Category: Jumbo Cryptic

Some unusual words, but with 30+ years of crossword solving behind me only one needed checking in the dictionary (42D). Generally the clues were fair, but one or two did not quite work for me, … Read more “Jumbo 963”

A straight down the middle puzzle this, by which I mean I didn’t find very much that could be regarded as demandingly obscure, but at the same time not too many clues which were blindingly … Read more “Times Jumbo 962”

Quite liked this one as there were a few nice clues along the way. Big tick for 47D for cluing the wordplay and definition entirely with cricketing “terms”. A few non standard anagrams, with constructed … Read more “Jumbo 961 – Picnicking with Rudesheimer – a monologue in three parts!”

Solving time: Off the scale. I forgot to pause the timer between sessions so my time just showed as +1 day, but I spent a long time on it. Indeed, 47d took the best part … Read more “Times Jumbo 960 (7 Jan 2012)”

Thanks to everyone who welcomed me to the site after my last posting. I found this Jumbo pretty straightforward – 22 minutes solving time. There was one quite obscure answer (41ac) and one clue I … Read more “Times Jumbo 959”

As this is my first blog of 2012 can I take the opportunity to wish all solvers and my fellow bloggers a Happy New Year.  If this blog is a little late I apologise, but … Read more “Jumbo 958”

No meaningful time available for second Jumbo in a row; as a matter of fact, when I re-open the puzzle now, the clock is still ticking despite my crossword being safely submitted and given a … Read more “Times Jumbo 957 (December 24th)”

Not the greatest puzzle this, some strange non-cryptic defs and double defs, but a great clue in 28D for the mathematical style. I will put my hands up to not parsing 3D or 8D so … Read more “Jumbo 956 – This one didnt have an extended deadline as far as I can tell.”

Solving time: 1:21:22 I enjoyed this one. Some marvellous clues in here – 14, 25 & 46 all stand out as my personal favourites. cd = cryptic def., dd = double def., rev = reversal, … Read more “Times Jumbo 955 (10 Dec 2011)”

Hello everyone – this is my first-ever crossword blog, so I’d really appreciate (constructive) feedback. I’ve used the convention of indicating anagrams by *, but otherwise haven’t gone for abbreviations at this stage in my … Read more “Jumbo 954”