Category: Mephisto

Off to a good start with this one with a definition based solve at 1A CHEONGSAM which led to several of the linked down clues and the second definition solve at 11A NAYPIC. That in … Read more “Mephisto 2594 by Tim Moorey”

A pretty straightforward puzzle this one, taking about 32 minutes, with C used at the end to make sure of right answers to 20, 18 and 32 – or so say my notes – I’m … Read more “Mephisto 2593 – Mike Laws”

On a cold and miserable bank holiday weekend when the AZED competition puzzle was very straightforward I gratefully found this quite difficult. I have one query at 11A where I can’t see the full parsing. … Read more “Mephisto 2592 – Paul McKenna”

I don’t recall that much about the solving of this one, I think I did it first thing in the morning last Sunday, I definitely had Chambers and Bradfords at hand and I think it … Read more “Mephisto 2391 – Tim Moorey”

This puzzle was a little easier than some of late and I would have had a very quick solve but for 1A which took me an age – indeed I didn’t understand the cryptic part … Read more “Mephisto 2590 Mike Laws”

Solving time: about 100 minutes in 4 sessions I decided to give up bookless solving fairly early on with this one, being pretty much stuck with about 10 answers written in. Sadly, my first entry … Read more “At last the Mephisto 2589 show – Paul McKenna”

After some reasonable standard puzzles last week’s (2587) was a little easier but any concern was misplaced. This puzzle was back in the groove. It appeared on the same day as the AZED monthly competition … Read more “Mephisto 2588 by Tim Moorey”

I missed doing the last two Mephistos since I have been on the road, and it sounds like I missed some real tough ones. I found this mostly straightforward, I managed about three quarters of … Read more “Mephisto 2587 – Mike Laws”

Regular readers will know that a while back a number of us were criticising The Times for dumbing down this puzzle. Happily over recent weeks we have seen a return to normal standards. The Times, … Read more “Mephisto 2586 by Paul McKenna (the ESP puzzle)”

If you would like the clues for this puzzle, to go with the grid which is all the club site currently provides, send me a LiveJournal message or e-mail (address available on my “Crossword Corner” … Read more “Mephisto 2586”