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. 13A … Read more “Mephisto 3070 by Don Manley”
Category: Mephisto
Mephisto 3069 – Paul McKenna
I solved this one on an airplane between Washington Dulles and Los Angeles with an electronic copy of Chambers handy, and was glad for the distraction (for those curious, that flight is a Mephisto, an … Read more “Mephisto 3069 – Paul McKenna”
Mephisto 3067 – Don Manley
A fine Mephisto for wordplay, which is to be expected from Don Manley, where my usual approach is wordplay first, and then check the definition. It also helped in this one that two of the … Read more “Mephisto 3067 – Don Manley”
Mephisto 3066 by 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. 4D … Read more “Mephisto 3066 by Paul McKenna”
Mephisto 3065 – Tim Moorey
Tim Moorey tends to scatter some pop culture and sports references through his puzzles and this one has double cricket and double football (maybe a hat tip to the World Cup of cricket and the … Read more “Mephisto 3065 – Tim Moorey”
Mephisto 3064 by 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. 12A … Read more “Mephisto 3064 by Don Manley”
Mephisto 3063 – Paul McKenna
Been kind of busy these last few weeks with the end of semester, a move and a play, so I didn’t solve this one until just now. Had to laugh that my last entry involved … Read more “Mephisto 3063 – Paul McKenna”
Mephisto 3062 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. 9A … Read more “Mephisto 3062 Tim Moorey”
Mephisto 3061 – Don Manley
I rather liked this puzzle, it was not too difficult, and the grid design led to a pretty even solve, with lots of scattered crossings of words. I hope everything is in the blog, as … Read more “Mephisto 3061 – Don Manley”
Mephisto 3060 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. 3D … Read more “Mephisto 3060 Paul McKenna”