Independent 11,409 by Wiglaf
Thank goodness there is one small spot this Saturday morning that doesn’t mention a man in a hat sitting in a chair. ((c)Private Eye) What we have is what we expect from Wiglaf. … Read more >>
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Private Eye ( Cyclops / 751 ) Hideous Ordeal
A pleasurable ordeal maybe. No surprise that in an Eye puzzle we find ignoramuses having orgasms, party members that turn out to be dildos, and a whole ensemble spilling semen. But possibly the … Read more >>
Independent 11,379 by Atrica
I know what day it is now. It’s April Fool’s Day. It is also the day I fail to fully solve a puzzle I’m scheduled to blog. This has not happened for a … Read more >>
Private Eye ( Cyclops / 749 ) Tactless Scoundrel
You haven’t fallen asleep and woken up on Monday. From now on the Eye blog will now appear on Saturday. One of those that I thought was going to be a doddle, then … Read more >>
Private Eye ( Cyclops / 747 ) Ironical reference
Last issue’s puzzle was said to be a touch morose. At least this one didn’t invoke the ghost of Trump or Johnson. However it did include some more minor sprites like Penny Mordaunt … Read more >>
Independent 11,349 by Serpent
February is not far off its end. Spring is not far away. Birds are singing outside. What’s that weird sound I hear nearby? A kind of whooshing, scuttering. Where is it coming from? … Read more >>
Private Eye (Cyclops/745) – Crisis scenario
What do you get if you cross Rishi Sunak with Mike Pence? A Riski Sikspence? Maybe not, but you certainly get some way to filling-in this grid. This was at about medium difficulty … Read more >>
Independent 11,319 by Tyrus
I’m not sure why, but when I first looked at this puzzle, and saw the various clues with …,1,1,1,… enumeration I immediately assumed it was going to have a sporty theme with answers … Read more >>
Private Eye (Cyclops/743) – Max Headroom Writes
Here we are again with the big one. The Xmas special The one that takes a very long time to finish because there are so many clues. This crossword has a preamble: Running … Read more >>
Independent 11,289 by Serpent
Serpent slides into today’s Saturday slot with some sort of slippery puzzle. Certainly slippery for me. Several clues had me foxed for a long time. And there are still a few for which … Read more >>
Private Eye (Cyclops / 741) Loosely Hacking
The main pages of Private Eye are getting a bit depressing what with all the useless, arrogant, bullying politicians, all the scandals that are never properly addressed by the compliant media, and the … Read more >>
Independent 11,259 by Tees
The last Saturday Indy I blogged was by Tees, and the setter and blogger rotas are coinciding so here he is again. I’m not sorry. There’s often something a little quirky in a … Read more >>
Private Eye (Cyclops / 739) Happy Surprise
In case you’re wondering, ’twas I who had the happy surprise! For the very first time, I have gone and done the puzzle in one pass! I suppose through all these years of … Read more >>
Independent 11,229 by Tees
A brief intro today as I have a lot on at the moment, both figuratively and literally – after all, now it’s gone October 1st I can’t afford to put the heating on … Read more >>
Private Eye (Cyclops / 737) Gregarious Hypocrite
You find me blogging this a few days after Truss & Kwarteng set the wheels in motion so that they fall off the cart that is carrying the country. They seem to be … Read more >>