Category: Mephisto

I got through most of this before having to dive in to the dictionaries and electronic aids, so I’d call it easy-medium (if BEQ is looking in, “easyum” works well here) on the Mephisto scale. … Read more “Mephisto 2783 – Paul McKenna”

Another rather gentle Mephisto for Christmas week – a little harder than some recent offerings but certainly not arduous. For some reason two word answers were flagged as (4,8) for example rather than just (two … Read more “Mephisto 2782 by Tim Moorey – A Fishy Reference”

I have a typical Sunday routine – I print off the four regular Sunday puzzles (Times, Mephisto, Everyman and Azed) and take them to Starbucks to caffeinate and solve. I’d already gotten an email that … Read more “Mephisto 2781 – Don Manley”

Very easy puzzle that did not require Chambers whilst solving Across 1 DJEBEL – D(J)EBEL – J from J(aguar); old word for crush=DEBEL; Arabic for a mountain; 6 SADIST – S-A-DIST; strangeness=S (quantum physics); 12 … Read more “Mephisto 2780 by Paul McKenna”

I found this one on the easier side of Mephistos, but more because the wordplay was extremely clear, and one of the across answers was an Australian dessert that was one of my favorites growing … Read more “Mephisto 2779 – Tim Moorey”

Off to a fast start with 1A, 5A and 11A followed by the first five down clues in very short order. No major hold-ups after that for a good average puzzle. Some enlightenment needed at … Read more “Mephisto 2778 by Don Manley”

I did this in a number of bits and pieces sessions, since I wasn’t in town when it first appeared. I thought it was going to be a walk in the park after a number … Read more “Mephisto 2777 – Paul McKenna”

Another on the easy side with almost no need to consult Chambers. Mephisto 2777 is missing from the Club Site this morning. Across 1 THINGUMMYBOB – THIN-GUMMY-BOB; 10 AIZOON – (iona)* surrounds ZO; hybrid=ZO; a … Read more “Mephisto 2776 by old thingummyjig – Tim Moorey”

I found this one quite a challenge, particularly the top half – I stared in the bottom right and worked my way up. I was a little hampered by the final two clues not printing … Read more “Mephisto 2775 – Don Manley”

The third relatively easy one on the trot. With “ologist” obvious in the anagrist at 1A and particularly 2D and 3D being give-aways 1A put up no resistance and in this grid that means a … Read more “Mephisto 2774 by Paul McKenna”