Never knowingly undersolved
Happy New Year. A relative gentle start to 2022 for Eye solvers compared to that Christmas monster for which great thanks to mc_rapper67 for the stupendous blog. Top half and many others solved … Read more >>
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…
I just had a surprise – the Christmas issue of Private Eye dropped through the letterbox today, Friday. I hadn’t noticed last issue covered only for 1 week (and a bit) not the … Read more >>
Cyclops has a bit of a look back at recent history this week…
This puzzle was a bit of a stinker, in both senses. There is a lot of untreated effluent floating around these days released by the piss-poor privatised water companies that have dished out … Read more >>
I happened to be typing this blog up on 5-November…
Cyclops keeps us entertained with another round of clues with imaginative surface readings. [ All of which are funnier than this blog’s final “joke” – sorry. ] Solving did not start well. First … Read more >>
Cyclops’ cryptic spray gun has some less-than-regular targets this fortnight…as well as some classic clueing smuttery…
Another Cyclops puzzle in the style we love. After whipping through the top left lights, I thought I was on for a very fast solve, or even a clean sweep. But at first … Read more >>
Cyclops seems to have his gloomy head on this fortnight…
Some particularly fine surface readings throughout this puzzle. I noticed because I couldn’t find the notes I made when first solving it, so have effectively re-solved it while doing the blog. Of course … Read more >>
I have to confess that I have left this to the last minute, so about 10 days have passed since I solved this, and I don’t remember too much about the experience…
Another round with our one-eyed friend. This one didn’t put up much of a fight. For a change I solved it in the mag itself, with a pencil, and thoroughly enjoyed it and … Read more >>
Cyclops seems to be as up-to-date as a fortnightly schedule will allow!…
Yet again the very first clue attempted is the last to be solved. There seems to be a feature in our brains (well, mine anyway) which we must overcome to be better solvers. … Read more >>