Independent No. 11,049 by Rodriguez
The days turn and I find myself looking at a puzzle by Rodriguez – and I must blog it. I know I generally have more than a tussle with this setter, or his … Read more >>
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Private Eye (Cyclops / 721) Conscious Scrounger
A typical Eye puzzle. Nothing too hard, nothing too easy, and some lovely smutty surface readings. Just what we want and expect. Solving followed a familiar pattern. Failure to solve the first clue … Read more >>
Independent 11,019 by Italicus
First time in a Saturday slot for Italicus who is more usually, though rarely, seen on a Monday. So I was expecting something a little less tricky than what I found. I can’t … Read more >>
Private Eye (Cyclops/719) Glorious Misinformation
Happy New Year. A relative gentle start to 2022 for Eye solvers compared to that Christmas monster for which great thanks to mc_rapper67 for the stupendous blog. Top half and many others solved … Read more >>
Independent 10,989 by Raider (Sat 01-Jan 2022)
I do not have the time to do all the puzzles I would like to do. We have such an overwhelming choice of new puzzles each day, plus hundreds, thousands, from earlier days … Read more >>
Private Eye (Cyclops/717) Standards Lapse
I just had a surprise – the Christmas issue of Private Eye dropped through the letterbox today, Friday. I hadn’t noticed last issue covered only for 1 week (and a bit) not the … Read more >>
Independent 10,960 by Rodriguez (Sat 27-Nov 2021)
This puzzle kept me pretty busy. The solve was quite hard. I was happy to get 1A immediately, and about half the answers in place over about half hour. But the rest took … Read more >>
Private Eye (Cyclops / 715) Majestic evacuation
This puzzle was a bit of a stinker, in both senses. There is a lot of untreated effluent floating around these days released by the piss-poor privatised water companies that have dished out … Read more >>
Private Eye (Cyclops / 713) Rebellion? No Such Luck
Cyclops keeps us entertained with another round of clues with imaginative surface readings. [ All of which are funnier than this blog’s final “joke” – sorry. ] Solving did not start well. First … Read more >>
Independent 10,930 by Klingsor (Sat 23-Oct 2021)
A genuinely accessible puzzle from Klingsor. Unusual for a Saturday. Compared to many other puzzles by this setter this one was on the easy side but still had a good selection of solid … Read more >>
Private Eye (Cyclops / 711) Fatal Cat-flap
Another Cyclops puzzle in the style we love. After whipping through the top left lights, I thought I was on for a very fast solve, or even a clean sweep. But at first … Read more >>
Independent No. 10,900 by Wiglaf (Sat 18-Sep 2021)
Highly enjoyable puzzle from Wiglaf today. I sailed into this clobbering more than half the puzzle in less than a half-hour, thoroughly enjoying some relative accessible clues. For some of these it feels … Read more >>
Private Eye (Cyclops / 709) Realistic Fanatics
Some particularly fine surface readings throughout this puzzle. I noticed because I couldn’t find the notes I made when first solving it, so have effectively re-solved it while doing the blog. Of course … Read more >>
Independent 10,870 by Filbert (Sat 14th Aug)
Some bloggers see the name Filbert and immediately leap to nut-based puns: “It was/wasn’t a tough nut to crack” / “Today’s nutty setter …” etc. Unfortunately I am unable to stoop to this … Read more >>
Private Eye (Cyclops / 707) Inebriate Repose
Another round with our one-eyed friend. This one didn’t put up much of a fight. For a change I solved it in the mag itself, with a pencil, and thoroughly enjoyed it and … Read more >>