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”
Category: Mephisto
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”
Mephisto 3012 – Paul McKenna – hello, good evening and welcome
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”
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”