Only had a few question marks on this one at the first pass through, so the wordplay was pretty solid for a number of unfamiliar words. Wishing I could have been in NYC or London … Read more “Mephisto 2883 – Don Manley”
Category: Mephisto
Mephisto 2882 by Paul McKenna – We Want Chopper
This puzzle appeared on the anniversary of King Juan Carlos taking over from Franco in 1975 and “Queen” Angela Merkel taking power in 2005. Sadly neither event is remembered in this middle of the road … Read more “Mephisto 2882 by Paul McKenna – We Want Chopper”
Mephisto 2881 – Tim Moorey
I got held up a bit in the top right and the middle left, and have one or two wordplay quibbles, which the hive mind may be able to help out with. In case I … Read more “Mephisto 2881 – Tim Moorey”
Mephisto 2880 by Don Manley
Nothing to frighten regular solvers here and I would have thought a fair test for the less experienced Across 1 MAIDEN,BATTLE – (timetabled + a)* surrounds N=knight (chess); 9 ALMERIES – ALM(ERIE)S; 11 DWAMS – … Read more “Mephisto 2880 by Don Manley”
Mephisto 2879 – Paul McKenna
It was pointed out last week that there had been three rather straightforward Mephistos in a row. I think this one breaks the run, and I can see two reasons why. – the grid construction … Read more “Mephisto 2879 – Paul McKenna”
Mephisto 2878 by Tim Moorey – absurd week on a rabbit (4,3)
This is the third very easy Mephisto on the trot, with this one the easiest by far. As a solver I look to Mephisto to provide a challenge and this one failed in that respect … Read more “Mephisto 2878 by Tim Moorey – absurd week on a rabbit (4,3)”
Mephisto 2877 – Don Manley
On the gentler end of the Mephisto scale this week, I thought – I managed to get all but a bit of the right hand side out without needing to check in on the dictionary … Read more “Mephisto 2877 – Don Manley”
Mephisto 2876 by Paul McKenna – Je comprends très bien
The easiest set of down clues in a long time with 1D to 17D inclusive simple write-ins. Had the top finished in next to no time and no more than 30 minutes for the whole … Read more “Mephisto 2876 by Paul McKenna – Je comprends très bien”
Mephisto 2875 – Tim Moorey
Hmmm – well my greatest challenge here was the number of names of people, living or dead (and one where if you looked at a recent photograph, you’d be hard pressed to tell) that were … Read more “Mephisto 2875 – Tim Moorey”
Mephisto 2874 by Don Manley – Benjamin Franklin and Charles Lindbergh meet Patrick Meehan
A pleasant middle of the road puzzle in which the setter eschewed the practice of showing off his French but the blogger succumbed when reminded of a bistro in Angers, Maine et Loire where pike … Read more “Mephisto 2874 by Don Manley – Benjamin Franklin and Charles Lindbergh meet Patrick Meehan”