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”
Category: Mephisto
Mephisto 2608 (aka 2607) by Mike Laws
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”
Mephisto 2607: Paul McKenna
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”
Mephisto 2606 by Tim Moorey
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”
Mephisto 2606
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”
Mephisto 2605 – Mike Laws
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”
Mephisto 2604 by Paul McKenna – who’s the babbo?
An excellent puzzle that I failed to finish in one sitting. After an hour I had nearly all the LHS and a smattering on the RHS. I took a break and when I returned finished … Read more “Mephisto 2604 by Paul McKenna – who’s the babbo?”
Mephisto 2603: Tim Moorey
The first piece of difficulty came when I woke up last Sunday, went to download the Mephisto and the crossword club was down, denying me both the Sunday Times and the Mephisto. So I couldn’t … Read more “Mephisto 2603: Tim Moorey”
Mephisto 2602 by Mike Laws
An interesting puzzle of average difficulty graced by no less than two famous scientists and a well known catalyst. I’m really starting to believe that setters of both these and the daily puzzles are exploring … Read more “Mephisto 2602 by Mike Laws”
Mephisto 2601 – Paul McKenna
Much of this puzzle was fairly easy by Mephisto standards – I had all but 7 A/D, 12, 15, 1D, 22, 29, 32 and 26 filled in after about 80 minutes. But this set defeated … Read more “Mephisto 2601 – Paul McKenna”