Very enjoyable puzzle, which I found harder than the Times Jumbo usually is, solving time, 90 mins. My favourite clues were 53A, 54A, 25D, 45D with 54A the best of all for its superb surface … Read more “Times Jumbo 896 – Saturday 6 November 2010”
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Times Jumbo 886 – Sat 28 August 2010
This I found was quite an easy puzzle, maybe the quickest I’ve ever solved a Times Jumbo, 47 mins.* = anagramACROSS1 DOG-EAT-DOG Cryptic definition punning on ‘boxer’ , a type of dog6 DECONTAMINATE (I’d meant … Read more “Times Jumbo 886 – Sat 28 August 2010”
Times Jumbo 876 (Sat 19 June 2010)
Solving time, 52 mins which is similar to the last two Jumbos I blogged so it’s probably about average in difficulty. Favourite clues, CROSS, SPOTLIGHT, WEDNESDAY. Enjoyable puzzle * = anagram ACROSS1 ASSESSORS ASSES SORTS … Read more “Times Jumbo 876 (Sat 19 June 2010)”
Times Jumbo 866 (Sat 10 April 2010)
Enjoyable puzzle, which I found was on the easy side, solving time, 51 mins. Favourite clues STRAW, DREDGE, HUNDREDS AND THOUSANDS, GROVELS, ETCHING * = anagram ACROSS1 MELISSA ELI in (MASS)* Good surface with RC … Read more “Times Jumbo 866 (Sat 10 April 2010)”
Times 24421 – 30 December 2009
A puzzle of about average difficulty for me, solving time, 29 mins, top half very easy but lower half quite hard, esp SE corner. 4 across has to be right, I think, but I do … Read more “Times 24421 – 30 December 2009”
Times Jumbo 846 – Sat 5 December 2009
Very enjoyable puzzle, completed in very unCheltenhamlike conditions in about 2 hours. Pleased to have solved it all without looking at dicts, getting words that I was not familiar with from the wordplay given, later … Read more “Times Jumbo 846 – Sat 5 December 2009”
Times Jumbo 836 (Sat 26 Sep 2009)
Excellent puzzle with pleasing variety and misdirection , solving time 63 mins. * = anagram < = reverse ACROSS1 HERO IC (ALL)Y6 SLOW HANDCLAP Cryptic definition, not heard this for a long, long, time, but … Read more “Times Jumbo 836 (Sat 26 Sep 2009)”
Times Jumbo 826 (Sat 25 July 2009)
Found this quite easy at first but the last few answers were quite difficult, solving time, 61 mins. * = anagram < = reversed ACROSS1 P (A PER CH) AINS Very tricky with excellent misdirection. … Read more “Times Jumbo 826 (Sat 25 July 2009)”
Times Jumbo 816 (Sat 23 May 2009)
Enjoyable puzzle with good clues and excellent surface readings, solved in a variety of spells during a trip so no exact solving time, but I’d say it was about average in difficulty for a Times … Read more “Times Jumbo 816 (Sat 23 May 2009)”
Times Jumbo 811 (Sat 25 Apr 2009)
A very good puzzle, indeed. Tough, but very fair, with rigorous clueing. Solving time, 98 mins. * = anagram < = reversedACROSS1 G(RASP)ABLE Clark Gable of Gone With the Wind and much else6 DEAD MEN’S … Read more “Times Jumbo 811 (Sat 25 Apr 2009)”