Category: Mephisto

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”

After two consecutive relatively easy puzzles I thought this one redressed the balance and was of average strength. It contains two quite interesting clues. At 34A ANADEM we have two cryptic solutions, an anagram and … Read more “Mephisto 2622 by Paul McKenna”

A fairly easy Mephisto, finished in about 40 minutes, using Chambers to complete 9D and the SW corner, but with a wrong answer at 24 and a bit of puzzlement at 22. Apologies for the … Read more “Mephisto 2621 – Tim Moorey”

If you started this by looking at the down clues you had an easier time than if you began with those across. I failed at first try to get 1A but then looked at the … Read more “Mephisto 2620 by Mike Laws”

Oh boy did I make a mess out of this one, first off writing a wrong answer in at the pretty obvious 19down and then letting it keep me from getting the equally obvious 30. … Read more “Mephisto 2619 – Paul McKenna”