Category: Mephisto

I found this Mephisto a little challenging.   I got off to a good enough start, but found the last few a little tough to pin down.  Part of my problem is that the letters supplied … Read more “Mephisto 3120 – Soothing the savage breast”

On the gentler scale of Mephistos, but I enjoyed it because of one entry, which reminded me of a book I read last year, and I dug off the shelf to re-read the section pertaining … Read more “Mephisto 3119 – Tim Moorey”

Yes, the big red dictionary has made its way to a condo in a retirement village in Connecticut.   Amazon delivered as promised, price $52 plus tax, which I paid with credit card points. However, I … Read more “Mephisto 3118 – Chambers to the rescue!”

Greetings all, hope you are staying safe and sane. North Carolina moved into Phase 2 this week and though I think it is a little early, I have disappeared to a nearby town to hole … Read more “Mephisto 3117 – Paul McKenna. Top row dreamin’”

Well, this time I managed to solve it.   That’s the good part, an all-correct grid.   However, I did a fair amount of biffing, and now I have to try to figure out why the correct … Read more “Mephisto 3116 – “His pegleg got woodworm, and broke into three….”

I enjoyed this puzzle and there were quite a few wordplay elements that were new to me. Also a big fan of the grid, 180-degree symmetry and two enrties that span the entire puzzle. Kept … Read more “Mephisto 3115 – Don Manley”

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”