Author: sghanson

Very straightforward – a standard Times Jumbo. Please forgive any typing errors – I am typing this after a family lunch with plentiful festive cheer. Across 1 UNCLAD – UN LAD = Parisian boy, around … Read more “Jumbo 1123”

Nothing particularly to note about this one. There are a couple of definitions that might be a bit loose, but not enough to prevent solving. No solving time noted Across 1 HAWFINCH – HALF INCH … Read more “Jumbo 1118”

I enjoyed this one as there are a number of clues with clever definitions and wordplay, and almost every clue has a very smooth surface reading. My compliments to the compiler. I did not time … Read more “Jumbo 1113”

Apologies for the delay on this. Internet connection at our first Turkish hotel was not up to much. This Jumbo was published on August Bank Holiday Monday. Nothing contentious – unless anyone can read more … Read more “Jumbo 1108”

Standard Jumbo fare – nothing that I think is contentious Across 1 AT FULL BLAST – AT LAST = finally, around FULL = rich, B(achelor) 7 FICKLE – F(emale), (s)ICKLE = reaper 10 DRAB – … Read more “Jumbo 1103”

Many apologies for the delay on this. I was away for most of the weekend and realised that I had not prepared the blog ready for posting. This was tricky as there were a few … Read more “Jumbo 1098”

Steady average Jumbo, with a couple of clues (11D and 31D) that were a bit trickier to solve/parse. Not timed as solved on paper. Across 1 HONEYCOMB – HONE = polish, (part)Y, COMB = search … Read more “Jumbo 1093”

24:19 on the Club Timer. I normally do the Jumbo on paper first and don’t time myself but when this one came out I was working in the US so did it online. I have … Read more “Jumbo 1088”

Initially there was an issue with the online puzzle where I believe the solution to 44D was mistyped as WATCHER, but I understand that this was fixed within a couple of days. I also have … Read more “Jumbo 1083”

Nothing particularly noteworthy here, apart from more double definition type clues than usual. I did not note my time for solving Across 1 IN PASSING – double definition 6 HANDS-ON – double definition 10 BACON … Read more “Jumbo 1073”