Category: Mephisto

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”

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 3094 – by Don Manley”

I didn’t find this one too difficult overall though if I recall the top half filled up faster than the bottom half. That helped me get the pun on CASCADING in the top row pretty … Read more “Mephisto 3093 – Paul McKenna”

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.  16A … Read more “Mephisto 3092 – Tim Moorey”

Welcome back to the Sunday barred-grid party. I think it was pointed out that this one was not as tricky as Wednesday’s beastie, and I managed to get most of it done on the bus … Read more “Mephisto 3091 – Don Manley”