I finished this with some very large question marks, four of which required some online research to sort out. Fortunately the definition was unambiguous in each case. 90-degree and 180-degree symmetry in the grid this … Read more “Mephisto 2947 – Don Manley”
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Mephisto 2946 – Paul McKenna
My only problem with this came from writing “toke” in at 12A which made the NW corner harder than it should have been! Annoying because the correct answer is well known to me. Other than … Read more “Mephisto 2946 – Paul McKenna”
Mephisto 2945 – Tim Moorey
I made a cracking start on this one and then slowed down to a crawl at the end having to trawl through Chambers for a few of the shorter words, and fix a few confident … Read more “Mephisto 2945 – Tim Moorey”
Mephisto 2944 by Don Manley
Easiest puzzle for some time – top to bottom solve and very little use of dictionary Across 1 BENEFACT – BENT surrounds CAFE reversed; 6 DADA – DAD-A; 10 ACALEPHAE – (a place he a)*; … Read more “Mephisto 2944 by Don Manley”
Mephisto 2943 – Paul McKenna
I found this one pretty strightforward and had more than two thirds finished before needing recourse to the dictionary, but at the end I have a few pieces of wordplay that are eluding me, hopefully … Read more “Mephisto 2943 – Paul McKenna”
Mephisto 2942 by Tim Moorey
A chewier puzzle this week that required close attention at times Across 1 SANGS – SANG-S(hanghai); SANG=celebrated; mouth organ in Macau; 5 COEVALS – CO-(SLAVE reversed); Colombia=CO; contemporaries; 10 ACARPOUS – A-CA(RPO)US(e); RPO=Royal Philarmonic; legal … Read more “Mephisto 2942 by Tim Moorey”
Mephisto 2941 – Don Manley
Filled this one in without too much fuss, though looking over at the end I’m impressed by the larger blocks in this grid – there’s two 4×3 fully-checked regions of the grid and four 4×2 … Read more “Mephisto 2941 – Don Manley”
Mephisto 2940 – Paul McKenna – Let’s Rename it the River Chanel
A middle of the road puzzle to start the New Year with no less than eight full anagrams. We appear to have clue padding at 6D, which works perfectly well without the questionable word. At … Read more “Mephisto 2940 – Paul McKenna – Let’s Rename it the River Chanel”
Mephisto 2938 – Sixty Years Of Cunning Clues
This mildly themed puzzle commemorates the 60th anniversary of the Mephisto puzzle. It was compiled by our three regular setters plus Chris Feetenby, a retired setter.The Observer had been running bar crosswords since the 1920’s … Read more “Mephisto 2938 – Sixty Years Of Cunning Clues”
Surprise! Mephisto 2939 – Tim Moorey
I didn’t realise this was coming – Mephisto 2939 is up on the Crossword Club, not as a competition puzzle, with the solution immediately available. I figured I’d write it up, since I usually do … Read more “Surprise! Mephisto 2939 – Tim Moorey”