A trip down memory lane for me caused by 30A. The clue has two possible answers, a simple obvious one and a more difficult one. I wrote in the simple one and then had to … Read more “Mephisto 3022 – Don Manley. Ximenes Remembered.”
Category: Mephisto
Mephisto 3021 – Paul McKenna
The Mephisto is usually a 12×12 grid, but the setters have some leeway with size, as long as the number of cells and number of clues fit within a publishable space. This time we have … Read more “Mephisto 3021 – Paul McKenna”
Mephisto 3020 – Tim Moorey and a very helpful non-smug blogger
Last time I wrote one of these blogs George and I were subjected to a rant about how smug and unhelpful we were by an anonymous contributor who was unable to use Chambers to look … Read more “Mephisto 3020 – Tim Moorey and a very helpful non-smug blogger”
Mephisto 3019 – Don Manley
I was rather taken with the grid for this puzzle, with the networks of four letters words. For those of you checking in for the first time, or relatively new to the Mephisto, welcome to … Read more “Mephisto 3019 – Don Manley”
Mephisto 3018 – Paul McKenna
No problems with this straightforward puzzle. The setter’s customary play on words across the top of the puzzle refers to Wykehamist – an old boy of private school Winchester College such as Oswald Mosley In … Read more “Mephisto 3018 – Paul McKenna”
Mephisto 3017 – Tim Moorey
I didn’t have a lot of question marks next to entries in this one, but I did have to look up a lot of references. Tim Moorey tends to scatter places, people and things from … Read more “Mephisto 3017 – Tim Moorey”
Mephisto 3016 – Don Manley
No problems with this straightforward puzzle. In the blog, the definition in the clue is underlined and followed by the answer; the parsing; any comments Across 1 Hits making insect half confused (4)WAPS: insect=wasp;4 Lion, … Read more “Mephisto 3016 – Don Manley”
Mephisto 3015 – Paul McKenna
This one took me longer than the last few Mephisto puzzles, and I think one of the things that made it so difficult us the 90-degree symmetry effecively dividing it up into four mini-puzzles, with … Read more “Mephisto 3015 – Paul McKenna”
Mephisto 3014 – Tim Morey
Fairly easy puzzle. One clue 20A appears to be missing an anagrind whilst another 5D has a somewhat unusual one. Pleased to see one of Europe’s most important research, technology, and innovation centres included. In … Read more “Mephisto 3014 – Tim Morey”
Mephisto 3013 – Don Manley
I hope this works, I’m writing the blog up in advance and setting it to show up on Sunday, by which time I will be on a plane heading out of the country, so I … Read more “Mephisto 3013 – Don Manley”