Category: Mephisto

I realized today that due to the press of business in one of my unpaid jobs, I had not finished this puzzle, so I had to sit down at 7 to polish it off and do the blog.   It was not very difficult, but some of the wordplay relies on quite obscure meanings of words you probably know in another context.

Greetings barred-grid fans. I had no internet connection to my laptop on Saturday, so this is a late blog and a few of the trickier clues have already been discussed in the comments. I found … Read more “Mephisto 3389 – John Grimshaw”

I was surprised to find this puzzle relatively approachable, as Robert Teuton has given me considerable trouble in the past.    But I was able to solve a fair number of clues without cracking Chambers.

Greetings, barred-grid fans!

I sometimes have trouble with Grimshaw puzzles, but this one was not particularly difficult.    There are definitely a few easy ones to get you started, and for once one across was a write-in.

Greetings, barred-grid fans.

This was not terribly difficult, as is often the case with Paul McKenna puzzles, and I didn’t even need the pun to help me solve.   The answer words are mostly well-known, although perhaps the meanings used here are a bit obscure.

Greetings, barred-grid fans.

I have to admit, this wasn’t easy.   I spent all week, as time was available, adding an answer or two.     Even when I finished, there were many questions, and I had to do a fair amount of research to write the blog.

Greetings, barred-grid fans.