The bottom half flew in but I struggled more in the top half.
Author: jackkt
Times Cryptic Jumbo 1639 – 14 October 2023
An enjoyable Jumbo solved over two sessions with only a couple of unknown words or meanings.
Times Cryptic 28742
57 minutes with ages spent at the end on 16dn and 22ac.
Times Quick Cryptic 2510 by Mara
I missed my revised target by one minute.
Times Cryptic 28736
An enjoyable solve with some nice touches of humour.
Times Cryptic 28730
An enjoyable puzzle.
Times Quick Cryptic 2500 by Orpheus
There are some tricky bits and pieces here so I shan’t try to predict how this will go down with the room.
Times Cryptic 28724
I found this surprisingly easy considering that there were several words unknown to me.
Times Cryptic Jumbo Special. Published Sunday 17 September 2023 in the GOOD UNIVERSITY GUIDE supplement
Solving time: 40 minutes.
Times Cryptic 28718
I had all but four answers as I reached my half-hour target.