Category: Jumbo Cryptic

Inspired by Peter’s full blog of Jumbo 749, I thought I’d put myself through the same torture and explain every answer on this one. Well, “Britain’s Got Talent” has finished, the kids are in bed … Read more “Jumbo 757 (May 17) – Mine’s a double, sport”

We don’t yet have a report on this. Rather than wait, or get someone to re-solve a puzzle they did two weeks ago, I’ll throw the floor open for any burning questions you have about … Read more “Jumbo 756 – May 10th”

Solving time: 15:39 I believe Peter recorded a new Jumbo PB for this puzzle. I didn’t find it quite that easy, although probably easier than average. I don’t think I had any significant hold-ups, just … Read more “Jumbo 754 (Sat 3 May) – One of those days?”

Solving time 15:43 This puzzle should have appeared on the recent Bank Holiday Monday, but some clot putting together the Times2 supplement put in a repeat copy of the very easy 754. The right jumbo … Read more “Jumbo 755”

I was irritated this morning to see that Jumbo 755, which I was dure to write about, was not in the paper.  They reprinted Saturday’s 754 (very easy by the way – a Jumbo PB … Read more “Jumbo 755 – missing in the paper”

Solving time: 41:22           A very fine puzzle with an extremely good set of clues.  Some great definitions and clever wordplay produced very natural surfaces here.  This took me longer than the average Jumbo.  Is the … Read more “Jumbo 752”

Solving time: 26:07, but a couple of minutes thanks to the mistake in the clue for SIDDHA at 55ac. Also two mistakes of mine (28ac and 12dn). A fairly standard and unremarkable puzzle, I thought … Read more “Jumbo 750 (Sat 5 Apr) – Yoga meister”

 Solving time: 30:32 Unbelievably I spotted a few of the thematic answers as I worked through the puzzle, but it was not until completion that I sat back and noticed the number of the puzzle!  … Read more “Jumbo 747 – a REAL Jumbo puzzle!”

Solving time 35:32 OK, it ended up being Tuesday morning, but I got there in the end! Good puzzle, a lot of clever definitions and more than the usual share of &lits. Across 1 0,RANGE,BLOSSOM … Read more “Times Jumbo 746 (Mar 15)”

Solving time: 18:52 Not a fast time but I’m reasonably pleased with it as I thought this was quite hard. There are some difficult words and cultural references, most of which I didn’t know, but … Read more “Jumbo 745 (Sat 8 Mar) – Laughing Kavalier”