Category: Jumbo Cryptic

Clock stopped at just under the half-hour mark, which means I continue a sequence where nearly every Jumbo I’ve blogged for months seems to have been in the category “mostly straightforward puzzle, about average time”, … Read more “Times Jumbo 1092”

Having just noticed Sotiras wonderfully rambling offering just before posting this, I will assure you all that this will be as brief as I possibly can make it, as befits a jumbo precis. As standard … Read more “A (very) Brief History of JUMBO 1091”

Like the last Jumbo I blogged on, I thought this was towards the tougher end of the spectrum, but with some very enjoyable clues. As usual, * indicates an anagram. Across 1 LAGOS – LAG … Read more “Times Jumbo 1089”

24:19 on the Club Timer. I normally do the Jumbo on paper first and don’t time myself but when this one came out I was working in the US so did it online. I have … Read more “Jumbo 1088”

Clock stopped at just over the half-hour mark, which is about my normal time for a Jumbo, so by that measure this wasn’t too difficult. However, there was plenty of nice stuff, including some which … Read more “Jumbo 1087”

Definitely my hardest jumbo in a long while. Struggled a lot in the NE corner, mainly with clues in and around 6A. I am always in two minds when there is unknown (to me) vocabulary … Read more “Jumbo 1086 – April 12th”

Solving time: None recorded I solved this one while on holiday, so I didn’t do it against the clock. It seemed quite straight-forward at the time with some good clues. There was what can only … Read more “Times Jumbo 1085 (5 Apr 2014)”

I found this one on the tough side, though I did have several interruptions and distractions while I was solving it. What did others think? I may have been hampered by the number of sporting … Read more “Times Jumbo 1084”

Initially there was an issue with the online puzzle where I believe the solution to 44D was mistyped as WATCHER, but I understand that this was fixed within a couple of days. I also have … Read more “Jumbo 1083”

I normally reckon I’ve done well to solve the Jumbo in anything under 30-35 minutes, so at 27:39 this was clearly well within the straightforward range. Certainly a pleasant solve, even though quite a lot … Read more “Jumbo 1082”