Author: Penfold

1376 was the Saturday puzzle from that glorious Easter weekend.  Thankfully it was very much on the gentler side so we were all able to knock it off pretty quickly and get back into the garden, weren’t … Read more “Times Cryptic Jumbo 1376 – the one where it isn’t Ross from Friends”

Hello again.  This puzzle kept me occupied for over an hour so I’d put it at the trickier end of the scale.  I needed aids to check some of the more obscure stuff. There was … Read more “Times Cryptic Jumbo 1371 – From the mountain tops, down to the sunny street.”

Hello again.  A puzzle of average difficluty I’d say with enough in the way of unknowns to provide some education. I’ll be en route to Tenerife for the best part of today (Saturday) so it … Read more “Times Cryptic Jumbo 1366”

Happy New Year all. On my barometer I’d say this was of average difficulty although there was one phrase I was totally unfamiliar with and I had to look it up to get it. I … Read more “Times Cryptic Jumbo 1361”

An enjoyable puzzle on the gentle side difficulty-wise I’d say in respect of 1356.  45 minutes all done, dusted and understood. First in was RELOCATES and last was TESSELLATE, due to it looking like it … Read more “Times Cryptic Jumbo 1356”

This was tricky wasn’t it?  I needed an hour to complete it and needed a bit of assistance to tease out some Mephisto-ish words. First in was GOUACHE and I forgot to note the last … Read more “Times cryptic Jumbo 1351”

Holá tout le monde. How was it for you?  I finished this comfortably inside the hour but I did have to use aids to get the pilgrim’s destination and had to check the unlikely looking … Read more “Times Cryptic Jumbo 1346”

First of all, thanks very much to the setter for the “wave” at 1 across.  I’m going out on a limb and saying it isn’t coincidence given that it’s the first clue in a puzzle … Read more “Times Cryptic Jumbo 1341”

Many thanks to Johninterred for swapping shifts on this one so that I could enjoy my holiday and not panic about solving and blogging Jumbo 1336 at a time when I should be sleeping, unpacking … Read more “Times Cryptic Jumbo 1337”

Howdy folks.  How did you find this?  I thought it was pretty tough and it took me the best part of an hour to wrestle it into submission.  The high count of expertly hidden definitions … Read more “JUMBO 1331”