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?…
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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…
Enigmatic Variations No. 1515: Disguise by Jaques
Most EV puzzles involve some sort of DISGUISE, or subterfuge, in the solving process or the end-game…so what is Jaques trying to disguise from us here?…
Cyclops 716 – Caricature Premiership
Cyclops has a bit of a look back at recent history this week…
Independent 10,948 by Tees (Saturday Puzzle 13 November 2021)
Tees rounds off the week in the Indy…
Guardian Saturday Crossword 28,596 by Picaroon (6 November 2021)
Some Saturday fun from Picaroon…
Enigmatic Variations No. 1511: Encounter by Vagans
Vagans seems to be a new setter (or collaboration?) on the block – a quick search of this site shows a single Vagans Inquisitor (1716) back in September this year. So this may be a first ENCOUNTER with Vagans for many EV solvers, your blogger included…
Cyclops 714 – Parliamentary Conspiracy
I happened to be typing this blog up on 5-November…
Guardian Genius 220 by Qaos
For Qaos’ Genius 220, we are told that: “With 12 solutions our Inspector’s coding is the wrong way round. His mistakes in these 12 cases need to be reversed before entry in the grid.”
Guardian Saturday Crossword 28,572 by Tramp (9 October 2021)
After 350-odd posts on this site, this is my first ever Guardian cryptic blog – a personal milestone as I hold the Grauniad cryptic dear to my heart, having cut my cruciverbal teeth on it many aeons ago, and having been lucky enough to win the Saturday Prize (remember them?) on a few occasions…