Author: Penfold

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”

I solved this in the garden with nothing to use as a timer other than the passage of the sun but I’d say it took me comfortably less than an hour so falls into the … Read more “TIMES JUMBO 1226”

I’d say this was the best Jumbo I’ve blogged so far, full of wit, imagination, originality and really good cluing so thanks to the setter for a first class example of the compiler’s art.

I haven’t got much to say about this puzzle so let’s get straight on with it.  I solved it in 4 bursts of about 10 minutes each. First in was SORBET, last in ATHENIANS. Across … Read more “TIMES JUMBO 1216”