Category: Jumbo Cryptic

A steady solve, with a couple of unfamiliar words and a couple of bits of General Knowledge required. I did not time this one. Across 1 FLIP ONES LID – FLIP = pert, ONE = … Read more “Jumbo 913”

29:33 according to the Club timer, which corresponds to moderately tough, I’d say. More than one clue went in without full understanding of why they were right, and was confirmed after the event. A puzzle … Read more “Times Jumbo 912”

Sorry about the scantness of this – I opened my file this morning and pasted it into the site, only to realise that I hadnt saved the write up at the end, but literally after … Read more “Jumbo 911 – the abridged (botched) analysis”

Solving time: 1h 57m spread over three sessions. The first session of about 25 minutes got me through most of the top half, then I picked it up again the next day and spent a … Read more “Times Jumbo 910 (5 Feb 2011) – I love it when a plan comes together”

34 minutes to do all but 40a, then another 3 days till I finally gave up and went for help. Obviously I didn’t spend the whole 3 days on it, that would be silly. In … Read more “Jumbo 909 – January 29 2011”

This was a fair test – nothing spectacular, but some good clues and I learnt something about American politicians. Nothing much more to comment on – where necessary I have added to my parsing of … Read more “Jumbo 908”

36:41 according to the Club timer, which – I suspect rightly – suggests this was quite a bit tougher than usual. Certainly several clues went in without full understanding of why they were right, and … Read more “Times Jumbo 907”

Time: An hour and 10 minutes left me with about a dozen which I then picked off over four 5 minute bursts. So about 90 minutes all told. Nothing too strenuous, and the usual mixture … Read more “Jumbo 905 – Monday, 3rd Jan 2011”

May I be the first to wish all Jumbo solvers a Happy New Year! It had to come! I didn’t enjoy this one at all and the 1hr 10 minutes it took seemed like time … Read more “Jumbo 904 – January 1st 2011”

Solving time: 20 mins, two mistakes (10dn and 36dn) The traditional Sunday Times jumbo contained lots of thematic answers and came with the usual cringeworthy grid which I hope will see retirement soon. I thought … Read more “ST 4412 (Christmas Jumbo, Sun 19 Dec) – All at sea”