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”
Category: Mephisto
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”
Mephisto 2936 – Paul McKenna
Reasonably straightforward puzzle of no more than average difficulty Across 1 HAAR – H(A)AR(wich); sea mist on the east coast; 4 MONICKER – MO(N-I)CKER; name=N; a nickname; 10 ESCHEWALS – E-SCH-(wales)*; 12 ACTED – (fr)ACTED; … Read more “Mephisto 2936 – Paul McKenna”
Mephisto 2935 – Tim Moorey
Not too difficult here, got through everything in one session. You don’t often find a theme or a Nina in a Sunday Times puzzle, but if I’m not way off the mark, then there is … Read more “Mephisto 2935 – Tim Moorey”
Mephisto 2934 by Don Manley
I found this relatively straightforward with some clear wordplay leading to the derivation of solutions Across 1 GASCONADE – G(AS-CON)ADE; Consevative=CON; cod (family)=GADE; boasting; 10 DRY,ICE – D-R(Y)ICE; 11 THANAS – S(A-NAH)T all reversed; police … Read more “Mephisto 2934 by Don Manley”
Mephisto 2933 – Paul McKenna
I was surprised how much of this I managed to get in a pub without access to a dictionary – though some of the last parts took a while to piece together. I had a … Read more “Mephisto 2933 – Paul McKenna”
Mephisto 2932 by Tim Moorey – next time Bluebottle
Reasonable middle-of-the-road puzzle which gave no particular cause for comment. Across 1 FROW – FROW(ning); 4 LEMPIRAS – L(EMPIR(e))AS; supreme control=empire; the Spanish-speaking=LAS; CA capital=money in Honduras; 10 RUFIYAA – (fury)* surrounds I – AA; … Read more “Mephisto 2932 by Tim Moorey – next time Bluebottle”