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”
Category: Mephisto
Mephisto 2729 – Paul McKenna – Now not a placeholder nor a blog of the wrong crossword
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”
Mephisto 2727 – Don Manley
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”
Mephisto 2725 by Tim Moorey – Problems With The Drains
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”
Mephisto 2724 by Don Manley – Next Week Olive Oil
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”
Mephisto 2723 – Paul McKenna
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”
Mephisto 2722 – Tim Moorey
How to not solve a Mephisto 101 – confidently write in an answer that turns out to be utterly wrong, however be so convinced of it that you refuse to budge. That was the case … Read more “Mephisto 2722 – Tim Moorey”
Mephisto 2721 – Don Manley
After a couple of pretty tough Mephistos, this is back on the easier side (still more challenging than the daily), though there’s a few clues I can’t fully parse (of course 1 across is one … Read more “Mephisto 2721 – Don Manley”
Mephisto 2720 by Paul McKenna – Don Meets Buzz
A very satisfying solve that I thought was on the harder side of the spectrum. I have no queries or quibbles. Across 1 REPULP – (purple)*; “do” is anagrind; 7 CALPA – C-ALP-A; about=A; a … Read more “Mephisto 2720 by Paul McKenna – Don Meets Buzz”
Mephisto 2719 – Tim Moorey
Oh boy did Tim Moorey have me crawling all over Chambers to get complete parsing of these clues! This is one of the more challenging Tim Moorey Mephistos I can remember for a long time, … Read more “Mephisto 2719 – Tim Moorey”