Author: Penfold

I found this relatively straightforward as it only took about 35 minutes but I don’t think there were many write-ins: pretty much every clue required a little thought and I found it hard to find … Read more “JUMBO 1276”

I’m going to try and schedule this blog to appear automatically on Saturday morning as I’ve got to be up early to catch a train.  When Mrs Penfold asked me if I wanted to go … Read more “Jumbo 1271”

Hello, me again. I’d categorise this puzzle as being on the easier side of average, taking 35 minutes including all parsings and some on-the-spot research.  My first and last in were the diagonally opposite HEIR … Read more “JUMBO 1266”

Greetings, earthlings, and welcome to another Jumbo Blog. Here we have yet another puzzle of average difficulty IMHO, with just a smattering of unknowns that (or is it which?) precipitated a flurry of t’internet research. … Read more “Times Jumbo 1261”

What ho! Sorry this is another late one.  I was away and then busy and whenever I have some free time to go on the computer my 16-year old always seems to be doing GCSE … Read more “Times Jumbo 1256”

Hi everyone, Would you believe it’s now just over a year since my inug inagu ingurial first blog?  I expect the cake from Vinyl1 has been held up at customs or something. Another puzzle of … Read more “JUMBO 1251”

Crikey, there’s no peace for the wicked when you get a plethora of bank holidays.  It seems like only 3 weeks ago that I was last on Jumbo blogging duty. Another very straightforward puzzle on … Read more “JUMBO 1246”

Gosh, has it really been two weeks since Christmas Eve?  This took well under an hour with distractions – I was expecting something a bit chewier for the festive season. First in was OBSTREPEROUS but … Read more “TIMES JUMBO 1241”

This was mostly very straightforward with just a smattering of “funny” words to sort the men from the chaff. First in was PARASOL and last two were RAREE SHOW and ERINYES. Are you sitting comfortably?  … Read more “JUMBO 1236”

Nothing to scare the horses here and some fun along the way. First in was BEER MUG and last was TREE RING. Away we go then. Across 1 BEER MUG  – ER + MUG (features … Read more “TIMES JUMBO 1231”