Much like 2975 the previous week a sterner test than some recent puzzles. This one needed some application to solve it with a smattering of very good clues. I liked the reference to film noir, … Read more “Mephisto 2976 – Paul McKenna – The Big Combo”
Category: Mephisto
Mephisto 2975, Tim Moorey
I found this one far more difficult than the last few weeks, and there is one entry that I am not 100% sure I have parsed correctly. Tim Moorey tends to give us a number … Read more “Mephisto 2975, Tim Moorey”
Mephisto 2974 – by Don Manley – rising to the occassion.
Another in a growing sequence of relatively easy puzzles requiring very few references to Chambers. I wonder what say Private Eye might have made of 25D – surely an opportunity to have a little fun? … Read more “Mephisto 2974 – by Don Manley – rising to the occassion.”
Mephisto 2973 – Paul McKenna
Greetings all – sorry about the lateness of this one, but I lost access to the crossword club and since I was out of town I had not printed the Mephisto in advance last week. … Read more “Mephisto 2973 – Paul McKenna”
Mephisto 2972 – Tim Moorey
A very fast solve that gave no problems and needed no recourse to Chambers; 2D and 28D solved without even reading the clues! In the blog the definition in the clue is underlined and followed … Read more “Mephisto 2972 – Tim Moorey”
Mephisto 2971 – Don Manley
New format, and I for one welcome our new Mephisto formatting overlords, as this one printed automatically on one sheet of paper. Woohoo! For many years I’ve been loading the grid and adjusting the print … Read more “Mephisto 2971 – Don Manley”
Mephisto 2970 – Paul McKenna
Harder than last week I thought – an enjoyable test. A slight query at 21 Down where the clue appears to be missing a deletion indicator. My thanks to Wiki for the ski champion. Across1 … Read more “Mephisto 2970 – Paul McKenna”
Mephisto 2969 – Tim Moorey
Mini story time… I’m in a production of Fiddler on the Roof right now (as soon as I get this written I’m heading to the theatre) and we have been doing a Sunday matinee – … Read more “Mephisto 2969 – Tim Moorey”
Mephisto 2968 – by Don Manley
I found this on the easy side but with one clue not fully parsed – 19A. I surprised myself by knowing both the name of a pop group and of a tennis player from yester-year; … Read more “Mephisto 2968 – by Don Manley”
Mephisto 2967 – Paul McKenna
I found this one more tricky than recent Mephistos, and filled in the grid largely from the bottom up. As is typical with Paul McKenna’s Mephisto puzzles there is a pun in the top row … Read more “Mephisto 2967 – Paul McKenna”