Posted by beermagnet on 19th March 2012
How many tabloid editors or execs will end up in “Stalag Leveson”?
Expectations are being laid by the number of people that have been arrested by Operations Weeting and Elveden, but preparations are being put in place for rearguard action claiming the openness of Leveson means fair trials will not be possible. I would be beyond ironic if that defence means crooks get off.
So will anyone other than footsoldiers like Goodman and Mulcaire ever pick up their just desserts?
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Posted by jetdoc on 5th March 2012
As Cyclops puzzles go, I thought this was pretty straightforward — none of those stubborn clues that hold you up once you have solved everything else. As usual, plenty of witty surface readings to keep it entertaining. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by beermagnet on 20th February 2012
Which Odd couple is Cyclops alluding to I wonder: Cameron and Idi Amin? Al Capone and Robin Hood?
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Posted by jetdoc on 5th February 2012
Oops, I hit ‘Publish’ before rescheduling this for midnight! I hope no one is discombobulated by the earliness.
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Posted by beermagnet on 23rd January 2012
This surely rates as the gentlest start to a year yet, and the weather’s very mild for the time of year too.
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Posted by jetdoc on 8th January 2012
Here’s hoping you all had a splendid time over the holidays, and wishing you a very happy and (cruciverbally, at the very least) successful 2012.
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Posted by beermagnet on 19th December 2011
The festive season seems to have started early in the Eye with a couple of pantomimes opening.
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Posted by beermagnet on 5th December 2011
I tackled this one on the train home from the Derby Sloggers and Betters.
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Posted by jetdoc on 21st November 2011
I’m not sure why, but I found this a rather more challenging Cyclops than many recent ones, and all the better for it. There certainly seems to be a plethora of male genitalia in there. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by beermagnet on 7th November 2011
50th Anniversary of the Eye and I was half-hoping for a special Cyclops.
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Posted by jetdoc on 24th October 2011
Even for a Cyclops, this one abounded in anatomical references. A fairly quick solve for me — nothing in the clues really held me up. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by beermagnet on 10th October 2011
This was one of the fastest solves of an Eye crossword for some time.
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Posted by jetdoc on 26th September 2011
Apologies for the late and rather hurried posting — I had this scheduled for yesterday, but got somewhat sidetracked. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by beermagnet on 12th September 2011
I expect newcomers to the Eye Crossword would find this tricky but to us long time Eye solvers this was a classic of its type.
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Posted by jetdoc on 29th August 2011
As usual when I blog a Cyclops, I was held up by the wordplay of just one clue — in this case, 2/11d. Otherwise, all pretty straightforward. And I am on time this week, praise be! Read the rest of this entry »
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