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Whistled through this one quickly getting over half in on the first pass and dealing with the remainder without too much fuss, until stuck trying to work out how the wordplay of 11A could possibly … Read more >>

Sorry, sorry, sorry – late blog – with no excuse at all. I had this blog ready to go apart from the words at the top and simply forgot. I seem to have … Read more >>

I forgot that I was down to blog this so I solved it in the normal manner, in an easy chair, rather than in front of a computer to make notes. I remember … Read more >>

Cyclops reminds us that we mustn’t believe anything we hear from politicians over the next 6 weeks. Solving went like this:  Most in after the first pass including all right hand side.  9 … Read more >>

With apologies to anyone who struggled, I found this Cyclops puzzle quite easy. There were a couple that I only pencilled-in early on because I couldn’t see the wordplay at the time or thought there … Read more >>

This was a solid Eye crossword which had me getting many answers quite quickly but having to stretch to get those last few, particularly in the top right corner. Across 1 ABSCESS Miley’s arse … Read more >>

The usual massive festive grid with a hark-back to some feature or other from the Eye from the previous year – this time, lookalikes. Also, the traditional massive prize for one lucky solver: £250 prize. … Read more >>

One of those weekends where I found myself tackling the Eye crossword just after struggling with Cyclops’ alter ego Brummie in the Guardian.  So by comparison this seemed easier than expected. More than … Read more >>