“said”), like so: ARTICULATED-(L-OR-RY).Īnswer: PERNOD (i.e. “lines”, specifically a recognised abbreviation of a railway) all placed after or “tracking” ARTICULATED (i.e. Solution is L (a recognised abbreviation of “line”), OR and RY (i.e. Line – or lines – tracking said form of transport (11,5)Īnswer: ARTICULATED LORRY (i.e.“compound” of potassium and aluminium) once wrapped around or “comprising” C (chemical symbol of “carbon”), like so: T-AL(C)UM. the first letter of “this”) followed by ALUM (i.e. First trace of this compound comprises carbon and silicate (6)Īnswer: TALCUM (i.e.“aphid possibly” – other nuisances are available) placed “on” or after PLUM (i.e. The rest of the clue seems to riff on the “belts” you find on car seats.Īnswer: PLUMPEST (i.e. “rockers maybe” – other forms of seating are available). Rockers maybe have parts to belt out (7)Īnswer: SEATING (i.e.
Right then, I’ll see you in a couple of minutes with the next one. It’s always interesting to hear the thoughts of other solvers on these things. Thanks as always for the kind words and input. If a recent Jumbo has given you gyp then you might find my Just For Fun page of use, where you’ll find links to solutions for hundreds of the things. You can find my completed grid below along with explanations of my solutions where I have them. Well, apart from 1a, which took me waaaay too long to twig. This was a medium strength offering and a pretty good one with a decent helping of well-worked clues and the kind of steady progression I like.
Catching up on some old Jumbos that were published while I was away.