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beermagnet's avatarbeermagnet

Blogger for every other Eye & occasional Saturday Indy. Dad/Grandad with a desire to swig amazing fluids. Currently running in a new hip. Still wrangling the bits'n'bytes to ensure there are virtual tins of beans on the fictitious shelves of Sainsburys data warehouse. WFH and missing the enforced hour of calm crosswording on the commute but there are advantages too.

Private Eye/Cyclops 420 – Three Eds

Mon July 5, 2010 at 6:48 amMon July 5, 2010 at 12:15 am by beermagnet

… are better, maybe. Maybe Edward Woodward would have had something to say about that, if he was foreward.  The three Eds here are the ubiquitous Editor, one Miliband, and the inevitable Balls. … Read more >>

Categories Private Eye/Cyclops 4 Comments

Private Eye/Cyclops 419 – Big Nancy

Mon June 21, 2010 at 12:15 am by beermagnet

I must be getting better at these. Another Eye crossy that was knocked off without raising a sweat. The long giveaway answer gave away lots of crossing letters and everything else slotted in … Read more >>

Categories Private Eye/Cyclops 3 Comments

Independent 7375 (Sat 05-Jun) by Nestor

Fri June 11, 2010 at 11:11 amFri June 11, 2010 at 6:00 am by beermagnet

Another Saturday Prize Indy that was surprisingly easy compared to previous experience of both Nestor and  Saturdays.  There has been a run of easier Saturday crosswords lately. After first getting one of the … Read more >>

Categories Independent 7 Comments

Private Eye/Cyclops 418 – Awful, awful, awful

Mon June 7, 2010 at 10:01 pmMon June 7, 2010 at 12:15 am by beermagnet

After last week’s triple “percent” wordplay, this week we have “awful” used as an anagrind in three different clues. So I’m afraid it walked into that blog title. Blam! But it was quite … Read more >>

Categories Private Eye/Cyclops 3 Comments

Private Eye/Cyclops 417 – Percentage, percentage, percentage

Mon May 24, 2010 at 12:15 am by beermagnet

I was knocking off these clues without too much trouble but did think more than once that they were quite convoluted.  It took 20 Min – only about ½ pint – drinking slowly – … Read more >>

Categories Private Eye/Cyclops 6 Comments

Independent 7351 (Sat 8 May) by Raich

Fri May 14, 2010 at 6:00 am by beermagnet

This saturday was the 65th Anniversary of V.E. Day and this crossword had a WWII theme with several references in both clues and answers topped and tailed by two Vera Lynn songs. Raich … Read more >>

Categories Independent 8 Comments

Private Eye/Cyclops 416 – Detente candidate

Mon May 10, 2010 at 12:15 am by beermagnet

Pack away your soapbox now. Take down your “Sod the others – Vote for Us” posters. It’s all over for now. The people have spoken and they said “Errr”. Anyway, I don’t understand … Read more >>

Categories Private Eye/Cyclops 2 Comments

Private Eye/Cyclops 415 – Bill and two Bens

Mon April 26, 2010 at 12:15 am by beermagnet

I made hard work for myself with this puzzle by writing in several incorrect answers. I guess I was hurrying and didn’t read the clues properly, and sometimes wrote in what I didn’t … Read more >>

Categories Private Eye/Cyclops 4 Comments

Independent 7327 (Sat 10 Apr) Scorpion – Brotherly Love?

Fri April 16, 2010 at 6:00 am by beermagnet

No Nina or theme that I can see despite the perimeter of grids like this often being used for such purposes. But then I often miss them. For instance I was blissfully unaware … Read more >>

Categories Independent 4 Comments

Private Eye/Cyclops 414 – Feudal Utopia

Mon April 12, 2010 at 12:15 am by beermagnet

I didn’t know much about Sir Thomas More’s Utopia beyond its fame, but after finding a link for 21D and reading around I realise what a big deal this was. Utopia from the … Read more >>

Categories Private Eye/Cyclops 3 Comments

Private Eye/Cyclops 413 – Drag me down

Mon March 29, 2010 at 12:15 am by beermagnet

Our text today is taken from St Eter of the Managras: Yea, it is harder for a good man to answer the inquiry of Chilcot than a Queen Bee to enter a Myrtle. … Read more >>

Categories Private Eye/Cyclops 1 Comment

Independent 7303 (Sat 13-Mar) Tyrus

Fri March 19, 2010 at 6:00 am by beermagnet

How do you refer to your Significant Other? Tyrus reminds us of a few choice expressions with perhaps the notable omission of “She Who Must Be Obeyed”. Across 6 SPOT-ON T[ime] inside SPOON … Read more >>

Categories Independent 14 Comments

Private Eye/Cyclops 412 – Nightmare

Mon March 15, 2010 at 12:15 am by beermagnet

No real problem with this lot – except 18A – for bringing back unpleasant memories, thus the blog title. You know there are some similarities between her and me: School reports show “hard … Read more >>

Categories Private Eye/Cyclops 6 Comments

Private Eye/Cyclops 411 – Muck News

Mon March 1, 2010 at 12:15 am by beermagnet

Quite an easy outing this time with a few intra-Eye references and pet names, particularly several uses of Brenda for ER, and of course lots of botty humour. Across 1 DISRAELI (DAILIES [labou]R)* … Read more >>

Categories Private Eye/Cyclops 3 Comments

Independent 7279 (Sat 13 Feb) by Anax

Fri February 19, 2010 at 10:53 amFri February 19, 2010 at 6:00 am by beermagnet

Sat 13th Feb was the opening day of the Winter Olympics in Vancouver so I was not surprised to find this was the main theme of the puzzle. This meant I could fill … Read more >>

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