Category: Jumbo Cryptic

Very straightforward – I think it took me longer to type up than to solve. Across 1 PAPERWEIGHT – PAP = rubbish, (HERE TWIG)* 7 BRING TO BOOK – B(ishop), RING TO BOOK = call … Read more “Jumbo 1128”

Solving time: 1:40:36 – spread over a couple of sessions I found it quite easy to get going with this one. An enjoyable puzzle with no quibbles from me. Some very good clues amongst this … Read more “Boxing Day Times Jumbo 1125”

Happy New Year, everyone! I didn’t find this puzzle too difficult (apart from – as usual in my case – the cricket-related clues). There were one or two somewhat obscure answers, such as the American … Read more “Times Jumbo 1124, December 20”

Very straightforward – a standard Times Jumbo. Please forgive any typing errors – I am typing this after a family lunch with plentiful festive cheer. Across 1 UNCLAD – UN LAD = Parisian boy, around … Read more “Jumbo 1123”

On the face of it I can simply reiterate the comment that I seem to have made a lot this year, that I normally reckon 35 minutes is about par for my Jumbo solving, so … Read more “Times Jumbo 1122”

Mental note for new year resolution is to make more notes on these jumbos! Given that the weeks blend into each other it becomes fairly hard to remember the solving thoughts when revisiting two weeks … Read more “Jumbo 1121 – November 30th”

Not exceptionally difficult, and containing (I think) relatively few obscure answers. Getting the answer to 35dn relies on knowing what photographers in the UK make their subjects say in order to elicit smiles – what’s … Read more “Times Jumbo 1119”

Nothing particularly to note about this one. There are a couple of definitions that might be a bit loose, but not enough to prevent solving. No solving time noted Across 1 HAWFINCH – HALF INCH … Read more “Jumbo 1118”

No need to think of anything new to say by way of pre-amble, I can simply cut and paste from my last Jumbo blog, which said “Solved in just under 31 minutes, and usually I … Read more “Times Jumbo 1117”

I vaguely remembering this taking slightly longer than normal, although I cant work out which bits after a two week absence. There seemed to be an above average number of double definitions, but nothing too … Read more “Jumbo 1116 – Better late than never”