Category: Mephisto

This entertaining puzzle was published on 1st April. The four theme words that had no definition in the clue are shown in italics and are all French fish. The French for “April Fool” is Le … Read more “Mephisto 2692 by Tim Moorey – Poisson Potage”

I solved this on a plane on my way back from San Diego on Thursday. I had Bradfords, but no Chambers – I managed to get everything but 30 (figured the wordplay, but couldn’t confirm … Read more “Mephisto 2691 – Don Manley”

After two comparitively easy puzzles I found this one harder and had to work at it diligently. At 1A I can’t find a definition – perhaps I’m missing something devious. My next Mephisto blog will … Read more “Mephisto 2690 by Paul McKenna”

I had a moment of panic this morning when I came to the site and was told by Livejournal that it doesn’t exist. It looks like LJ has been playing with its aliases and communities, … Read more “Mephisto 2689 – Tim Moorey”

This puzzle was published on the same day that AZED celebrated 40 years of setting (congratulations Jonathan). I don’t know if Don deliberately made it easy so that we could all concentrate on the AZED … Read more “Mephisto 2688 by Don Manley”

I have a usual Sunday routine which is to stagger to the nearest coffee place with the Mephisto and Azed and try to get as much solved while caffeinating. There’s a few outside tables, which … Read more “Mephisto 2687 – Paul McKenna”

With so much comment flying around concerning the Saturday and Sunday ordinary cryptics, this turned out to be a middle of the road puzzle that was simply fun to solve and none the worse for … Read more “Mephisto 2686 by Tim Moorey”

Got a really good jump on this one, and had most of it done before the coffee cooled. The unfamiliar words had rather generous wordplay for a Mephisto, I thought. Still a little unsure about … Read more “Mephisto 2685 – Don Manley”

Standard Mephisto fare of reasonable level of difficulty. A “once in 50 years” event is recorded at 31A. The worrying news is occurring off the pitch with Rupert Murdoch once again obliged to jet into … Read more “Mephisto 2684 by Paul McKenna”

I really enjoyed this puzzle which I felt was of a good level of difficulty with some nicely constructed clues. No queries or problems. Across 1 NARK – (s)NARK; reference Lewis Carroll, The Hunting of … Read more “Mephisto 2682 by Don Manley”