Private Eye/Cyclops – Page 20

Cyclops 550: Shrink Rap

Tue July 7, 2015 at 8:36 pmSun July 5, 2015 at 9:54 pm by jetdoc

Huge apologies for the laptop failure and consequent lateness. Back in my office now, with what I hope is a reliable computer, trying to get this finished as quickly as possible. So it … Read more >>

Private Eye/Cyclops 549 The Urban Turban

Mon June 22, 2015 at 12:01 am by beermagnet

Whistled through this one quickly getting over half in on the first pass and dealing with the remainder without too much fuss, until stuck trying to work out how the wordplay of 11A could possibly … Read more >>

Cyclops 548: Runcible spooning

Wed June 10, 2015 at 7:20 amMon June 8, 2015 at 12:01 am by jetdoc

A one-pint puzzle for me this week (and that was the first pint, which goes down quickly). Writing the blog took much longer than solving the puzzle, which had no real surprises. I … Read more >>

Private Eye/Cyclops 547 Ashdown Allergy

Mon May 25, 2015 at 8:05 pmMon May 25, 2015 at 12:01 am by beermagnet

Sorry, sorry, sorry – late blog – with no excuse at all. I had this blog ready to go apart from the words at the top and simply forgot. I seem to have … Read more >>

Cyclops 546: Post-electoral tristesse

Mon May 11, 2015 at 9:07 amMon May 11, 2015 at 12:01 am by jetdoc

It felt strange to be solving this knowing that, by the time I finalised the blog, the election results would be known and some of the political references within the puzzle would be … Read more >>

Private Eye/Cyclops 545 Meltdown Climax

Mon April 27, 2015 at 8:29 pmMon April 27, 2015 at 12:01 am by beermagnet

I forgot that I was down to blog this so I solved it in the normal manner, in an easy chair, rather than in front of a computer to make notes. I remember … Read more >>

Cyclops 544: Who is Silvio?

Wed April 15, 2015 at 8:06 amMon April 13, 2015 at 12:01 am by jetdoc

A very straightforward Cyclops for me — an easy solve, with no clue holding me up for long. I’ve been writing the blog on a grey, damp, cold and gloomy Sunday afternoon, while … Read more >>

Private Eye/Cyclops 543 Campaign Phobia

Mon March 30, 2015 at 12:01 am by beermagnet

Cyclops reminds us that we mustn’t believe anything we hear from politicians over the next 6 weeks. Solving went like this: Most in after the first pass including all right hand side. 9 … Read more >>

Cyclops 554: Never a dull moment

Mon March 16, 2015 at 12:01 am by jetdoc

Medium-difficulty for a Cyclops, I think — I finished all but 23a without much trouble, then had to resort to Google for 23a. Across 1 PERSIST Carry on Sir deplorably impounded by pain … Read more >>

Private Eye/Cyclops 541 Tragic takeover

Mon March 2, 2015 at 12:01 am by beermagnet

With apologies to anyone who struggled, I found this Cyclops puzzle quite easy. There were a couple that I only pencilled-in early on because I couldn’t see the wordplay at the time or thought there … Read more >>

Cyclops 540 — A load of Balls

Wed February 18, 2015 at 9:00 amMon February 16, 2015 at 7:55 am by jetdoc

Sorry for lateness again, folks — we didn’t realise quite how time-consuming and disruptive to work a puppy can be. A Cyclops that had me, as a non-motorist, turning to the reference books … Read more >>

Private Eye/Cyclops 539 Stopcock dictatorship

Mon February 2, 2015 at 12:02 am by beermagnet

This was a solid Eye crossword which had me getting many answers quite quickly but having to stretch to get those last few, particularly in the top right corner. Across 1 ABSCESS Miley’s arse … Read more >>

Cyclops 538

Tue January 20, 2015 at 7:02 amSun January 18, 2015 at 11:59 pm by jetdoc

Apologies for the lateness — I had intended to work on this during our visit to London (well, on the train), but my laptop is behaving badly. It was lovely to see various … Read more >>

Private Eye/Cyclops 537 Xmas Special Look-a-likey

Fri January 9, 2015 at 11:57 pmMon January 5, 2015 at 12:01 am by beermagnet

The usual massive festive grid with a hark-back to some feature or other from the Eye from the previous year – this time, lookalikes. Also, the traditional massive prize for one lucky solver: £250 prize. … Read more >>

Cyclops 536: Happy Christmas everyone

Mon December 22, 2014 at 12:01 am by jetdoc

Cyclops, I think, was gearing up for the Christmas special at this point — this one was a very straightforward solve, and a lot less of a challenge for me as a blogger … Read more >>