Author: sghanson

A fairly straightforward solve, with no outstanding clues. If pressed for a favourite I would probably choose 30A. My best wishes to all readers for a healthy and happy 2021! ACROSS1 Rex one with physic … Read more “Jumbo 1473”

A run of the mill Jumbo, with a couple of words that I have seen in other crosswords, but not elsewhere. I nearly made a silly mistake but a nagging doubt meant that I checked … Read more “Jumbo 1468”

Very straightforward – I did not time myself but I am sure that it was under 20 minutes. There were very few clues that I needed to go back to. I don’t really have any … Read more “Jumbo 1463”

I think this was a reasonable Jumbo, although some of the parsing was a bit of a struggle when writing this up, with 20D and 52D becoming clearer as I went through the puzzle again. … Read more “Jumbo 1458”

Very, very straightforward. I did not time myself but I pretty well completed this from top left to bottom right without stopping. I think I only went back afterwards to check 21A was correct. My … Read more “Jumbo 1453”

This was a bit of a struggle for me – not really on the compiler’s wavelength I think, but nothing unfair. A couple of cleverly constructed clues (probably 8D being my favourite) and a couple … Read more “Jumbo 1448”

A fairly normal Jumbo, with one very much unknown solution (4D) that required a dictionary check. As an aside the famous maestro in 17A and the inventor of the pills in 52A were grandson and … Read more “Jumbo 1443”

A pleasant Bank Holiday Jumbo in lockdown. Not much more to say, although I did like 6D. Apologies for any typos – this was produced in haste as I realised the deadline was approaching. ACROSS1 … Read more “Jumbo 1438”

I don’t have much to add to the blog – a normal Saturday Jumbo. I might quibble with the definition in 22D and had to check the solution to 31D. I would probably have to … Read more “Jumbo 1433”

I don’t have much to add to the blog below – a standard Saturday Jumbo. I think that the clue to 16A could be made a little more accurate, but it is not really a … Read more “Jumbo 1428”