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”
Category: Jumbo Cryptic
Times Jumbo 910 (5 Feb 2011) – I love it when a plan comes together
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”
Jumbo 909 – January 29 2011
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”
Jumbo 908
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”
Times Jumbo 907
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”
Jumbo 905 – Monday, 3rd Jan 2011
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”
Jumbo 904 – January 1st 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”
ST 4412 (Christmas Jumbo, Sun 19 Dec) – All at sea
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”
Jumbo 901
Time: About an hour and a half, the last twenty-five minutes of which were spent on the last 5 answers. So most will probably find it on the easy side, there are certainly plenty of … Read more “Jumbo 901”
Jumbo 900
Solving time: 26:40 online, but 2 mistakes – one careless spelling mistake and one misremembered phrase. Across 4 CHEW THE FAT – referring to the nursery rhyme – “Jack Sprat could eat no fat, his … Read more “Jumbo 900”