Private Eye/Cyclops – Page 24

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 >>

Private Eye / Cyclops 491 – Pompom tea party

Mon April 1, 2013 at 12:05 am by beermagnet

Some particularly fine smutty surface readings to the clues this week. The simple but effective 18A is my favourite. Across 1 POMPOM Member squeezed between balls during Cameron’s fancy ball? (6) MP (member) … Read more >>

Cyclops 490: They eat horses, don’t they?

Mon March 18, 2013 at 5:43 pmMon March 18, 2013 at 7:25 am by jetdoc

Apologies for lateness. Cyclops on good form this week, with some amusing and at times deceptively salacious wordplay, and several references to the discovery of horsemeat in many ‘beef’ products. I think 23/9/1 … Read more >>

Private Eye/Cyclops 489 – Ad hoc Sovereign

Mon March 4, 2013 at 12:15 am by beermagnet

Similar to the last issue, this crossword was noticeably tougher than the usual difficulty level for the Eye crossword… … and I for one found that all the more enjoyable for it. There … Read more >>

Cyclops 488: Beware supporter wilt! (see 3/22)

Tue February 19, 2013 at 7:47 amMon February 18, 2013 at 12:01 am by jetdoc

I think there was some fairly tricky wordplay in this Cyclops — it took me a bit longer than usual. Was that just me, or do others agree? Across 1 SCISSORS State is … Read more >>

Private Eye / Cyclops 487 – Climactic Recession

Fri February 8, 2013 at 6:16 pmMon February 4, 2013 at 12:15 am by beermagnet

Don’t know about anyone else but I’m still reeling from the Xmas giant, so this normal sized grid seemed small… … and the level of difficulty not too great – (e.g. compared to … Read more >>

Cyclops 486: Hacked off to the back teeth

Sun January 20, 2013 at 11:50 pm by jetdoc

This was numbered 469 in the magazine, but is correct on the website. Cyclops on pretty good form, I thought — some good clues, of which I particularly like 23a, for its sheer … Read more >>