Category: Jumbo Cryptic

A mostly straightforward, economically clued jumbo but none the worse for it. Thanks setter! I particularly liked 24ac, 32ac, 52ac and the very cute 2dn. Any favourites from the floor? ACROSS 1 Supporters, British, stopping … Read more “Times Cryptic Jumbo 1424: If A Good Walk’s Worth Spoiling, It’s Worth Spoiling Twice”

Well that was fun! My turn to blog coincided with the publication of a Superjumbo crossword with 90 clues (normally 60 ish – do I get time and a half?) to celebrate the 90 years … Read more “Jumbo 1423”

A rather middle-of-the-road Jumbo today with the usual mixture of straightforward clues and those that need a bit more thought. Nothing too obscure although I had, as usual, a couple of unknowns. A bit of … Read more “Times Cryptic Jumbo No 1422 – 25th January”

These things seem to come around very quickly when you’ve had a couple of holiday specials but I’m not complaining.  I thought this was a fantastic puzzle, with some absolute gems among the clues.  Thanks … Read more “Times Cryptic Jumbo 1421 – The Vacillations of Reedy Corkscrew”

Bleary-eyed greetings from London.  I found this jumbo unproblematic (no 17a) although I didn’t know the US writer, the poison or the oration and only dimly recalled a few other things.  My one error was … Read more “Times Cryptic Jumbo 1420 – 11th January 2020”

Apologies for the delay on this one – I’d almost finished writing it up before I was haled off to a bar followed by a drunken party, and you wouldn’t have gotten any sense out … Read more “Times Cryptic Jumbo 1419: Godownly Knows”

Happy New Year, if a little belated. This one was a fair test for New Year’s Day, although as much effort went into parsing some of the clues as actually determining the solutions. 49A and … Read more “Jumbo 1418”

You know how some dishes, like a good curry, become more tasty after keeping for a bit? Well that’s what I found with this Jumbo, solving on the day and then revisiting over a few … Read more “Times Cryptic Jumbo No 1417 – 28th December”

This festive offering kept me occupied for a tad over the hour on boxing day.  A lot of the definitions were very well-disguised (in truth I’m still not sure exactly where some of them are) … Read more “Times Boxing Day Cryptic Jumbo 1416 – every time it rains”

Jumbo New Year’s greetings to you all.  I hope you enjoyed the festive period whether or not you spent it in festive fashion (I did and didn’t, respectively) and look forward to meeting the challenges … Read more “Times Cryptic Jumbo 1415 – 21st December 2019”