Category: Mephisto

Best puzzle for some time I thought. Some unusual anagram indicators, clever definitions, and tricky wordplays. Loved it. Across 1 BLOUSON – B(LOUS(e))ON; swine=louse; french for good=BON; a jacket; 7 RAZE – sounds like “rays”; … Read more “Mephisto 2900 – Paul McKenna”

Rather a surprise – my brother’s family is visiting this weekend on pretty short notice, so I haven’t written up the Mephisto yet. I hope to have it done by mid-afternoon Sunday UK time, in … Read more “Mephisto 2899, Tim Moorey”

Another on of those grids that seem to produce four mini-puzzles. Nothing to over frighten the horses here, pretty standard fare One small problem at 20A where the word “one” appears to be missing from … Read more “Mephisto 2898 by Don Manley – Lindi St Clair’s Landlord Remembered”

I started working on this without access to Chambers, and was having a hard time of it – several question marks. I finished it waiting for a flight, loving my WordWeb version of Chambers on … Read more “Mephisto 2897 – Paul McKenna”

My 200th Mephisto blog (ignoring two specials in June 2011 in memory of Mike Laws). My first was puzzle 2489 of 11th May 2008 (also by Tim Moorey as it happens). A middle-of-the-road puzzle this … Read more “Mephisto 2896 by Tim Moorey – My Double Ton”

I found this one pretty tough for a few reasons. There were two pieces of geography that were way out of my range of knowledge. I also confidently wrote in a few incorrect answers that … Read more “Mephisto 2895 – Don Manley”

Thank goodness I found this a bit tougher than the last three puzzles – actually had to work at some of the clues. I don’t recall seeing the software device in a puzzle before but … Read more “Mephisto 2894 by Paul McKenna – Where Were The Choclates and Roses”

I managed to get about half of this done while doodling at the pub, so I don’t think it was on the difficult side. A couple of pieces of tricky wordplay, and as opposed to … Read more “Mephisto 2893 – Tim Moorey”

Second simple puzzle on the trot Across 4 INSECTARY – IN-SEC(re)TARY; worker=bee or ant; 10 ORANT – O-RANT; worshipping figure; 11 OUTPRAY – (rapt you)*; 12 NASTIC – (antics)*; 13 REMISE – REM(IS)E; surrender; 14 … Read more “Mephisto 2892 by Don Manley”

This was a pretty swift solve on Sunday morning, assisted by there being four wholly-checked entries around the outside of a grid that offers 90-degree symmetry and a smaller number of out-there grid entries. I … Read more “Mephisto 2891 – Paul McKenna”