Morning all, I wrote this up a couple of weeks ago and I apologise for not remembering too much about it. The clock says I did it in just over 47 minutes, a bit more … Read more “Jumbo 1222 August 20, 2016 – YMMV”
Author: galspray
Quick Cryptic 649 by Hurley
Morning all. A pleasant offering from Hurley today. Nothing too obscure in the grid, although BROUHAHA is a word you don’t write down every day. There’s the usual number of “crossword standards” in the cluing … Read more “Quick Cryptic 649 by Hurley”
Quick Cryptic 639 by Teazel
Morning all, hope you enjoyed this Quickie, which I think was of average difficulty. I usually rely on anagrams to get a foothold, and there are only two in this puzzle. On the other hand … Read more “Quick Cryptic 639 by Teazel”
Quick Cryptic 629 by Pedro
Morning everyone. My first turn at blogging the Quickie, so please be gentle with me. Let me start with a shout-out to Jackkt for lending me his time machine which enables these blogs to be … Read more “Quick Cryptic 629 by Pedro”
Jumbo 1217 July 16, 2016 – Ideal conditions
This one took me about 36 minutes, which is fast for me, Jumbo-wise. To be fair, the solving conditions were ideal, a rainy Saturday arvo with the wife away in Melbourne for the weekend. Not … Read more “Jumbo 1217 July 16, 2016 – Ideal conditions”
Jumbo 1212 June 11, 2016 – From another time?
Probably should have blogged this one at the time of solving two weeks ago, because to tell the truth I don’t remember very much about it. Seems so long ago now, back when it was … Read more “Jumbo 1212 June 11, 2016 – From another time?”
Jumbo 1207 May 14, 2016 – No offence
Still getting used to this blogging caper. In my previous outing I managed to offend cat lovers, Emily Bronte fans and Dan Browne admirers (who knew?), so today I’ll be steadfastly avoiding anything controversial. The … Read more “Jumbo 1207 May 14, 2016 – No offence”
Jumbo 1202 April 16, 2016 – Something for everyone?
Just under the hour for me, so medium difficulty I would suggest. A couple of leaps of faith with EUPHORBIA and MICRODOT, but nothing too controversial as I recall. Unless you want to get into … Read more “Jumbo 1202 April 16, 2016 – Something for everyone?”
Jumbo 1197 March 19, 2016 – Shebangabang
Have to admit I struggled with this one for more than an hour and a half, possibly because of the ten (count ’em) unknowns. Still, that’s one of the joys of crosswords, and since solving … Read more “Jumbo 1197 March 19, 2016 – Shebangabang”
Jumbo 1192 February 13, 2016 – Alive
Attempted to solve this at 5am outside a tent in the bush in WA’s south-west. That’s the dedication required to be a TftT blogger apparently. From memory it was tougher than recent Jumbos, but that … Read more “Jumbo 1192 February 13, 2016 – Alive”