Category: Jumbo Cryptic

Oscar season and we are off to the pictures!

An entertaining Jumbo crossword with some clever wordplay and neat surfaces but rather more unknowns (to me) than usual.

This was a very gentle offering, difficulty-wise, and deliberately so I think. 

Hi all. Another last minute blog bashed out on a Friday evening, but as I solved the puzzle with a glass of wine and I’m on holiday next week, it’s probably not surprising that I enjoyed it! Thanks setter!

Quite a slow start but I speeded up and finished over two sessions.

A challenge to pick a COD from four or five contenders in this medium difficulty puzzle.

I enjoyed this Jumbo. It was mostly standard fare, but with a couple of chewy bits.

Once again it befalls me to blog a Jumbo that I categorised as “tricky”, with a few elements that are likely to befuddle non-UK solvers.

Hello all. In a departure from routine I solved this one in a relaxed mood listening to music, so the 55 minutes on my clock includes some time not focussed on the puzzle. Thanks setter!

Quite a tricky puzzle.