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Times Jumbo 963

helenougham12th February 2012 at 4:57 PM10 September 2025Jumbo Cryptic

A straightforward Jumbo, with a rather botanical feel – ORACHE (18ac), PERICARP (30ac), OPUNTIAS (6dn) and MARIPOSA (42dn) were probably the most obscure answers. Personally, I’ll take any number of plant terms in preference to … Read more “Times Jumbo 963”

Times Jumbo 959

helenougham15th January 2012 at 5:16 PM10 September 2025Jumbo Cryptic

Thanks to everyone who welcomed me to the site after my last posting. I found this Jumbo pretty straightforward – 22 minutes solving time. There was one quite obscure answer (41ac) and one clue I … Read more “Times Jumbo 959”

Jumbo 954

helenougham17th December 2011 at 4:37 PM10 September 2025Jumbo Cryptic

Hello everyone – this is my first-ever crossword blog, so I’d really appreciate (constructive) feedback. I’ve used the convention of indicating anagrams by *, but otherwise haven’t gone for abbreviations at this stage in my … Read more “Jumbo 954”