Category: Mephisto

Solving time: Not recorded but I seem to remember feeling relieved that I could get straight on with Azed 2000 after solving this one – the various blogging schedules and one swap left me with … Read more “Mephisto 2613 – Paul McKenna”

Another well crafted puzzle of middling difficulty. My only query is at 25D UNETH where I suspect an indirect anagram of “the” has been used. On the subject of Ximenean rules we can’t let today … Read more “Mephisto 2612 by Tim Moorey”

For the first time in a few weeks, the right puzzle appeared at the right time and by with the correct setter information! Woohoo – and I rather enjoyed this one with the curious grid … Read more “Mephisto 2611 – Mike Laws”

As the puzzle appeared late on the Club Website I had to solve it in two sittings. My first 30 minute effort solved everything to the NW of the NE-SW diagonal and my second of … Read more “Mephisto 2610 by Paul McKenna”

Solving time: 2-3 hours? This took several goes for me, with the strongest fight from the SE corner – 22, 28 and 29 were last in. One cry for wordplay help at 32. I’m away … Read more “Mephisto 2609 – Tim Moorey”

This puzzle first appeared on the Times Crossword Club site on Sunday 15th August 2010 designated as puzzle 2607. It remained like that until Tuesday 17th August when its number was changed to 2608 but … Read more “Mephisto 2608 (aka 2607) by Mike Laws”

I didn’t get to blog this earlier in the day, and I will be able to write it up later tonight. Please note – if you (as I did, unknowing) printed this last Sunday, you … Read more “Mephisto 2607: Paul McKenna”

From time to time the Times Crossword Club does its best to prevent us from doing and blogging its crosswords. This puzzle has still not appeared on the Club Site, but thanks to a strong … Read more “Mephisto 2606 by Tim Moorey”

Thursday morning, and a puzzle normally available on the crossword club site at 9 pm on Saturday is still missing – so 4½ days late, and counting. A sharp-eyed commenter on Tony Sever’s RTC blog … Read more “Mephisto 2606”

Solving time: 24:27, without Chambers, except to confirm that NU was right as my best punt on the the “foreign character” in 12. About as easy as Mephistos get – only about 9 difficult answer … Read more “Mephisto 2605 – Mike Laws”