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Independent 9164 Tyrus (Sat 28-Feb 2016)

Sat March 5, 2016 at 12:01 am by beermagnet

If my calculations are correct we have just passed the seventh anniversary of when Rusty* first graced the inside back page of the Indy. From the off he was recognised as one of … Read more >>

Private Eye/Cyclops 567 Stupid mistakes

Mon February 29, 2016 at 6:22 amMon February 29, 2016 at 12:01 am by beermagnet

There were certainly a large number of mistakes in this puzzle. Gaffe, Lapse, Cock-up, Boob, Faux pas, Blunder and Goof, to name but a few. I couldn’t find any actual error though. Edit: … Read more >>

Private Eye/Cyclops 565 Tree frog scrunch

Mon February 1, 2016 at 12:01 am by beermagnet

We’re back to a relatively easy Eye crossword this time. Scrunch in the answers but this had far from crunchy clues. This was filled-in in short order with only a handful of answers … Read more >>

Independent 9134 (Sat 23-Jan-2016) Anax

Sat January 30, 2016 at 12:01 am by beermagnet

Anax. A name that spells a rough ride for a solver – this solver. I saw a tweet from him recently under #CrosswordPetHates : Day 1) 25 clues written. Day 2) Remaining 3 written. … Read more >>

Private Eye (Cyclops/563) Xmas Special – Where are they now?

Mon January 4, 2016 at 9:51 pmMon January 4, 2016 at 12:01 am by beermagnet

It’s Christmas and like the strange man at the back of the night bus Cyclops shows us a worryingly large monster. As expected, there is a theme and this is spelt out in the preamble: … Read more >>

Independent 9105 Anax (Sat 19-Dec 2015)

Mon January 4, 2016 at 12:01 am by beermagnet

Another solid puzzle from Anax. This was not as hard as some I have seen from him which is just as well given how busy we all are at the moment. Only 6 answered … Read more >>

Private Eye / Cyclops 561 – Transcend Presidency

Mon December 7, 2015 at 12:01 am by beermagnet

Not what I would call an outstanding puzzle though there are some excellent surface readings in the clues I did the wrong thing by solving this crossword a week ago soon after the mag arrived, … Read more >>

Independent 9075 Nestor (Sat 14-Nov 2015)

Sat November 21, 2015 at 11:13 amSat November 21, 2015 at 12:01 am by beermagnet

I was thankful when I saw a Nestor arrive for my turn blogging. Always a pleasure and there were some very nice surface readings in these clues I had 13 in after the “first … Read more >>

Private Eye / Cyclops 559 – Shabby Diplomat

Mon November 9, 2015 at 12:01 am by beermagnet

This puzzle was not a hard as some Eye grids of late, till the last few – notably those <50% checked lights. Particularly fine smut in clue for 15A Across 1 SKIMPY … Read more >>

Independent 9045 Tees (Sat 10-Oct 2015)

Sat October 17, 2015 at 8:47 amSat October 17, 2015 at 12:01 am by beermagnet

This was a crossword of two halves After my “first pass” I had the entire left hand side complete but not the central down 5D and only a scattering in the right hand side. Indeed … Read more >>

Private Eye / Cyclops 557 – Etonian Lenin

Mon October 12, 2015 at 12:01 am by beermagnet

Cyclops is on a run of quite tough Eye crosswords lately. This is another that took me a fair while to solve. I had more than half the grid filled on the first pass, … Read more >>

Private Eye / Cyclops 555 – Vulgar Role Model

Mon September 14, 2015 at 7:07 amMon September 14, 2015 at 12:01 am by beermagnet

This seemed tougher than many Eye grids of late. I certainly had trouble getting started – I read all the way down to 24A before finding the first answer, and after the “first … Read more >>

Independent 9015 Scorpion (Sat 05-Sep 2015)

Sun September 13, 2015 at 12:03 amSat September 12, 2015 at 12:01 am by beermagnet

When I first saw the grid I thought there would be a Nina message on the perimeter somehow. This grid is surely crying out for it. But no, forget the perimeter this is … Read more >>

Private Eye / Cyclops 553 – Daft Squib

Mon August 17, 2015 at 12:01 am by beermagnet

Cyclops includes a couple of topical references to the current Labour Party leadership contest (9/4) and has put Andy Burnham squarely in the centre ground at 15. I had a curious conversation with … Read more >>

Independent 8985 Sat 01-Aug-2015 Monk

Fri November 8, 2019 at 9:59 amSat August 8, 2015 at 12:01 am by beermagnet

I was very glad when I found it was Monk today as he is one of my favourite setters. Last time I blogged a Monk puzzle in the Prize slot back in May … Read more >>