Category: Jumbo Cryptic

A couple of unfamiliar solutions and one word that I have only seen in crosswords, but all fair Across 1 RELIANCE – E.C. = City, NAILER = fixer, all reversed 5 FIZGIG – FIZ(z) = … Read more “Jumbo 1253”

Hi everyone, Would you believe it’s now just over a year since my inug inagu ingurial first blog?  I expect the cake from Vinyl1 has been held up at customs or something. Another puzzle of … Read more “JUMBO 1251”

Somewhat harder than average, with a handful of unknowns for me that went in on wordplay and crossed fingers. I enjoyed a good number of the surfaces, which isn’t always the case with Jumbos – … Read more “Jumbo 1250”

I can’t think of a lot to say about this one, which I found straightforward. Favourite clue: 23dn – I always enjoy the misdirection of clues like this. As always, * indicates an anagram. Across … Read more “Times Jumbo 1249”

Straightforward, but with some good clues to the longer solutions Across 1 STAMINA – ANIMAT(e)S = cheers up, reversed 5 TURNSPIT – if you TURN SPIT you get TIPS 9 TORPID – TOR = peak, … Read more “Jumbo 1248”

…it’s as if the setter had anticipated my blog! As I recall, I got through most of this one quite quickly.  Then slowed to a crawl for the last few to finally record a time … Read more “Jumbo 1247 January 21, 2017 – Gobbledegook, codswallop and bunkum…”

Crikey, there’s no peace for the wicked when you get a plethora of bank holidays.  It seems like only 3 weeks ago that I was last on Jumbo blogging duty. Another very straightforward puzzle on … Read more “JUMBO 1246”

Perhaps a little on the easier side than average and with plenty of pleasing surfaces. The few unknowns could be manoeuvred around without too much trouble. Definitions are underlined, {} = omission, * = anagram, … Read more “Jumbo 1245”

Happy New Year, everyone. Hard on the heels of 1243, here’s 1244, which was published on the 2 January Bank Holiday Monday. I didn’t think this one was too difficult either, but I did note … Read more “Times Cryptic Jumbo 1244”

Happy New Year to all(?) my readers This one was published on New Year’s Eve in that strange time between the bank holidays which may explain why it did not feel particularly exciting at the … Read more “Jumbo 1243”