Author: sghanson

Apologies for typos in this one – typed up after my leaving lunch. Time for a well earned retirement break. Nothing particularly remarkable in this one Across 1 FROSTBITTEN – (BONFIRES, T, T, T), where … Read more “Jumbo 1273”

Another Bank Holiday Monday one for me. There is nothing contentious about this one, but there are some well constructed clues. Across 1 ARCHITECT – ARCH = structure, IT, E(nglish), CT = court 6 PAPYRUS … Read more “Jumbo 1268”

This was the one published on the first May Bank Holiday Nothing too controversial, just a couple clues with tricky wordplay to sort out Across 1 UP FOR GRABS – UP FOR = available and … Read more “Jumbo 1263”

I completed this correctly, but there are a couple of clues where I am unsure of the correct interpretation (6D and 12D) although I can make some sort of sense of them There are also … Read more “Jumbo 1258”

A couple of unfamiliar solutions and one word that I have only seen in crosswords, but all fair Across 1 RELIANCE – E.C. = City, NAILER = fixer, all reversed 5 FIZGIG – FIZ(z) = … Read more “Jumbo 1253”

Straightforward, but with some good clues to the longer solutions Across 1 STAMINA – ANIMAT(e)S = cheers up, reversed 5 TURNSPIT – if you TURN SPIT you get TIPS 9 TORPID – TOR = peak, … Read more “Jumbo 1248”

Happy New Year to all(?) my readers This one was published on New Year’s Eve in that strange time between the bank holidays which may explain why it did not feel particularly exciting at the … Read more “Jumbo 1243”

Nothing much to comment on here – a straightforward Jumbo. The only thing that took a little time was justifying the solution to 52A – but the answer was clear from the checking letters. Across … Read more “Jumbo 1238”

Not too difficult, but every time I look at 24D I get annoyed as one part of the wordplay is incorrect. I know the location well and the error is glaring to me. There also … Read more “Jumbo 1233”

Fairly straightforward, but I made a careless error on 7D. I was slightly surprised to find two words in here that were also in the Saturday prize crossword on the same day, with almost the … Read more “Jumbo 1228”