Category: Mephisto

I’m standing in for Robert. This is a mainly straightforward puzzle with just a couple of queries. At 17A if the reference is to the Dimbleby brothers then “friend” seems a little weak to describe … Read more “Mephisto 2512 Mike Laws”

This was a nifty little puzzle. I didn’t get a lot out in the first sitting, but came back to it later and managed to make a big dent in it the second time around. … Read more “Mephisto 2511 – Paul McKenna”

Solving time: 66 minutes – Chambers used after getting the first two or three answers. As Jimbo said last week, this was a difficult puzzle. Although difficult, it included some answers that are quite familiar … Read more “Mephisto 2510 – Tim Moorey”

This is a relatively easy puzzle with both simple constructions and key clues that can be solved direct from the definition. This is true of 1A,10A and 11A, giving an excellent start to the NW … Read more “Mephisto 2509 Mike Laws”

In last week’s Mephisto blog, Peter suggested Mike Laws as the most difficult of Mephisto setters. I beg to differ, I find Tim Moorey with his mixture of particularly obscure words and forays into the … Read more “Mephisto 2507 – Tim Moorey”

Mephisto 2506 – Mike Laws Solving time 29:15, no books Mike Laws is maybe the hardest Mephisto setter, but sometimes writes quite easy puzzles, and this seemed to be one. I’ve only written about a … Read more “Mephisto 2506 – Mike Laws”

This is an excellent puzzle, difficult but always scrupulously fair. At times it reminded me of the Ximenes puzzles of the 1960s. 28D is for example a clue that I think X would have been … Read more “Mephisto 2505 Paul McKenna”

I’m standing in for Robert A straightforward puzzle with a couple of excellent clues at 17A and 5D. There is one 31A that I’m not sure of as I can’t equate “game” to old coins. … Read more “Mephisto 2504 Tim Moorey”

I started this on a plane, and had most of the right-hand side filled in without much trouble. The left side ended up being a disaster for a long time, with two rather silly guesses … Read more “Mephisto 2503 – Mike Laws”

Solving time: about 80 mins, with Chambers used after about half the grid was complete Starters seemed to be mostly Acrosses – 11, 13, 14, 15, 19, 21, 22, 23, 28, 29, 32 – only … Read more “Mephisto 2502”