Fairly easy puzzle. Some help needed with 18 Across and 24 Down please. Little trip down memory lane with the reference to That Was The Week That Was, wonderful watershed television that changed the political … Read more “Mephisto 3012 – Paul McKenna – hello, good evening and welcome”
Category: Mephisto
Mephisto 3011 – Tim Moorey
I didn’t have too much difficulty with this one, and I thought the design of the grid was very solver friendly, with a lot of thre letter strings in checked letters. It was an interesting … Read more “Mephisto 3011 – Tim Moorey”
Mephisto 3010 – by Don Manley
Middle of the road puzzle. Some help needed with 2 Down please. In the blog, the definition in the clue is underlined and followed by the answer; the parsing; any comments ACROSS1 What’s special about … Read more “Mephisto 3010 – by Don Manley”
Mephisto 3009 – Paul McKenna
Today I am thinking back to about five years ago – I was in London after visiting friends in Leeds, and managed to snare Mephisto setters Paul McKenna and Tim Moorey and the Sunday Times … Read more “Mephisto 3009 – Paul McKenna”
Mephisto 3008 – Tim Moorey
Some GK required for this one: ski resort; Greek island; school attended by UK politician; Chicago railway; old film star. Most curious is the docked US town for which there are several candidates, whilst a … Read more “Mephisto 3008 – Tim Moorey”
Mephisto 3007 – Don Manley
Very strange to see two variations of the same word in the one puzzle, and I was wondering if there was a theme forming from this, but I couldn’t see anything else. I thought this … Read more “Mephisto 3007 – Don Manley”
Mephisto 3006 – Paul McKenna
An interesting grid for an average puzzle. In the blog, the definition in the clue is underlined and followed by the answer; the parsing; any comments ACROSS 1 If this shipyard worker were on time … Read more “Mephisto 3006 – Paul McKenna”
Mephisto 3005 – Tim Moorey
Another different sized grid, and another theme… of looking for April Fools in the grid. It took some searching, but the hint that 14 across was relevant got me there. There are two cuckoos hidden … Read more “Mephisto 3005 – Tim Moorey”
Mephisto 3004 – by Don Manley
This puzzle is on the easy side. In the blog, the definition in the clue is underlined and followed by the answer; the parsing; any comments ACROSS 1 Teams drink a cold tea — more … Read more “Mephisto 3004 – by Don Manley”
Mephisto 3003 – Paul McKenna
There’s one piece of wordplay that eludes me right now, but I must say I enjoyed this puzzle a lot. A little bit of a change to have a 11×13 grid, after a lengthy run … Read more “Mephisto 3003 – Paul McKenna”