Category: Mephisto

Solving time: 4 hours? I found this the toughest Mephisto for a long while and took three sessions to solve it, with a bit of mild cheating at the end, using a Chambers CD-Rom wildcard … Read more “Mephisto 2585 – Tim Moorey”

An easier puzzle than of late mainly distinguished by its inclusion of two rather obscure UK locations. I knew of Herne Bay because my aunt once took me there when I was about 10. I … Read more “Mephisto 2584 by Mike Laws”

This was the toughest Mephisto for me in a long time, and I thought it was going to be a doddle, usually I’m on the same wavelength as Paul McKenna (helps that I’ve talked to … Read more “Mephisto 2583 – Paul McKenna”

A very enjoyable puzzle, considerably harder than the AZED published on the same day. It would hopefully appear that this puzzle has now returned to an appropriate level of difficulty. I made steady but quite … Read more “Mephisto 2582 Tim Moorey”

An easy puzzle, solved in about half an hour in three different bursts. A quick recap suggests that about 19 of the clues are daily paper difficulty. Only the 33/26 crossing needed Chambers for confirmation … Read more “Mephisto 2581 – Mike Laws”

I thought this reasonably difficult with quite a small number of starter clues and even then some needed Chambers to verify a word derived from an easy wordplay. As it appeared on the same day … Read more “Mephisto 2580 by Paul McKenna”

I found this the most difficult Mephisto in recent memory, and needed a bunch of solving sessions before I got going. I think I may have not been the target audience for this crossword, because … Read more “Mephisto 2579 – Tim Moorey”

A pleasant puzzle of about average difficulty. The clue to 28 Down was unfortunately missing both from the paper and on line. I contacted Mike Laws who promptly supplied me and others with the clue, … Read more “Mephisto 2578 Mike Laws”

For those with a one-letter hole in yesterday’s Mephisto solution, here’s the clue you need to fill it. 28 Look into publicity for old estate (4)

This took about 2 hours in four goes, scattered over gaps in the snooker on the box. I used Chambers after about 6 answers were in, and found the SE corner hardest – 32, 34, … Read more “Mephisto 2577 – Paul McKenna”