Category: Mephisto

Greetings barred-grid fans. I had no internet connection to my laptop on Saturday, so this is a late blog and a few of the trickier clues have already been discussed in the comments. I found … Read more “Mephisto 3389 – John Grimshaw”

I was surprised to find this puzzle relatively approachable, as Robert Teuton has given me considerable trouble in the past.    But I was able to solve a fair number of clues without cracking Chambers.

Greetings, barred-grid fans!

I sometimes have trouble with Grimshaw puzzles, but this one was not particularly difficult.    There are definitely a few easy ones to get you started, and for once one across was a write-in.

Greetings, barred-grid fans.

This was not terribly difficult, as is often the case with Paul McKenna puzzles, and I didn’t even need the pun to help me solve.   The answer words are mostly well-known, although perhaps the meanings used here are a bit obscure.

Greetings, barred-grid fans.

I have to admit, this wasn’t easy.   I spent all week, as time was available, adding an answer or two.     Even when I finished, there were many questions, and I had to do a fair amount of research to write the blog.

Greetings, barred-grid fans.

I solved this one more by instinct than by analyzing the clues; experienced solvers just get a feel for what the answers are going to be.   A half-remembered fragment of a Greek or Germanic root is often enough to point the mind in the right direction.