This took what seemed an age to get a foothold into but, once I had, the answers came thick and fast. In the end it took 33:27 making it round about my average. After writing … Read more “Jumbo 894 – 23rd October 2010”
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Jumbo 889 – 18 September 2010
I really enjoyed solving this one at the time and found it difficult to really get going. It took around 42 minutes in all which, even allowing for my final 5 minutes spent on 28d … Read more “Jumbo 889 – 18 September 2010”
ST 4397 – 5th September 2010
Talbinho, your usual blogger, has been struck down by yellow bird syndrome on the Times Crossword Club site, so I’m standing in for one week only. I flew through most of this in about 7 minutes … Read more “ST 4397 – 5th September 2010”
Jumbo 884 – 14th August 2010 – O, what a prat !
Yet again I get an excellent Jumbo to blog. At 45 minutes it took about half as long again as my average solve but all of the difficulty was down to clever clueing rather than obscure … Read more “Jumbo 884 – 14th August 2010 – O, what a prat !”
Jumbo 879 – 10 July 2010
I found this one a real toughie and limped in at around 53 minutes. There was some really good stuff but overall I found it a little lacking in something or other. There was my usual … Read more “Jumbo 879 – 10 July 2010”
Jumbo 874 – 5th June 2010
If I kept accurate records I reckon this one would have been close to my fastest ever Jumbo, taking 22:16. It’s good to have a nice easy one once in a while and I thoroughly enjoyed … Read more “Jumbo 874 – 5th June 2010”
2010 Championship Qualifier 2
It seems to me that there’s been a policy shift with this year’s qualifiers ( for the better in my opinion). The two so far have been much trickier than those offered over the last … Read more “2010 Championship Qualifier 2”
Jumbo 869 – 01 May 2010
42 minutes, the last 10 or so being in the northwest cluster 1,2,3dn and 1,17ac. I struggled a bit with this but, after summarising the clues, I can’t really see why. I found it a little … Read more “Jumbo 869 – 01 May 2010”
Jumbo 864 – 27 March 2010
Jumping Jehosaphat ! Jumbo’s Jam-packed with Js!It was also jam-packed with beautifully crafted clues. At 1:20 it took around twice as long as my average Jumbo but there were more A-ha moments than a 1980s … Read more “Jumbo 864 – 27 March 2010”
Jumbo 859 – 20 Feb 2010
A 36 minute slog with few highlights. I’m never keen on “dictionary” words, but this one had four – australopithecus, raclette, horus and imbricated – all in the top right corner. There were two others … Read more “Jumbo 859 – 20 Feb 2010”