As solvers, we are all striving to reach THE CORRECT SOLUTION – some just for the satisfaction, others for the chance to win the Holy Grail of the EV – a ‘fine Telegraph fountain pen’!
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Cyclops 724 – Leadership Enigma
Cyclops’ fortnightly offering seems to have been overtaken by events…
Guardian Saturday Prize Crossword 28,691 by Paul (26 February 2022)
I think we have a rare beast here – the lesser-spotted ‘vanilla’ puzzle from Paul…
Enigmatic Variations No. 1527: Point of View by Karla
A debut EV for Karla, I believe, who according to this site seems to have one Grauniad Genius and one IQ to his name so far…nothing like jumping in at the deep end, eh?!
Cyclops 722 – Reckless Hardliner
Some typical Cyclops-ean fare this fortnight…cocking a snook at a variety of political (and other) targets, with a smidgeon of smuttery mixed in…
Independent 11,037 by Quince (Saturday Puzzle 26 February 2022)
I believe Quince is a relatively new setter on the Indy block, with a debut double-pangram last December…
Guardian Saturday Prize Crossword 28,667 by Paul (29 January 2022)
This is my first ever blog of a Paul Grauniad Cryptic, although I did cover one of his Genius puzzles back in 2018…
Enigmatic Variations No. 1523: Working Titles by Harribobs
When I discovered that it was a Harribobs EV on my turn to blog, my first instinct was to go and hide behind the sofa…
Cyclops 720 – Toerag Apology
Cyclops seems to have his finger on the pulse this fortnight, which is quite an achievement, as he must have set this at least a week or two in advance?…
Independent 11,007 by Methuselah (Saturday Puzzle 22 January 2021)
Typical – just like London buses…you wait ages (54+ years in my case, or 11+ in blogging years) for a Methuselah Indy to blog, and then two come along in a row!
Guardian Saturday Prize Crossword 28,643 by Brendan (1 January 2022)
I foolishly started trying to solve this puzzle when I went to bed, pleasantly sozzled, at about 2am on New Year’s Day. I didn’t make too much progress before nodding off, and needed a clearer head in the late morning to get it finished…
Enigmatic Variations No. 1519: Satisfaction 2 by proXimal
I’ve certainly had plenty of SATISFACTION from 2021’s EV puzzles. Maybe our esteemed EV editor, proXimal, is asking whether you have had SATISFACTION 2?…
Cyclops 718 – 2021 Xmas Special
Another year has flown by, and another 26 issues** of the Eye have landed on my doormat…and we have another Jumbo Cyclops special to while away some of the festive season…
Independent 10,978 by Methuselah (Saturday Puzzle 18 December 2021)
Methuselah seems to be a new Indy setter on the block – with a few Indy and IOS puzzles blogged on this site since about April this year…although with a name like that, you’d have thought they’d been around for ages!
Guardian Saturday (PRIZE!) Crossword 28,620 by Crucible (4 December 2021)
The Grauniad seem to have quietly reinstated prizes for the Saturday puzzle…although your correspondent only noticed that fact after the deadline for this one…