Private Eye/Cyclops – Page 23

Private Eye / Cyclops 515 – Cheap and nasty …

Mon March 3, 2014 at 12:01 am by beermagnet

… double nasty including the dynasty. This was completed over two sessions. One on the train where half fell in during a 20 min commute home. On the second session rest I generally … Read more >>

Cyclops 514: Outing camp

Mon February 17, 2014 at 12:01 am by jetdoc

For once, I have completed my blog in good time. As I write this, however, I am still struggling for something amusing to add at the end. There is no competition, as far … Read more >>

Private Eye 513 – Washed up Party

Mon February 3, 2014 at 5:52 amMon February 3, 2014 at 12:01 am by beermagnet

Another relatively gentle Eye crossword for the new year I found that the top right corner was the only tricky area. Devoid until I got 9 Party Animal, then the final few fell … Read more >>

Cyclops 512: Don’t mention M*****h!

Mon January 20, 2014 at 12:01 am by jetdoc

A pretty quick solve for me; though I admit that I got a bit stuck on 20a — not because it’s difficult, but because I didn’t expect it to be so simple and … Read more >>

Private Eye / Cyclops 511 – Xmas 2013 – It’s a Winner

Mon January 6, 2014 at 12:01 am by beermagnet

Thank goodness there were a few days over the festive period to devote to a massive puzzle or two. This one took me quite a while, not only from the sheer size … Read more >>

Cyclops 510: Fruity twerking

Tue December 24, 2013 at 7:54 amMon December 23, 2013 at 12:01 am by jetdoc

Apologies if this appears twice [it didn’t] — the new interface on the website is not behaving as I expected it to. Finally got round to writing this blog as I emerge from … Read more >>

Private Eye / Cyclops 509 – Obvious Indolence

Mon December 9, 2013 at 5:07 pmMon December 9, 2013 at 12:01 am by beermagnet

This one took me longer than most recent Eye puzzles, but in retrospect it doesn’t look that much harder than usual. Despite a flying start with the long light, I only got 8 answers … Read more >>

Cyclops 508: No so special now

Mon November 25, 2013 at 7:38 amMon November 25, 2013 at 12:01 am by jetdoc

For me, a very straightforward Cyclops, quickly solved (even if I have my doubts about some of the parsing). I’ll give my ‘fave clue’ vote to 13a. Across 7 PLUMPS Putting knob in … Read more >>

Private Eye / Cyclops 507 – Turn for Good

Mon November 11, 2013 at 12:02 am by beermagnet

I thought I would set a new PB for solving this, … … I was whipping through it at a rate of knots when I came to a grinding halt at 19A. I … Read more >>

Cyclops 506: Some like [sh]it hot

Mon October 28, 2013 at 12:01 am by jetdoc

A very hurried blog, started on Friday afternoon, on the train on the way up to Sheffield for Part 1 of the John Henderson Big Birthday Bash, and being finished in what will … Read more >>

Private Eye / Cyclops 505 Irksome Groping

Mon October 14, 2013 at 12:01 am by beermagnet

Another fun-packed episode from our one-eyed friend This was classic Eye fare with the usual parochial nicknames littered among the clues, which of course have disreputable surface readings, and the central row answer … Read more >>

Cyclops 504: Ice dancing in limbo

Mon September 30, 2013 at 9:59 amMon September 30, 2013 at 12:01 am by jetdoc

A bit of holiday entertainment for me, with the blog to write on my return. Not a puzzle that detained me for long, but enjoyable and delightfully scurrilous nonetheless. Across 7 ESAU Rogue … Read more >>

Private Eye / Cyclops 503 – Psycho diatribe

Mon September 16, 2013 at 12:10 am by beermagnet

Cyclops on usual form with a bundle of profane, scatological and politically cynical clues and answers. This time the grid was enlivened by a couple of clues where some thespian knowledge was required. … Read more >>

Cyclops 502: Stating the bleedin’ obvious

Mon September 2, 2013 at 12:01 am by jetdoc

After the last one I blogged, a straightforward Cyclops puzzle. Some clever clues, with special mention going to 2d and 9/7d. Across 1 TAHITI Country hat off before sex with one *(hat), with … Read more >>

Private Eye / Cyclops 501 – Oh Dearie Me

Mon August 19, 2013 at 12:21 pmMon August 19, 2013 at 12:01 am by beermagnet

More Cryptic Defs (CDs) in the clues than usual this time. Across 1 THROWS UP Worth getting pissed on drink? Proves otherwise, maybe (6,2) WORTH* AInd: getting pissed, SUP drink. Def. is semi-&Lit. … Read more >>