Category: Mephisto

I found most of this puzzle approachable, but, as usual, ended up with a couple of things I didn’t know.   My wild guesses were surprisingly successful, but I still ended up with two wrong.   There … Read more “Mephisto 3114 – At the Gentleman’s Club”

Well aren’t I silly – I had an incorrect entry – did not spot BRAWL. There goes my chance for a prize I am ineligible for and that is not in stock! Greetings all – … Read more “Mephisto 3113 – Tim Moorey”

This was quite an easy one, for a Mephisto, and I solved it in about 50 minutes without having to consult any reference material.   Unfortunately, a slight ambiguity in a clue lead to a wrong … Read more “Mephisto 3112 – “Europe he saw, and Europe saw him too!””

Greetings all, I hope you are staying safe and sane! Tricky workout this time around from Paul McKenna (I don’t know enough Latin to do the O Tempora crossword but I see it was his … Read more “Mephisto 3111 – Paul McKenna”

I have to admit partial defeat.   While I was able to get about three-quarters of the puzzle without reference books, in the end I got most thoroughly stuck, and had to pull out all the … Read more “Mephisto 3110 – Then you eat him?”

Greetings all.  Hope everyone is safe and well! It seems interest in the Mephisto has been picking up over the last few weeks which is awesome, it is definitely a puzzle that takes longer to … Read more “Mephisto 3109 – Don Manley”

I solved this Mephisto in my usual fashion, without book, only to get stuck on one at the end.   I saw what it might be, but I was incredulous that such a word could possibly … Read more “Mephisto 3108 – One up on the court?”

Greetings all Tricky puzzle from Tim Moorey this time, but a good one for fans of wordplay, there were a lot of clues where I pieced together the wordplay and then checked in on the … Read more “Mephisto 3107 – Tim Moorey”

Good evening, all.   As most of you now know, Jim Biggin is no longer able to blog Mephisto due to health problems.   Having become a Mephisto enthusiast, I decided to take over the alternate Sunday … Read more “Mephisto 3106 – A new blogger, a new style”

Greetings all,    Thanks for everyone who helped me with not being able to use the blog generator template – it turned out that something had changed in copying and pasting from the website where … Read more “Mephisto 3105 – Paul McKenna”