Author: helenougham

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”

I solved this over three sessions so I’ve no idea what my time would have been, but I felt it was towards the tougher nd of the Times Jumbo spectrum, and there’s one clue (to … Read more “Times Jumbo 1064”

I thought this was fairly straightforward; it took me 17 minutes, plus checking the answer to 39dn (PHILISTIA). As ever, * indicates an anagram. Across 1 SPENCER – sounds like (Edmund) Spenser. Hubert SPENCER coined … Read more “Times Jumbo 1059”

This took me 21 minutes, and I thought it was fairly uncontentious. I suspect that the two answers of Japanese origin (IMARI and UMAMI) may be the least well-known. As ever, * indicates an anagram. … Read more “Times Jumbo 1049”

Many thanks to topicaltim for pointing out that the answer for 10dn in Times Jumbo 1044 is NIGRITUDE (as indicated by the wordplay, an anagram of ‘intrigued’), and not NEGRITUDE, which I and, alas, so … Read more “Times Jumbo 1044 – correction for 10dn”

In contrast to the last Jumbo I blogged on (1039), I thought this one was at the easier end of the scale, taking me 16 minutes.As usual, * indicates an anagram. Across 1 ACROPOLIS – … Read more “Times Jumbo 1044”

I definitely found this the toughest of the Times Jumbo puzzles I’ve blogged about to date. I spent 37 minutes on it – apart from 13dn, which took me another 12 minutes at least to … Read more “Times Jumbo 1039”

I didn’t solve this in one session, so I can’t quote a time, but I thought it was reasonably straightforward. As ever, * indicates an anagram. Across 1 COASTER – double definition 5 ASCENDANT – … Read more “Times Jumbo 1034”

An appropriate theme for the April 1st Jumbo, with plenty of fools among the answers (SIMPLETON, AIRHEAD, BERK, CLOT, CHUMP, BUFFOON, DUNCE, CLOWN and DUMMY), and ALL FOOLS’ DAY appearing at 57ac. I didn’t encounter … Read more “Bank Holiday Monday Times Jumbo 1029”

Despite two answers I’d not met before (19ac, 36dn), I didn’t find this too difficult, with a solving time of 21 minutes split across two sessions. There were two George Eliot references (25ac, 55ac), but … Read more “Times Jumbo 1024”