Author: sghanson

Nothing unusual to report in this one apart from a couple of definitions that I was unaware of. I am not sure whether the date of publishing this puzzle was intentional given 28A. Apologies for … Read more “Jumbo 1373”

Nothing contentious here although parts of 2D may have caused issues for overseas solvers. No clue stands out as a particular favourite, but if I had to choose one it would probably be 36A or … Read more “Jumbo 1368”

Very straightforward this one, with nothing to complain about from my point of view. I would probably pick 17A as my favourite clue. Across 1 AWFUL – (l)AWFUL = sanctioned 4 EXCITEMENT – EXIT = … Read more “Jumbo 1363”

Happy New Year to all my readers! I am not sure whether it was Christmas overindulgence or not being on the setter’s wavelength but this one took me longer than it should have done. I … Read more “Jumbo 1358”

Nothing exceptional in this one – a steady solve. If I had to choose a favourite clue I think it would either be 57A or 3D. Across 1 RECORD-BREAKER – double definition, the second slightly … Read more “Jumbo 1353”

I have more to comment on than usual in this one as there are a number of unfamiliar word and one clue (35A) that, despite being short, has a lot of complexity. I must make … Read more “Jumbo 1348”

I don’t recall anything particularly tricky with this one. The only unknown solution was 18A, but the wordplay was clear. If I had to pick a favourite clue from this it would probably be 10D. … Read more “Jumbo 1343”

I hope this is all correct – we have just moved house and this was completed in a bit of a rush. I don’t have any issues with any of the clues. 47A is a … Read more “Jumbo 1338”

I don’t think I was ever on the setter’s wavelength on this one and it was a bit of a struggle, although looking back I cannot see any reason for that. It was a fair … Read more “Jumbo 1333”

Nothing particularly problematic in this, just a couple of things to check after solving (15D, part of 19D and the definition part of 35D). A couple of words (26A and 28D) that I have only … Read more “Jumbo 1328”