The usual Jumbo rubric: as the solution is available alongside (or indeed before) the blog, comment is confined only to references that might remain obscure to overseas / inexperienced solvers even with the answer visible, … Read more “Times Jumbo 847”
Category: Jumbo Cryptic
Times Jumbo 846 – Sat 5 December 2009
Very enjoyable puzzle, completed in very unCheltenhamlike conditions in about 2 hours. Pleased to have solved it all without looking at dicts, getting words that I was not familiar with from the wordplay given, later … Read more “Times Jumbo 846 – Sat 5 December 2009”
Jumbo 845 – well worth the time
It should be safe to put this up now – entries are due today and I suspect the winner has already been selected. If you didn’t do this one, I’d recommend fetching it from the … Read more “Jumbo 845 – well worth the time”
Jumbo 844 – 21st November 2009
Sorry for the lateness of this report. This one was a bit too easy for my liking although my last three accounted for a third of my total time, which was around 30 minutes. Nothing … Read more “Jumbo 844 – 21st November 2009”
Jumbo 843
Not too much to blog about on this one. A couple of additions to the unusual words list, and a couple of clever clues, but not the most inspiring solve. I hope it was just … Read more “Jumbo 843”
Jumbo 842
The usual Jumbo rubric: as the solution is available alongside (or indeed before) the blog, comment is confined only to references that might remain obscure to overseas / inexperienced solvers even with the answer visible, … Read more “Jumbo 842”
Jumbo 841 (31-Oct)
Solving time: No time recorded, but over 2 hours. I did most of it in about an hour and 20 minutes on Sunday night, but the last dozen or so came in dribs and drabs … Read more “Jumbo 841 (31-Oct)”
Jumbo 840 (24 Oct)
Solving time: 1hr 30mins (1 mistake) Welcome to my first blog. If you’re partial to a snack, this should be right up your street. We’ve got Satay Pot Noodles, hot-dogs, tapas and marshmallows. This was … Read more “Jumbo 840 (24 Oct)”
Jumbo 839 – October 17th 2009 – Apples and Smelter
If you subscribe to the Crossword Club (or still have the paper version lying about), haven’t solved this Jumbo and have a bit of time on your hands, I strongly recommend you have a look at … Read more “Jumbo 839 – October 17th 2009 – Apples and Smelter”
Jumbo 838 – Expanding my vocabulary
My first official blog post so I wasted no time in trying to solve the crossword on the day it was published. A number of new words and phrases came out of the solutions, but … Read more “Jumbo 838 – Expanding my vocabulary”