![]() Leftist put off after brief time in game (6,2,3)Īnswer: CHEMIN DE FER (i.e.the French for “here”), like so: OFF(ICI)AL. “rubbish”) wrapped around or “touring” ICI (i.e. Authorised rubbish tours here in Provence (8)Īnswer: OFFICAL (i.e.a recognised abbreviation of “opus”), like so: EL(OP)EMENT. “He or I, say”, in this case the symbols of chemical elements helium and iodine) wrapped around or placed “without” OP (i.e. He or I, say, without work, running off (9)Īnswer: ELOPEMENT (i.e.the last letter of “lowbrow”) followed by IRE (i.e. Telegraph lowbrow’s right wing rage (4)Īnswer: WIRE (i.e.“inside”) once its first letter has been removed (indicated by “saving face”), like so: A-NTERIOR. the first letter of “abbey”) followed by INTERIOR (i.e. Prior and head of abbey inside, saving face (8)Īnswer: ANTERIOR (i.e.One I remembered from a previous puzzle, if I’m honest. “tax”, specifically Value-Added Tax) once reversed (indicated by “returns”) and placed “in” CO (a recognised abbreviation of “company”), like so: O-C(TAV)O. noun: a book printed on sheets so folded (conventionally) a book of such a size…”). Pick the bones out of this lot: “adjective: having eight leaves to the sheet (conventionally) of a size so obtained, whether so folded or not. “hunters”), like so: D-(AVID-(COPPER)-FIELD).Īnswer: OCTAVO (i.e. “PC”) once it has been placed in or “stopping” AVID (i.e. Solution is D (a recognised abbreviation of “day”) followed by COPPER (i.e. “fictional account”, or a novel by Charles Dickens). Day PC stops keen hunters giving fictional account (5,11)Īnswer: DAVID COPPERFIELD (i.e.I’d grown rather bored of this Jumbo by the time I reached the top-right corner of the grid. A win for my Bradford’s, it may come as no surprise. ![]() “up to now”) wrapped around or “capturing” H (a recognised abbreviation of “hearts” used in card games), like so: S(H)O-FAR. “sacred instrument” – and so to Chambers for the first of many visits this week: “a wind instrument made from a ram’s horn, blown in Jewish religious ceremonies and in ancient times as a call to battle, etc”). ![]() Sacred instrument up to now has captured hearts (6)Īnswer: SHOFAR (i.e.“hesitation”) reversed (indicated by “backing”) and followed by STINGS (i.e. Hesitation backing scams in political campaigning (8)Īnswer: HUSTINGS (i.e.Solution is M (“Mike” in the phonetic alphabet) followed by ILK (i.e. No tough guy, Mike’s given kind of concession (7)Īnswer: MILKSOP (i.e.Till next time, stay safe out there kids. It’s always interesting to hear the thoughts of other solvers once they’ve set down their pens. Thanks again for the kind comments and input. If a recent Jumbo has given you the slip then you might find succour in my Just For Fun page, where you’ll find links to solutions for hundreds of the things. If you’re the kind of solver who likes to flex their general knowledge then fair enough, but, for me, by the end, this was done solely to get it done.Īnyway, bellyaching aside, you can find my completed grid below along with explanations of my solutions where I have them. It’s just too easy for a setter to stuff a grid with esoterica in order to boost its difficulty. While this had a decent dollop of inventive wordplay and sneaky misdirection, I’m reluctant to call it a stinker due to the prevalence of exotic solutions.
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