Author: JerryW

Hello again. This Jumbo I thought was a steady solve, nothing too obscure or esoteric. Some neat clues and excellent surface readings. I liked it.

Hello again. This Jumbo was a steady solve. It had some good clues but seemed to have an extraordinary number of clues where alternate letters are removed, and similar. What did you think? Please, do … Read more “Times Cryptic Jumbo 1703 – 23 November 2024”

Hello again. I solved this jumbo en route to the Championships, a fortnight ago, in the (forlorn) hope that it would sharpen me up for the crosswords to come. There, I was told that it … Read more “Times Cryptic Jumbo 1698 – 19 October 2024: wonderful stuff.”

Hello again. This Jumbo I thought was about average difficulty, a tidy and workmanlike effort. No issues or complaints really from me, which is good work if you are setting a jumbo with 60+ clues. … Read more “Times Cryptic Jumbo 1693 – 14 Sept 2024”

Hello again. 1688 was the year of the “Glorious Revolution,” though not so glorious of course if you happened to be catholic. I liked this jumbo, a fraction on the harder side I thought and … Read more “Times Cryptic Jumbo 1688 – 17 August 2024”

Hello again. A lot of UNs in this crossword.. unsaintliness, undeserve, unpunctuality.. not really complaining, but not words I would normally use. And as for prewar Polish composers…

Hello again. I fairly riffled through most of this one, but I was brought up short by two small areas of the crossword at top left, and bottom middle, that took longer to sort out. … Read more “Times Cryptic Jumbo 1673 – 11 May 2024”

Hello again. This Jumbo I rather took against. I thought the clues were not very concise, rather mechanical, and some of the surface readings very strange, eg 30, 32, 52 ac, 4, 6, 28, 34, … Read more “Times Cryptic Jumbo 1668 – 13 April 2024”

Hello again. This Jumbo I thought was somewhat harder than average, but none the worse for that with some very neat clues. What did you think? Please, do feel free to ask questions or comment … Read more “Times Cryptic Jumbo 1663 – 16 March 2024”