Category: Jumbo Cryptic

Apologies for the delay in posting this. The periods I had set aside to compile it were unexpectedly taken up by other commitments. I did not record a time but I recall this being quite … Read more “Jumbo 1018”

34:32 on the club timer, which suggests this wasn’t too high on the difficulty scale. My suspicion is that it was also quite distinctive, which normally translates to it being one of those “wavelength” puzzles … Read more “Times Jumbo 1017”

This would have been an extremely quick Jumbo for me, apart from my clanger at 3D which delayed matters for a good number of minutes. I think it was quick because the clues were very … Read more “Jumbo 1016 – Did I DIGIT? Nothing STELA, low to medium CRAIC.”

Solving time: 62:19 I found this a very easy solve. Indeed this is probably a record time for a jumbo for me, almost under the hour. There does appear to be a mistake at 39a, … Read more “Times Jumbo 1015 (1 Jan 2013) – New Year’s Day Special – One monkey or two”

I’d wondered whether the Jumbo for the weekend between Christmas and New Year would be tougher than uual, as a holiday bonus, but that didn’t seem to be the case; I managed to time myself … Read more “Times Jumbo 1014”

Published on Boxing Day, so my concentration levels were not at their best when I solved this after a family lunch. I can’t remember my time, but it was nothing special.  No particular highlights or … Read more “Jumbo 1013”

49:36 on the club timer – this puzzle is only a fortnight old, but it feels like ancient history after a Christmas break in which there were all sorts of bonus puzzles as well as … Read more “Times Jumbo 1012”

Standard fare, with a few unknown words or ideas thrown in along the way. Fell into the trap at 49D of confidently writing in BRASS with no checkers in place and then puzzled a bit … Read more “Jumbo 1011 – I know todays is 1014, but this was only two weeks ago, honest!”

Solving time: About 1 hour 40 minutes. On the whole a pleasant solve. I was held up by never having heard of either of the two long ones at 4 & 15. I loved the … Read more “Times Jumbo 1010 (8 Dec 2012)”

Posted on Helen’s behalf as her PC’s playing up. I wasn’t able to time myself for this puzzle, but I thought it was on the difficult side, with nicely misleading surface readings for several of … Read more “Jumbo 1009 (1st Dec)”