Category: Jumbo Cryptic

I thought this was one of the trickier puzzles we’ve had in the last few months, with a selection of unknowns and barely knowns in the answers, not to mention a good wodge of misdirection … Read more “Jumbo 1215”

I was away on holiday when this one came out so solved it in an unusual fashion – looking at an iPad screen and writing the answers down on a separate pad. Not recommended but … Read more “Jumbo 1213”

I bet you didn’t even notice that this is nearly two weeks late.  If I’m wrong, and you’ve been lurking at the top of the stairs brandishing a rolling pin, waiting for me to bring … Read more “Times Jumbo 1211”

Probably should have blogged this one at the time of solving two weeks ago, because to tell the truth I don’t remember very much about it.  Seems so long ago now, back when it was … Read more “Jumbo 1212 June 11, 2016 – From another time?”

I found this of about average difficulty but there were enough unfamiliar or vaguely familiar words to keep it interesting. Solving time: 15m 1s Definitions are underlined. * = anagram, dd = double definition, cd … Read more “Jumbo 1210 (Bank Holiday 30th May 2016)”

I completed this on a business trip to the US, but don’t have a record of the time, and in any case I think jetlag would probably have had an influence. I don’t think this … Read more “Junbo 1208”

Still getting used to this blogging caper.  In my previous outing I managed to offend cat lovers, Emily Bronte fans and Dan Browne admirers (who knew?), so today I’ll be steadfastly avoiding anything controversial. The … Read more “Jumbo 1207 May 14, 2016 – No offence”

I didn’t find this one particularly difficult but there did seem to be a lot of unusual words and several examples of the dreaded long single word answer.  When we played hangman at school if … Read more “JUMBO 1206”

I found this puzzle in general of about average difficulty, but the last few answers were sufficiently tricky as to drag my solving time into the “harder than average” category. Some interesting constructions and pleasing … Read more “Jumbo 1205 (Bank Holiday 2nd May 2016)”

For complicated reasons to do with ospreys, I ended up solving this at around 3:30 one morning, so I’m not sure I can comment on how easy or difficult it was! Not too hard, I … Read more “Times Jumbo 1204”