Category: Mephisto

Another interesting puzzle of average level of difficulty. It pays to spend a little time solving 1A because that opens up the whole grid. As it happens I saw the anagram immediately and quickly had … Read more “Mephisto 2618 by Tim Moorey”

I found this one fairly straightforward – 61 minutes, with no books used. S for “starter” next to clue numbers shows the ones I solved the first time I looked at them. E for “ender” … Read more “Mephisto 2617 – Mike Laws”

Solving Time: 65 minutes Unless I’m mistaken or more than usually obtuse, this was an absolute stinker. If it weren’t for some strategically placed anagrams, I’d still be solving, or rather not solving. That said, … Read more “Times 24677 – Is Monday the new Mephisto?”

A standard puzzle of average difficulty that was a pleasure to solve in 50 minutes. I have no queries or talking points. My Whitaker’s from winning M2615 arrived yesterday and gave me a trip down … Read more “Mephisto 2616 by Paul McKenna”

The grid small (but workable) and the entire puzzle printed on about three-quarters of an American letter-size page. I’m noticing that more often than not the dailies do not print on one page now, though … Read more “Mephisto 2615 – Tim Moorey”

There is very little to say about this puzzle. It is the easiest Mephisto for weeks and I suspect one of the easiest ever published. Many of the clues would be regarded as simple in … Read more “Mephisto 2614 by Mike Laws”

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”