Author: fathippy2

Similar to the post immediately below. Only just remembered its due this weekend from noticing the current one is 1178! This usually doesnt matter when I attempt the current one on a Saturday lunchtime. It … Read more “Jumbo 1176 – Just the eight days late on filling the placeholder”

Sorry for the slight delay. Got a bit sidetracked with the fun and games of the championships, and the mandatory few pints afterwards. The other downside of all the extra puzzles is not really remembering … Read more “Jumbo 1171 – October 3rd”

Without being too unfair, this seemed a fairly nondescript puzzle. There were a fair few clue constructions/answers that I had seen before, so it didnt take much time. There were a few general knowledge gaps … Read more “Jumbo 1166 – Bank holiday Monday – August 31st”

Solid, middle of the road offering. Small spatterings of unknown terms, or convoluted cluing, but in the main clear and well signed constructions. Across 1 QUARTERMASTER – QUARTER=fourth, (rate ms)* 8 TOPPING UP – either … Read more “Jumbo 1161 – August 1st 2015”

Have to put this one down as a DNF or rather a wild punt that I knew was wrong (dont know which one is worse), all of which was largely avoidable. The cause of the … Read more “Jumbo 1156 – June 27th”

Its that time of year where the Jumbos come around that much quicker with all the bank holidays. Completely missed this one until I noticed this weekend was already 1153! Cue crossword club, printer and … Read more “Jumbo 1151”

A few unknown ideas slowed this one down – SANS CULOTTE, MILLS BOMB, MAMEE, whilst other parts went in more routinely. There were a few quirky clue types, the riddle of SCALABLE, the linked clues … Read more “Jumbo 1146”

Not sure if it was the surroundings of a bank holiday weekend, the weather, or the puzzle, but this was lightning quick. Probably my quickest ever, possibly sub 20 mins. A lot of the harder … Read more “Jumbo 1141 – The one before the bank holiday Monday one !”

Neat and tidy offering, consistent level of cluing with no stinkers or tricky vocabulary. Answers went in steadily and in good time. Across 1 CASHPOINT – (shop it can)* 6 THROW IN – ROW = … Read more “Jumbo 1136 – Feb 28th”