Category: Jumbo Cryptic

Mostly straightforward cluing and vocabulary, so most of the delays in completing this were self administered for me! Enjoyed 57A for its conciseness, however conversely 10D probably crossed the DbE line to achieve the same … Read more “Jumbo 1006 – Champers, bucks fizz, and Digitalis – a recipe for a grasshopper mind ?!?”

Solving time: 78:10 according to the online timer, but probably about an hour in reality, as I was interrupted for about 20 minutes and forgot to pause it. That time for me for a jumbo … Read more “Times Jumbo 1005 (3 Nov 2012)”

Either this puzzle was easier than usual, or my nasty head-cold was actually speeding up the thought processes – I finished it in a little under 19 minutes. As ever, * indicates an anagram. Across … Read more “Jumbo 1004”

Unlike Mark Goodliffe I did not have enough remaining brainpower to attempt this after completing 6 puzzles at the Crossword Championhip finals – a glass of wine and some brainless TV was more the ticket. … Read more “Jumbo 1003”

39:48 on the club timer – as this appears to be precisely 7 seconds more than the last Jumbo I blogged, I can only conclude it was of a similar degree of difficulty, which would … Read more “Times Jumbo 1002”

Bit of a step down from the cracking 1000th Jumbo, which took a lot of thinking. This seemed relatively easier and is probably a fairly standard offering. I am blogging this Sunday morning after a … Read more “Jumbo 1001 – the one after the lord mayors show…”

Solving time: About 2 hours 40 minutes First of all, my abject apologies for the lateness of this blog. I should have posted this at the weekend, but it completely slipped my mind. If you … Read more “Times Jumbo 1000 (29 Sep 2012) – A Grand Offering”

Slightly more challenging this time, I reckoned – took me a little over half an hour, though admittedly late at night. It featured two answers that I don’t believe I’ve come across before: NOCTURN (not … Read more “Jumbo 999”

Completed online in 30 minutes whilst on holiday in France Nothing to quibble about, but I don’t feel there are any outstanding clues either, although 6D may be trickier for solvers outside the UK. Across … Read more “Jumbo 998”

39:41 on the club timer – which confirms I found this quite a tricky one – with one error, in which I don’t think I was alone, to judge from comments on the Club forum. … Read more “Times Jumbo 997”