Category: Jumbo Cryptic

Hi everyone.  Jumbo bloggers will be familiar with the “well that was fun, now I have a mammoth load of clues to blog” feeling.  I decided to more-or-less write this one up as I went … Read more “Times Cryptic Jumbo 1510 – 31st July 2021. Sous-titre drôle”

A collection of very straightforward clues, that I managed to pink-square by going onto autopilot and toss in CITRIC ACID, which is a lot less corrosive than NITRIC, probably fortunately for fructivores. I mostly liked … Read more “Times Cryptic Jumbo 1509: Espress Permission”

Hello again. This Jumbo I thought was mostly straightforward, though with a couple of spelling issues and one comprehensive nho. And quite a lot of really good clues, such as 39ac and 23dn. What did … Read more “Times Cryptic Jumbo 1508 – 17 July 2021”

I seem to have got lucky again. After a few run-of-the-mill Jumbos this was a great one to get to blog with barely an easy clue in sight. Lots of wit and cleverness gave me … Read more “Times Cryptic Jumbo 1507 – 10th July”

This was, IMHO, a Jumbo of average difficulty, with a smattering of tricky bits to keep us on our toes. I was done and dusted in about 45 minutes.  In writing up the blog I … Read more “Times Cryptic Jumbo 1506 – two jumps in a week”

Hi all.  I left this until the last minute, and with post-work bleariness setting in am not feeling chatty.  I found it a Jumbo of medium difficulty, though I didn’t quite manage to finish without … Read more “Times Cryptic Jumbo 1505 – 26th June 2021. Pounds, Shillings and Expense”

This was fairly easy, as they go, with the mighty Jason and Magoo polishing it off in the order of 12 minutes. I did not, busy as I was waffling over a stream of it, … Read more “Times Cryptic Jumbo 1504: Weeping Crocodile Pears”

Hello again. This Jumbo I thought was medium difficulty, easy to start but (as is becoming usual for me) much harder to finish off. I still can’t fully parse 1dn, comments welcome, and despite a … Read more “Cryptic Jumbo 1503 – 12 June 2021”

I thought this at the gentler end of difficulty for a Jumbo, taking just over 35 minutes. It did take me a while to get properly going, though, solving only 6 across clues on the … Read more “Times Cryptic Jumbo 1502 – 5th June”

Well what do you know, the third consecutive bank holiday jumbo falls into my blogging lap.  Last time out, to avoid pushing in front of Kitty’s blog, I published some time on the Saturday afternoon … Read more “Times Cryptic Jumbo 1501 – egg egg egg egg egg Florentine”