Category: Jumbo Cryptic

I enjoyed this well-crafted Jumbo with its good mix of fairly straightforward clues and a few pearls.

This puzzle took me around 55 minutes.  I’m not sure why it took quite so long as there’s nothing too tricky

Hello all.  I took well over an hour on this and had to sleep on my last few.  Some flair on display, but a few surfaces and constructions didn’t feel quite up to the usual high standard.  Lots of double meanings means I would wager a few pennies in a game of “guess the setter.”  Regardless of the result, thanks to the setter and sorry for being a bit grumpy!

This was my fastest ever Jumbo.

Hello again. I solved this jumbo en route to the Championships, a fortnight ago, in the (forlorn) hope that it would sharpen me up for the crosswords to come. There, I was told that it … Read more “Times Cryptic Jumbo 1698 – 19 October 2024: wonderful stuff.”

A little trickier than an average Jumbo, I thought

Nothing to panic the ponies here – another relatively straightforward solve with a few unfamiliar bits

Hi everybody. Although I had to verify a couple of things for the blog, I found this pretty straightforward. Thanks setter.

I found this one quite easy.

Hello again. This Jumbo I thought was about average difficulty, a tidy and workmanlike effort. No issues or complaints really from me, which is good work if you are setting a jumbo with 60+ clues. … Read more “Times Cryptic Jumbo 1693 – 14 Sept 2024”