Private Eye ( Cyclops / 757 ) Redacted Normality
I had trouble trying to choose a title for this blog. There are so many adjectives in the answers compared to the number of nouns, and many of those adjectives lend themselves to … Read more >>
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Independent 11,469 by Bluth
We really are quite spoilt by the quality of the setters on the Independent’s payroll these days. The Crossword Editor is never adverse to trying new talent when he finds it, and sometimes … Read more >>
Private Eye ( Cyclops / 755 ) Public Order Disaster
As is usual from Cyclops the clue surfaces are at their story-telling best, and in the usual Private Eye style giving the usual suspects a knocking. Solving was, in retrospect, usual, but only … Read more >>
Independent 11,439 by Dutch
We don’t often see a puzzle by Dutch and I must admit I forget the last time I saw one. So I approached this with some trepidation thinking I might be in for a … Read more >>
Private Eye ( Cyclops / 753 ) Sunny Subversive
Another burst of salacious school days humour and political satirising to brighten our fortnight. This time with added references to an old-time glam-rocker. It’s as if the puzzle was specifically constructed to someone … Read more >>
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 >>
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 >>