Comments on: Private Eye/Cyclops 401 – John and Jimmy

By: sidey

sidey — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:45:02 +0000

Pogel, the definition is ‘Can’, slang for a prison.

I am always amused by Eye crosswords.

By: Ian

Ian — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:37:32 +0000

This was probably the easiest – and scatalogical – for some time!

By: Pogel

Pogel — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:30:47 +0000

Liked “tit for tat” – Bristol always makes me smile. Dartmoor was the last to go in, but still not sure I understand it: I got the homophone but what’s the straight bit?
Yours ignorantly,

By: The trafites

The trafites — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:40:59 +0000

Thanks Cyclops, nice to see setters/compilers on here.

You are a very good (Ximean) clue writer, and how you make each clue (politically)topical and/or smutty for ordinary words is quite brilliant and funny.

Nick

By: Cyclops

Cyclops — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 07:43:00 +0000

Thanks for mentioning my Puzzle 400 posting in your preamble, beermagnet – and for the link, which means I don’t have to re-post the message.

My best wishes to you and other Cyclops solvers on this forum.

By: The trafites

The trafites — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 06:36:02 +0000

We enjoyed this again – really is a great fun crossword. And thanks for the alert re Cyclops’ reply, I missed that!

Ref Richard #1, I agree, this is exactly how we parsed these clues.

Nick & Lorraine.

By: Richard Heald

Richard Heald — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:45:27 +0000

In 11/4Dn, the wordplay is HORSES (mounts) + HIT (to pat with force).

In 8Ac, I think ‘ground’ takes the verbal meaning ‘to cause to run aground’.