Author: sghanson

This was one with a few unknown words. All of them were clear enough to get from the wordplay, however. I did like 16A Across 1 BISHOPRIC – BRIC(k) = block, around I = one … Read more “Jumbo 1323”

Sorry for the slight delay in posting this – I was going to set it to post automatically early this morning but other tasks intervened. Apologies for any errors due to haste. Nothing to quibble … Read more “Jumbo 1318”

I don’t recall any particular issues apart from 51A which I had to look up. However, overall I think this was a fair challenge. I liked 53A with the French language from a Francophone country … Read more “Jumbo 1313”

Apologies for the slight delay on this one. Nothing contentious, but some nicely worked clues in my opinion, in particular 8D and 53A. Across 1 LEWES – L(arge), EWES = sheep 4 ACCOMPLICE – ACCOMPLI(sh) … Read more “Jumbo 1308”

I don’t recall much on this one – just had to check the meaning of the solution at 36A to see how the clue worked as a whole. Across 1 DUCHESS – initial letters of … Read more “JUMBO 1303”

Nothing too contentious in this one, although there seem to be more double definition type clues than normal, and most of them are not particularly cryptic. 44A was an unknown that I needed help to … Read more “Jumbo 1298”

This was mostly straightforward, but I am afraid I have a big issue with 2D where I cannot separate two possible solutions. One is slightly favoured by the wordplay, the other favoured by the final … Read more “Jumbo 1293”

This was not too difficult, although there are a few clues that may be more difficult for overseas solvers. The US terms are more commonly found over here although I had not come across 39A … Read more “Jumbo 1288”

Again I cannot be absolutely sure at the time of compiling this blog that all are correct, but I can justify every entry. Nothing to complain about – unless you are put off by the … Read more “Jumbo 1283”

This is my first blog since the update to the Crossword Club, and as such I cannot be sure that all my analysis is correct, typing this before the solution is available. Previously I could … Read more “Jumbo 1278”