Solving time: 1:45 A decent jumbo with some good wordplay, although I still don’t understand 39a. There were a few words I didn’t know – MARTINU, COVENANTER, OGEN & HEGEMONIC, and a couple I didn’t … Read more “Times Jumbo 1070 (28 Dec 2013)”
Day: 11th January 2014
Times Boxing Day Jumbo 1069
I thought this was on the challenging side, with some clever but complex clues. As ever, * indicates an anagram. Across 1 BUDGETING – BUDGE + TIN + G 6 BAILIFF – AIL in BIFF … Read more “Times Boxing Day Jumbo 1069”
Saturday Times 25675 (4th Jan)
Solving time 15:33, with a couple of minutes at the end spent puzzling over 11ac and 5dn. Good to be back to normal with only a week between puzzle and blog. Quite a lot of … Read more “Saturday Times 25675 (4th Jan)”