Times Cryptic Jumbo 1427 - 29th February
Well adult elephants can't jump, but we have a leap Jumbo today. A middle-of-the-road (or maybe even easier) difficulty Jumbo, I thought. It took me less than 40 minutes of which about 10 were on the last handful. In retrospect, I'm not sure why it took me so long. Lots of pretty easy clues and some interesting pieces of general knowledge to not know and learn about. But also some entertaining pieces of wordplay, like the theatrical caller at 33A. Beethoven's Fifth at 41A, the groan-worthy homophone at 58A, the unhealthy sounding diet at 9D and the single word "lift and separate" at 43D. All very pleasant and entertaining. Thank-you setter. How did everyone else get on?
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