Category: Mephisto

The last Mephisto that I blogged involved a considerable time spent trying to discover why a clue was half in French, half in English. I learned from the Editor that this was because the setter … Read more “Mephisto 2872 by Tim Moorey – Airlines and Alphabets”

Polished this one off in pretty short order while proctoring an exam. My only real hold up was hazarding a guess at CHICH as the answer at 1 down (so convinced that was what it … Read more “Mephisto 2871 – Don Manley”

With the exception of 1 Down a straightforward solve of average difficulty. I can make little sense of our French foray – je perplexe – all help gratefully received. Across 3 AFFRAPPING – A-FF-(w)RAPPING; folios=FF; … Read more “Mephisto 2870 by Paul McKenna – je ne comprends pas”

Solving time : Rather a neat little offering this week I thought. There is a strange coincidence here, and maybe I am missing something – it’s not his birthday, maybe the anniversary of a significant … Read more “Mephisto 2869 – Tim Moorey”

A pleasant middle of the road puzzle with one trip down memory lane involving Regan, Carter and an old Jaguar car Across 1 SLOP – two meanings 1=old word (discarded) for policeman=Bobby 2=loose garment; 4 … Read more “Mephisto 2868 by Don Manley – Jack Regan Meets Ms Dworkin”

Apologies to the seven and a half regular Mephisto readers. I appear to have gotten very drunk in Boston and will not be posting the solution until mid-Sunday afternoon. If you have a query, please … Read more “Mephisto 2867 – Paul McKenna”

What one might term an eclectic puzzle. It makes reference to: a UK High Street retailer; L Ron Hubbard; a retired tennis ace; Hollywood film star; an old US President; a disgraced ex-MP; a well … Read more “Mephisto 2866 by Tim Moorey – An Amusing Amalgam”

Got most of this (and almost all the left side) out without needing the dictionary, only a few holdups in the bottom right hand corner. Strange that I hadn’t heard of the climate science reference … Read more “Mephisto 2865 – Don Manley”

Reasonably entertaining puzzle of average difficulty with SNP and Salmond both used to indicate words from the land of the haggis with a wee dram or three. I can’t parse 3D so all suggestions welcome … Read more “Mephisto 2864 by Paul McKenna”

Welcome to the blog that may go up at a random time, but is being written during a break between performances in a thunderstorm. Wheeee! I can seem to get internet on my phone here … Read more “Mephisto 2863 – Tim Moorey”