: Mephisto

This was a good one from Paul McKenna, parts of which might prove a bit difficult for some.   I had a pretty good solve, except towards the end, where there were one or two clues … Read more “Mephisto 3144 – Not quite a pangram!”

I got pretty bogged down in the bottom left hand quater of this puzzle where I confidently wrote in an alternative (though the spelling I see most often) spelling at 14 down which had me … Read more “Mephisto 3143 – Tim Moorey”

Either I am getting better, or this was but a moderate Mephisto.  While it did take a while, I was frequently annoyed with myself for having missed an obvious solution, or failing to biff a … Read more “Mephisto 3142 – Leading to limosis, perhaps…..”

Im afraid there has been a prolonged internet outage here. My provider said an hour ago it should be fixed by 10pm however at noon they said it should be fixed by 4pm so who … Read more “Mephisto 3141 – Paul McKenna”

Rather an easy Mephisto, where I was only held back by not dropping wrong theories quickly enough.   Even the answers were not very startling, although I was a bit taken aback by chapess.   Anta and … Read more “Mephisto 3140 – Parlez-vous francais?”

Fun puzzle with a 90-degree symmetry grid and generous checking letters around. As usual, Don Manley has given precise wordplay for the more unusual words in the grid. Just in case I make any flubs … Read more “Mephisto 3139 – Don Manley”

Here we have another fine Mephisto from Paul McKenna, with the usual groaner across the top line.   This is the first time I ever used one of these atrocious puns to come up with an … Read more “Mephisto 3138 – What the bright dawn scatters”

Vinyl1 posted after last week’s puzzle that he had a few questions over this one. I didn’t fare too badly, though there was one abbreviation that I didn’t find in Chambers and had to look … Read more “Mephisto 3137 – Tim Moorey”

This Mephisto was pretty easy for a Don Manley, with a good number of the clues having a somewhat obvious answer.  I think I did about two-thirds of it without even opening Chambers.   The vocabulary … Read more “Mephisto 3136 – Old quarterback’s quandary?”

I remember doing this on Sunday afternoon on a pretty glorious day, but don’t remember that much about the solving process. Chalk that up to a round of golf the previous day where I took … Read more “Mephisto 3135 – Paul McKenna”