Hello again. This Jumbo I thought was harder than average, with four or five nhos, a couple of clues I thought unfair, and a number where pinning down the definition was rather difficult. What did you think?
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Author: JerryW
Times Cryptic Jumbo 1558 – 28 May 2022
Hello again. This Jumbo I thought was middle ranking in difficulty terms, nothing too obscure or difficult but not a gimme either. The only problem I had was deciding what to underline as the definition, in a few cases at least. What did you think?
Times Cryptic 28,309
A rare return to the daily blogging team for me, subbing for Ulaca who is on a holiday jaunt around Europe at present. Though it seems only yesterday that I gave up my Wednesday slot, alongside first mctext and then Pip.
Times Cryptic Jumbo 1553 – 30 April 2022
Hello again. This Jumbo I thought was rather more straightforward than average, with no unknowns and only one spelling issue (at 34dn). Certainly a great deal easier than the beast that was 1548, the last one I blogged. There seemed to be a lot of girls (Ena, Esther, Lucy, Susie) and quite a lot of extremely long single words clued with anagrams. What did you think?
Times Cryptic Jumbo 1548 – 2 April 2022
Hello again. This Jumbo I thought was significantly harder than average, with some difficult and tricksy clues. I got there, but it was a bit of a struggle. What did you think? Another thing I … Read more “Times Cryptic Jumbo 1548 – 2 April 2022”
Times Cryptic Jumbo 1543 – 26 February 2022
Hello again. This Jumbo I thought was a little harder than average, with four nhos and a loose-ish definition or two. What did you think? Please, do feel free to ask questions or comment as … Read more “Times Cryptic Jumbo 1543 – 26 February 2022”
Times Cryptic Jumbo 1538 – 22 January 2022
Hello again. This Jumbo I thought was medium hard, with a fair number of straightforward clues and a few stinkers thrown in. To me it seemed to have an unusually high level of obscurities for … Read more “Times Cryptic Jumbo 1538 – 22 January 2022”
Times Bank Holiday Cryptic Jumbo 1533 – 27 December 2021
Hello again. I made steady progress through this Jumbo, somewhere around medium difficulty I thought. There are a couple of clues I biffed rather than parsed but no doubt it will all come out in … Read more “Times Bank Holiday Cryptic Jumbo 1533 – 27 December 2021”
Times Cryptic Jumbo 1528 – 27 November 2021
Hello again. I don’t really have a time for this crossword for two reasons, the first of which is that I tend to do jumbos in several short sessions, as and when time permits. The … Read more “Times Cryptic Jumbo 1528 – 27 November 2021”
Times Cryptic Jumbo 1523 – Saturday 23rd October 2021
Hello again. This Jumbo I thought was middle-of-the-road, in terms of difficulty, though there are one or two clues I have still to parse… What did you think? Please, do feel free to ask questions … Read more “Times Cryptic Jumbo 1523 – Saturday 23rd October 2021”