Category: Mephisto

So soon after celebrating my 300th Mephisto blog it saddens me to have to tell you that this will be my last. My health has finally caught up with me and forced me to stand … Read more “Mephisto 3104 – Tim Moorey. Jimbo’s Swansong.”

Fun puzzle this one, with some juicy wordplay. My favorite part of Mephisto is finding new words from clever wordplay, and this puzzle had a lot of that. 9 down took me back, with the … Read more “Mephisto 3103 – Don Manley”

Unless you’re very experienced you are unlikely to solve a Mephisto without using Chambers. The idea is that you use the precise wordplay to derive an answer that you then verify in the dictionary.  10A … Read more “Mephisto 3102 – Paul McKenna”

I found the definitions more straightforward than the wordplay in this puzzle, which is the opposite of my usual experience with the Mephisto where I work on the wordplay first and then confirm the definition. … Read more “Mephisto 3101 – Tim Moorey”

Unless you’re very experienced you are unlikely to solve a Mephisto without using Chambers. The idea is that you use the precise wordplay to derive an answer that you then verify in the dictionary.  6D … Read more “Mephisto 3100 – by Don Manley”

I hope this will get posted, I am fighting spotty internet connectivity in a rather cavernous hotel in Atlanta, Georgia. I thought this was a step up in difficulty from recent Mephisto puzzles. Paul McKenna … Read more “Mephisto 3099 – Paul McKenna”

My first Mephisto Blog was puzzle 2489 which appeared in May 2008. It was, coincidentally, set by Tim Moorey. Today’s blog is my 300th Mephisto offering (ignoring specials such as the commemorative puzzles for Mike … Read more “Mephisto 3098 – Tim Moorey and a Triple Ton for Jimbo”

Greetings from North Carolina where we are currently under a tornado watch. It’s pretty horrible out but I still have power and internet for right now, so hopefully I can get this all written up. … Read more “Mephisto 3097 – Don Manley”

Unless you’re very experienced you are unlikely to solve a Mephisto without using Chambers. The idea is that you use the precise wordplay to derive an answer that you then verify in the dictionary.  3D … Read more “Mephisto 3096 – Paul McKenna”

A few little traps for the unwary here, I found this a bit more tricky than recent Mephisto puzzles. I think I’ve figured it out. Rather attractive grid I thought for this one, with the … Read more “Mephisto 3095 – Tim Moorey”