Tricky, what? I was struggling through this, thinking I was glad that someone else would have to explain everything in a blog, when my eye was drawn to the puzzle number and I realised that poor individual was me…
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Times Cryptic Jumbo 1571 – and that’s when I remembered where I’d left my bike
Hello once again. I think we’re in average Jumbo territory here in terms of difficulty. The usual smattering of GK needs and advanced vocab are here, along with trademark Times well-disguised definitions…
Times Cryptic Jumbo 1566 – Flying’s disrupted
This was a sub-30 minute breeze with no unknowns or anything else to scare the horses, but there were some very good clues, I thought…
Times Cryptic Jumbo 1561 – light the blue touch paper
I found parts of this quite tricky. Definitely a two pipe problem, especially towards the bottom where I had to apply my sleuthing skills diligently.
Times Cryptic Jumbo 1556 – large, friendly letters
Hello one and all. This is my first blog on the new site and because of the timing of these things I’m the only blogger who didn’t get the chance to do a parallel run while this site was in development and the old site was still going. So this could all go horribly wrong
Times Cryptic Jumbo 1551 – call for the RFDS or an ambo
I thought this was mostly straightforward, especially for a bank holiday, with most of the unusual words very fairly clued. I got a little bogged down in the SE corner where the long clues that … Read more “Times Cryptic Jumbo 1551 – call for the RFDS or an ambo”
Times Cryptic Jumbo 1546 – Daisy, Daisy give me two GTs and two PMs
This was a relatively straightforward Jumbo, but a NHO plant, a “foreign” sporting term and a couple of bits of head-scratching wordplay kept me on my toesies. First in was KEY RING and last, because … Read more “Times Cryptic Jumbo 1546 – Daisy, Daisy give me two GTs and two PMs”
Times Cryptic Jumbo 1541 – Was he only a drunken f**t on his birthday, and can he do the fandango?
One for wordplay fans this with only one CD and nary a DD, unless I’ve miscounted. There’s some neat stuff too. Not too easy, not too hard. First in was SAFFRON WALDEN and last was … Read more “Times Cryptic Jumbo 1541 – Was he only a drunken f**t on his birthday, and can he do the fandango?”
Times Cryptic Jumbo 1536 – Two legs bad, no legs…?
Me again already. The bank holiday Jumbos squeeze the schedule and our customary 5 week “rest” gets condensed to 3 weeks. Oh woe is we bloggers on our zero-hour, zero-money contracts. I solved this with … Read more “Times Cryptic Jumbo 1536 – Two legs bad, no legs…?”
Times Cryptic Jumbo 1531 – Lillie Langtry and Jason Robards in The Twirling Inferno
Happy new year. All the best for 2022 to both my readers. Another 60-minute puzzle, solved and parsed over two sessions during yuletide so I wasn’t in full-on speed mode or stimulant-free. Slightly harder than … Read more “Times Cryptic Jumbo 1531 – Lillie Langtry and Jason Robards in The Twirling Inferno”