Category: Mephisto

Nothing too difficult here but two queries. At 2D the clue appears to be wrong leading to incorrect anagram fodder. At 14D there’s a reference I don’t understand. I imagine most solvers will know who … Read more “Mephisto 2752 by Tim Moorey – Broken Yo-Yo Edition”

Don Manley recently celebrated 50 years of published crosswords so best wishes to him (I will have to see 93 to get there), so congratulations to Don on that landmark! I found the left half … Read more “Mephisto 2751 – Don Manley”

Reasonably straighforward Mephisto but with two French and one Latin tag thrown into the mix. Quite why the French put things on the carpet whilst the English put them on the table when they raise … Read more “Mephisto 2750 by Paul McKenna”

I’m posting this just a scratch early (hopefully – if I get it done before boarding time) at the Charlotte Douglas International Airport. Hooray for airports with free wi-fi (I could post from my phone … Read more “Mephisto 2749 – Tim Moorey”

Made a pretty quick start on this but slowed down considerably near the end, though I do think it was all solved in one session, maybe 30-40 minutes with the dictionaries handy. One or two … Read more “Mephisto 2742 – Paul McKenna”

I had an easy week both with this puzzle and my Tuesday blog. Ran through this in double quick time virtually without looking in Chambers. No idea how well known the KP abreviation used here … Read more “Mephisto 2746 by Tim Moorey”

I thought I was in for a very quick solve here, with most of the long answers going in at a first (or second) glance. It was a bit of poring over dictionaries to get … Read more “Mephisto 2745 – Don Manley”

A very enjoyable Mephisto that required some hard work and concentration Across 1 DICASTERY – DIC(ASTER)Y; unpredictable=DIC(e)Y then replace the last of (thre)E by old word for star=ASTER;an old court; 12 ENROLL – hidden (dark)EN … Read more “Mephisto 2744 by Paul McKenna – Pink Panther Edition”

I found this a bit more difficult than most Mephistos, with about half going in (mostly on the right hand side) before diving to the dictionaries. There’s one I’m still iffy on the wordplay for … Read more “Mephisto 2743 – Tim Moorey”

An enjoyable puzzle of about average difficulty. I made life a little difficult for myself by managing to find three answers to 26D, the last of which was the correct one – so two feline … Read more “Mephisto 2742 by Don Manley – Pussy Galore”