Category: Mephisto

A puzzle on the easy side of average I would say. A great deal of it will be very familiar to experienced solvers who will barely have needed Chambers. Across 1 CLIO – C-(OIL reversed); … Read more “Mephisto 2632 by Mike Laws”

I found this on the easier side of Mephistos right until the very end, where I got stuck in the Texas corner for a while. Eventually figuring out the problem had to be TESTON (TES … Read more “Mephisto 2631 – Paul McKenna”

An essentially easy Mephisto with a smaller than usual quota of obscure words solved in 40 minutes with almost no need to reference Chambers. It is frustrating therefore to report that I have been unable … Read more “Mephisto 2630 by Tim Moorey”

OK, after the disaster of two weeks ago I’m pretty sure I have the right puzzle sitting in front of me. I found this one pretty straightforward for a Mephisto, though several of the clues … Read more “Mephisto 2629 – Mike Laws”

Another very reasonable, middle of the road puzzle that was a fair test without ever being over taxing. About 50 minutes to solve. Across 1 CAPLE – CAP(L)E; head=CAPE; lire=L; obsolete (=old) word for a … Read more “Mephisto 2628 by Paul McKenna”

Well now that was well done George. I wrote an immaculate and detailed blog for the wrong puzzle this morning. I deleted it, so the lucky few who checked in consider yourselves very lucky. And … Read more “Mephisto 2627 – Tim Moorey”

My thanks to all our setters for another year of high quality crosswords and best wishes to setters and solvers alike in 2011. This was an easy puzzle for the Sunday after Christmas with just … Read more “Mephisto 2626 by Mike Laws”

The top half of this was done on a plane between Sydney and Melbourne with Bradfords but no other aids, so came together pretty easily. I found the bottom half of this one really challenging … Read more “Mephisto 2625 – Paul McKenna”

Name Dropping An average Mephisto distinguished by a considerable smattering of famous people. I make it ten in total ranging from the famous pirate by association Israel Hands to the famous by association, Leo Blair. … Read more “Mephisto 2624 by Tim Moorey”

Solving time : well now I’m nervous, just before writing this up I looked at the solution over on fifteensquared of the other popular barred-grid Sunday puzzle and found that I’d fallen into both (probably … Read more “Mephisto 2623: Mike Laws”