My overall time of 50 minutes suggests that this was a little harder than average, if there is such a thing.
Author: Penfold
Times Cryptic Jumbo 1661 – Subpoenaed in Texas
This was tricky in parts with a few unfamiliar words and some challenging wordplay. I spent around 50 minutes in all, putting it on the harder side of average
Times Cryptic Jumbo 1656 – I won’t be there when you cross the road
I thought this was an excellent puzzle, full of invention and wit and plenty of the sort of clever definitions that set Times cryptics apart from other puzzles…
Times Cryptic Jumbo 1651 – beautiful plumage
I found this fairly easy, solving Jimbo-style top to bottom, left to right…
Times Cryptic Jumbo 1646 – Hip-to-lazed crazed abstractionists
A perfectly acceptable puzzle of mid-level difficulty, IMHO. A couple of chestnuts balanced with a lot of neat touches, but a bit of controversy arpund 28a.
Times Cryptic Jumbo 1641 – viniculture on Yasgur’s Farm
This was a toughie but goodie. I was diverted for well over an hour solving and parsing everything.
Times Cryptic Jumbo 1636 – one song to the tune of another
I’d put this on the harder side of average, taking 50 minutes to sort everything out. There were a few quiblettes / minor eyebrow raisers but nothing too heinous.
Times Cryptic Jumbo 1631 – Kapow! Biff! Zowie!
It only took 30 minutes to complete this jumbo, putting it firmly at the easier end of the spectrtum for me at least, but I found it most enjoyable thanks to some excellent clueing.
Times Cryptic Jumbo 1626 – what a save!
I found this pretty easy, knocking it off in around 35 minutes with everything parsed. What about you?
Times Cryptic Jumbo 1621 – you make me feel like a natural Wodan
This was certainly on the tougher side, for me at least. I made reasonable progress on most of it but the last dozen or so clues, mostly in the bottom half of the grid, took my total time past the hour.