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!
Category: Jumbo Cryptic
Times Cryptic Jumbo 1774 (07th February 2026)
Quite a slow start but I speeded up and finished over two sessions.
Times Cryptic Jumbo 1773
A challenge to pick a COD from four or five contenders in this medium difficulty puzzle.
Times Cryptic Jumbo No 1772 – 24th January
I enjoyed this Jumbo. It was mostly standard fare, but with a couple of chewy bits.
Times Cryptic Jumbo 1771 – when seagulls follow the trawler
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.
Times Cryptic Jumbo 1770 – 10 January 2026. Barking at the moon
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!
Times Cryptic Jumbo 1769 (Saturday, 3rd January)
Quite a tricky puzzle.
Times Cryptic Jumbo 1768
Our New Year Day’s Jumbo gives us glamorous women and not so glamorous outfits.
Times Cryptic Jumbo No 1767 – 27th December
A first Jumbo from one of our newer setters, and it’s a good one with lots of witty clues.
Times Cryptic Jumbo 1766 – Bob’s Country Bunker
Just in case you’re confused about which puzzle this is, given the plethora of jumbi we had over the festive period, this is the one from Boxing Day. I found it tricky”.