Category: Mephisto

I had to solve this twice – my usual thing is to have a couple of puzzles I’m working on (Listener, Mephisto, Azed, Spectator, a couple of US ones I do regularly) clipped together and … Read more “Mephisto 2965 – Don Manley”

After a week out of commission I thought I might struggle with this but in the event it was a steady solve void of pyrotechnics of an artisan puzzle. Across 1 Quite young kid to … Read more “Mephisto 2964 – Paul McKenna”

A straightforward puzzle distinguished by two excellent clues at 35A and 20D. Across2 Invader beginning with cunning movement that brings protest (11, two words)HUNGER,MARCH; HUN-GERM-ARCH; Jarrow for example11 Chief scoundrel we found in Glasgow (5)RATOO; … Read more “Mephisto 2962 – by Don Manley”

Well this is a first – Paul McKenna’s treat of putting puns in the top row of Mephistos helped me out, because I cannot for the life of me figure out the wordplay for 1 … Read more “Mephisto 2961 – Paul McKenna”

Three clues only partially parsed at 12A, 11D and 23D and a homophone at 26A that has two common rather different pronunciations. An old film star and two long gone Prime Ministers feature. About average … Read more “Mephisto 2960 – Tim Moorey – no great sheeks”

I remember not being held up too long by this one, which was a relief as I was still trying to polish off the previous week’s Azed (clearly I did not make the deadline on … Read more “Mephisto 2959 – Don Manley”

Fairly standard puzzle with some TV references from a bygone age New blog format to possibly assist newer solvers Across 1   British and in Bordeaux, she’s a beaut (5)     BELLE; B-ELLE 5   Right … Read more “Mephisto 2958 – Paul McKenna – Albert and Harold visit Walmington-on-Sea”

Strange solve this one – usually I complete the grid in chunks, but there were not a lot of answers that I got on a first pass, so it was a more sporadinc scratching my … Read more “Mephisto 2957 – Tim Moorey”

Apologies for the late post – I’m in a new play, Prairie Fire, by Ryan Madden (a local playwright) and it has been taking up a significant chunk of time, especially Saturday afternoons when I … Read more “Mephisto 2955 – Paul McKenna”

Nice steady solve of a middle of the road puzzle with memories of Buddy Holly hidden away in the clues Across 1 ARAROBA – region=AREA then change E=European to A-ROB; Goa powder; 7 SOOP – … Read more “Mephisto 2954 – Tim Moorey”