Author: helenougham

Not too difficult, I thought – it took me 20 minutes, including the time needed to check the answers to 40ac and 20dn (see comments below). One of these days I really am going to … Read more “Times Jumbo 1019”

I’d wondered whether the Jumbo for the weekend between Christmas and New Year would be tougher than uual, as a holiday bonus, but that didn’t seem to be the case; I managed to time myself … Read more “Times Jumbo 1014”

Either this puzzle was easier than usual, or my nasty head-cold was actually speeding up the thought processes – I finished it in a little under 19 minutes. As ever, * indicates an anagram. Across … Read more “Jumbo 1004”

Slightly more challenging this time, I reckoned – took me a little over half an hour, though admittedly late at night. It featured two answers that I don’t believe I’ve come across before: NOCTURN (not … Read more “Jumbo 999”

I didn’t find this too difficult – around 21 minutes – though I did have to look up a couple of terms (otter-board, inheratrix). As usual, * indicates an anagram. Hope to see some of … Read more “Jumbo 994”

This took me longer than usual – around 35 minutes, though I had several interruptions so I can’t give an accurate estimate. I’m not sure whether the timing reflects the difficulty of the puzzle, or … Read more “Jumbo 989”

I solved this in around 20 minutes – nothing too contentious, I thought. There seemed to be an unusually large number of anagrams and “A in B” clues, though. * indicates an anagram. Across 1 … Read more “Times Jumbo 984”

My first posting of this blog, on Saturday 26th, seems to have been locked or corrupted, so with apologies (and thanks to linxit, for alerting me), here it is again. I can’t give a solving … Read more “Times Jumbo 979 – with apologies”

This one initially looked fairly easy, but after I’d completed the top and bottom few rows and the left-hand side, I slowed down considerably, with a final solving time of 23 minutes. I’m blaming too … Read more “Times Jumbo 974 – the Easter Monday puzzle”

(I believe I’m blogging on the correct Jumbo this time – apologies for the dual posting on 963, which sghanson had already covered beautifully). My solving time was around 22 minutes. I found this one … Read more “Times Jumbo 964”