Category: Mephisto

I enjoyed this puzzle which I thought a reasonable and fair test. Whilst solving I thought it was going to be a pangram – but I can’t find a “v”. I have a problem parsing … Read more “Mephisto 2734 by Tim Moorey – Dit Dah Dit”

I came down with flu last weekend so don’t have a great recollection of doing this crossword, though I do seem to remember dragging myself to the coffee shop at some point. I have writing … Read more “Mephisto 2733 – Don Manley”

I just don’t know what to say about this puzzle. I was reading clues and writing in answers and that just shouldn’t happen with a Mephisto. I never once referred to Chambers and solved it … Read more “Mephisto 2732 by Paul McKenna – Easy-osy”

One of the more challenging Mephistos I can recall – there’s a lot that is way outside of my ken, but may be more familiar to more experienced solvers. Not a lot of giveaways, though … Read more “Mephisto 2731 – Tim Moorey”

A very straightforward puzzle that left me plenty of time to concentrate upon AZED’s Christmas Special. Now we be farmin’…. Across 1 MICROBUS – buggy type=microbe then change E=English to US=American; iconic Volkswagen Type 2 … Read more “Mephisto 2730 by Don Manley – ‘e baint be ‘ard”

It’s been one of those weekends, I completely misread the day of John Halpern’s skype call (did anyone else make it?) and when I came to write the Mephisto blog, LiveJournal is down. It came … Read more “Mephisto 2729 – Paul McKenna – Now not a placeholder nor a blog of the wrong crossword”

I found this one a little more tricky than Don Manley’s recent Mephisto puzzles – started off in the bottom right corner and eventually worked my way around the grid. Didn’t do myself any favors … Read more “Mephisto 2727 – Don Manley”

I’m standing in for George today to repay him for doing my shift when I was on holiday (seems a dim and distance memory – since we’ve been back its done nothing but rain and … Read more “Mephisto 2725 by Tim Moorey – Problems With The Drains”

My thanks to George for standing in for me whilst I was on holiday. This was the first puzzle I tackled on my return and thankfully it was not over taxing. I don’t think there’s … Read more “Mephisto 2724 by Don Manley – Next Week Olive Oil”

Wow – I found this one a toughie to get through! Usually I’m on a pretty decent wavelength with Paul McKenna, but there were only a few here where I didn’t have to look up … Read more “Mephisto 2723 – Paul McKenna”