Private Eye/Cyclops – Page 23

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 >>

Cyclops 500: Hall of infamy, infamy…

Mon August 5, 2013 at 9:32 amMon August 5, 2013 at 12:01 am by jetdoc

Congratulations to Cyclops on his 500th puzzle, and many thanks for all the fun and amusement so far. Here’s to number 1000! The preamble tells us to expect guest appearances from ‘names that … Read more >>

Private Eye / Cyclops 499 – ID

Thu July 25, 2013 at 8:36 amMon July 22, 2013 at 12:01 am by beermagnet

How did I end up on a Sunday night an hour from the usual midnight deadline scrubbling together a blog for a puzzle I solved, and made notes for(!), over a week ago. … Read more >>

Cyclops 498: Feel-good factor

Mon July 8, 2013 at 5:04 pmMon July 8, 2013 at 12:01 am by jetdoc

… not engendered by George Osborne, obviously, but by the lovely weather. The usual entertaining and not-too-taxing offer from Cyclops — a one-pinter for me (part from the clue I stupidly mis-solved). Across … Read more >>

Private Eye / Cyclops 497 – Murky custom

Mon June 24, 2013 at 12:03 am by beermagnet

As usual Cyclops sprinkles the Grid and clues with a set of politicians of varying murkiness. The long 6-word answer had me stumped at the first sitting. I had started solving the grid … Read more >>

Cyclops 496: Pseudonymous

Tue June 11, 2013 at 9:40 amMon June 10, 2013 at 9:16 am by jetdoc

Sorry about the late posting — I did the puzzle a while ago and had plans to complete the blog yesterday, but a migraine rather inconveniently intervened. Another fairly quick solve for me, … Read more >>

Private Eye / Cyclops 495 – My kingdom for a horse

Mon May 27, 2013 at 12:01 am by beermagnet

An entertaining puzzle from Cyclops that brightened up a dull Thursday morning commute … … stuck in traffic on the M25 (it never stays stationary quite long enough for a proper snooze). There … Read more >>

Cyclops 494: Vicars in uniform

Tue May 14, 2013 at 8:39 amSun May 12, 2013 at 11:59 pm by jetdoc

With the usual apologies to anyone who struggled, I found this Cyclops puzzle remarkably easy. For some reason, the one that took me longest was 15d. I think I will nominate 21a/18d as … Read more >>

Private Eye / Cyclops 493 – …lightenlightenli…

Mon April 29, 2013 at 12:34 pmMon April 29, 2013 at 12:02 am by beermagnet

I smiled at the double-light in column 12 of the grid when it revealed itself. That’s what us crossword fans want isn’t it – a spot of light enlightening. Across 1/13 DAMAGE … Read more >>

Cyclops 492: Larkin’ about

Thu April 18, 2013 at 6:42 amMon April 15, 2013 at 8:51 am by jetdoc

Pretty straightforward, I thought, unlike a few of the slightly more challenging recent ones; but none the worse for it. It’s 10 days or so since I solved it, but I don’t recall … Read more >>