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”
Author: galspray
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”