Category: Mephisto

A slightly strange grid that created in effect two almost separate crosswords, one on top of the other Some minor quibbles at 11A, 2D and 21D but overall a straightforward medium strength puzzle Across 4 … Read more “Mephisto 2862 by Don Manley”

I found a few parts of this very tricky indeed, with a bit of delving into sub-headings in Chambers, though in the end I don’t think I have any questions and I believe I have … Read more “Mephisto 2861 – Paul McKenna”

Straightforward puzzle for solstice day so even if you were up to see the sun rise you shouldn’t have had too much trouble. Across 1 PSIS – P(S)I’S; singular=S; Greek number 700,000 (number of new … Read more “Mephisto 2860 by Tim Moorey”

My first crossword after a Spanish holiday during which I was too busy catching up with old friends to do any solving – so not as quick as I might otherwise have been. There should … Read more “Mephisto 2858 by Paul McKenna”

I struggled a fair bit with this one, though in the end everything makes perfect sense, this time around there seemed to be a number of obscure words clued by obscure wordplay elements, or obvious … Read more “Mephisto 2857 – Tim Moorey”

Straightforward puzzle to the easier end of the spectrum Across 1 SATYRISK – SAT-Y-RISK; 6 ABBAS – SABBA(th) reversed; 11 PORTULAN,CHART – (patrolcar hunt)*; old maps – see Portolano in C; 14 DE,NOVO – DEN-O-V-O; … Read more “Mephisto 2856 by Don Manley”

I have a closing night tonight and won’t get this done until early-afternoon Sunday UK time. Feel free to query below, the hive mind of Mephisto solvers I’m sure will assist. Hope nobody was seriously … Read more “Mephisto 2855 – Paul McKenna”

A little bit behind and shall we say “under the weather” (the weather in this case being a bottle of Beefeaters). Blog likely to appear early Sunday afternoon UK time. And we’re back. I had … Read more “Mephisto 2853 – Don Manley”

No problems with this puzzle of medium level difficulty Across 1 LASCAR – fellow plafully = rascal then swap “r” and “l” to give LASCAR = camp-follower; 5 POMATO – PO-M(AT)O; PO-MO=post modern; AT=alternative technology; … Read more “Mephisto 2852 by Paul McKenna”

Hi Mephistfans. Another week, more barred-grid clues to obscure words for you to unravel. My first pass through of this one yielded a lot of question marks, which means words I need to look up … Read more “Mephisto 2851 – Tim Moorey”