Category: Mephisto

Most of this went in very quickly, but then I hit a few strange words with general knowledge wordplay, and after finding them from the definition in the dictionary, I had to do a bit … Read more “Mephisto 2799 – Don Manley”

I found this a little tougher than usual, and none the worse for that. There are some interesting words and phrases and some good clue constructions. I was disappointed that an opportunity was missed to … Read more “Mephisto 2798 by Paul McKenna – Why No Phi?”

I found the last few of these (particularly the top left) rather difficult, though after ripping through the first half of it without a dictionary, I thought I was going to be in for an … Read more “Mephisto 2797 – Tim Moorey”

A pleasant middle of the road Mephisto with no sportsmen or women but still containing some balls Across 1 LOBI – LOB-I; I=current (physics); 4 HOMALOID – HO-MA(LO)ID; Euclidean space; 10 IRENOLOGY – IRE-(YON reversed) … Read more “Mephisto 2796 by Don Manley”

A relatively easy puzzle with two irritations. After the obscure sportsmen of a couple of weeks ago we now have a schoolboyish contraction of the name of a further obscure sportsman. Quite why our setters … Read more “Mephisto 2794 by Tim Moorey – A Load of Balls”

Hi all – I’m working in Dallas this weekend and am not likely to get a chance to write up this weekend’s Mephisto until Sunday afternoon my time (late Sunday night UK time). So here’s … Read more “Mephisto 2793 – Don Manley”

A largely straightforward puzzle in which I was glad I didn’t need to know the name of any international tiddlywink players Across 1 FISTULA – (fault is)*; 7 SCANTY – S(CANT)Y; Seychelles=SY; 12 MIRTHLESS – … Read more “Mephisto 2792 by Paul McKenna”

And now time for sports – there’s an English cricketer and a soccer player in here, and reading the clues I thought there might have been another cricketer hiding in wordplay (not so but I … Read more “Mephisto 2791 – Tim Moorey”

And another interesting but middle of the road puzzle. Across 1 PORCPISCE – PE=exercise surrounds (croc is)* containing P=quietly (music); an old porpoise; 10 IDAEAN – I-D(A)EAN; Greek mountain; 11 EUPHON – (one)* surrounds U-PH; … Read more “Mephisto 2790 by Don Manley”

I found this one a little more tricky than recent offerings. Still unsure of one or two of the wordplays, but hopefully they will come as I write this up. As usual, Paul McKenna has … Read more “Mephisto 2789 – Paul McKenna”