Category: Jumbo Cryptic

  Hello again. This Jumbo, – the first of a positive flurry of jumbos, an entire Christmas herd, and more to come – I thought was not too difficult, but with some fine clues, especially … Read more “Times Cryptic Jumbo 1648 – 16 December 2023”

I thought this a none-too-tricky Jumbo Cryptic, despite the smattering of words I didn’t know and some rather old-fashioned or foreign girl’s names.

A perfectly acceptable puzzle of mid-level difficulty, IMHO.  A couple of chestnuts balanced with a lot of neat touches, but a bit of controversy arpund 28a.

Hi all.  I can’t give any real assessment of this as crosswording has had to fit around life.  Solving was done in pre-bed sleepy snatches, and blogging done later in a bit of a rush.  I have a dim memory of using aids anyway, I think for 34d and maybe another.  Thanks to the setter – I hope to be more awake for your next one!

Much of it was plain-sailing but there were some choppy waters along the way.

Hello again. This Jumbo I thought was fairly easy, with no nho’s at all, and a steady solve in under an hour. What did you think? Please, do feel free to ask questions or comment … Read more “Times Cryptic Jumbo 1643 – 11 November 2023”

I found this Jumbo a bit tricky in parts, taking just over an hour to complete.

This was a toughie but goodie. I was diverted for well over an hour solving and parsing everything.

Hi everyone.  This was a confidence booster as despite a few unknowns or barely-knowns I found everything provided to enable me to enter it all in reasonable confidence – and in very reasonable time (for me) of under 40 minutes too.  Thanks setter!

An enjoyable Jumbo solved over two sessions with only a couple of unknown words or meanings.