Good middle of the road puzzle with one quirk – the use of the abbreviation UPS to mean United Parcel Service in the same way that RR stands for Rolls Royce. Both abbreviations are in … Read more “Mephisto 2702 by Paul McKenna – UP Who?”
Category: Mephisto
Mephisto 2701 – Tim Moorey
My printer made a meal of this one, I think in a desperate plea to tell me to buy a new ink cartridge (which I did the next day) there’s a few blank lines. Fortunately … Read more “Mephisto 2701 – Tim Moorey”
Mephisto 2700 by Don Manley – Beetle Mania
What do AZED 2065, Mephisto 2698 and this puzzle have in common? They all contain that well known family of beetles “dermestidae” as an answer. As the odds of this happening by chance are infinitely … Read more “Mephisto 2700 by Don Manley – Beetle Mania”
Mephisto 2699 – Paul McKenna
This was one of the most complicated Mephistos for me in recent history. There’s some very odd language in here, and a number of wordplay elements that are either new to me or I don’t … Read more “Mephisto 2699 – Paul McKenna”
Mephisto 2698 by Tim Moorey with Jimmy, Jack and Ashley
An easy puzzle with yet another example of an AZED word-to-clue appearing subsequently here. Presumably this is The Sunday Times making its contribution to the recycling industry. Well done Chelsea – brilliant result in Germany! … Read more “Mephisto 2698 by Tim Moorey with Jimmy, Jack and Ashley”
Mephisto 2697 – Don Manley
Sunday was a strange day – I had a bunch of stuff to do to get ready for a trip on Monday. So I was hoping that the Sunday crosswords wouldn’t take that long – … Read more “Mephisto 2697 – Don Manley”
Mephisto 2696 by Paul McKenna (with champions Ollie and John)
A straightforward puzzle of average difficulty but with some interesting people hidden away. I knew Al Capone of course but the skateboarder Alan “Ollie” Gelfand was new to me as was that great world champion … Read more “Mephisto 2696 by Paul McKenna (with champions Ollie and John)”
Mephisto 2695 – Tim Moorey
Hmmm – well since LiveJournal now lets us do posts in advance, let’s try it out. Greetings from the past with the blog of Mephisto 2695. A crossword where I had one massive headsmack moment, … Read more “Mephisto 2695 – Tim Moorey”
Mephisto 2694 by Don Manley
Not a particularly difficult puzzle but good value none the less. Across 1 PANCHATANTRA – PAN-CHAT-ANTRA; hollow=PAN;talk=CHAT;hollow=cave=antre so I’m guessing that ANTRA is the plural form;Vishnu Sharma’s version of Aesop’s Fables;on edit ANTRA is plural … Read more “Mephisto 2694 by Don Manley”
Mephisto 2693 – Paul McKenna
I got an email that something was amiss with 16 down, which turned out to be my last one in and even with the hint that there’s something wrong I can’t quite see what it … Read more “Mephisto 2693 – Paul McKenna”