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Times Jumbo 922

topicaltim10th May 2011 at 8:46 PM10 September 2025Jumbo Cryptic

38:23 according to the Club timer, which suggests a fairly testing puzzle, though I never really thought to myself it was that tough while I was doing it (which suggests that I was enjoying the … Read more “Times Jumbo 922”

Jumbo 921 – er, um, it comes after 920 and before 922 ??

fathippy25th May 2011 at 2:42 PM10 September 2025Jumbo Cryptic

There was a mild panic when I opened last Saturdays Times to find Jumbo 923, since I figured I must have missed posting, however I can only assume that they snuck 922 in on the … Read more “Jumbo 921 – er, um, it comes after 920 and before 922 ??”

Times Jumbo 920 (16 Apr 2011)

daveperry30th April 2011 at 7:09 PM10 September 2025Jumbo Cryptic

Time: Just over three hours. It seemed like quite a tough one. I loved the ‘lift and separate’ at 12d – a really excellent clue. My COD. Apologies for the late posting, by the way, … Read more “Times Jumbo 920 (16 Apr 2011)”

Jumbo 919 – 9th April 2011

7dpenguin21st April 2011 at 10:58 PM10 September 2025Jumbo Cryptic

I really enjoyed this one. I took a while to get going and couldn’t get a toe-hold for a while but then I got into my stride and eventually finished it in 41:17. It was … Read more “Jumbo 919 – 9th April 2011”

Times Jumbo 917 (March 26, 2011)

topicaltim9th April 2011 at 12:34 PM10 September 2025Jumbo Cryptic

34:58 according to the Club timer, which suggests I didn’t find this especially easy, mainly because of a number of playfully cryptic definitions which needed teasing out. I think as a litmus test, if you … Read more “Times Jumbo 917 (March 26, 2011)”

Jumbo 916 – hats off to the setter.

fathippy231st March 2011 at 3:33 PM10 September 2025Jumbo Cryptic

I may actually have to retract a previous comment about Jumbos not having any of the va va voom of their smaller daily colleagues. There were a few good clues in this one, and all … Read more “Jumbo 916 – hats off to the setter.”

Times Jumbo 915 (12 Mar 2011)

daveperry26th March 2011 at 6:56 PM10 September 2025Jumbo Cryptic

I forgot to make a note of my time for this one. I did it two weeks ago, came to post it today and realised I hadn’t written the preamble. I remember liking the 3 … Read more “Times Jumbo 915 (12 Mar 2011)”

Jumbo 914

linxit18th March 2011 at 7:43 AM10 September 2025Jumbo Cryptic

I’m posting this on Ken’s behalf, as he’s on holiday. Sorry about the weird formatting, but it was sent to me as a text file which I’ve already spent half an hour on to prevent … Read more “Jumbo 914”

Jumbo 913

sghanson11th March 2011 at 1:32 PM10 September 2025Jumbo 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”

Times Jumbo 912

topicaltim5th March 2011 at 6:55 PM10 September 2025Jumbo Cryptic

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”