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Private Eye 513 – Washed up Party

Mon February 3, 2014 at 5:52 amMon February 3, 2014 at 12:01 am by beermagnet

Another relatively gentle Eye crossword for the new year I found that the top right corner was the only tricky area. Devoid until I got 9 Party Animal, then the final few fell … Read more >>

Independent 8506 (Sat 18-Jan-2014) Tyrus

Sun January 26, 2014 at 1:08 pmSat January 25, 2014 at 12:01 am by beermagnet

First Indy Prize blog of the year brings me a Tyrus that is maybe not as hard as a traditional Tyrus puzzle. Solving this was quite fun, the answers falling in gradually, and a … Read more >>

Private Eye / Cyclops 511 – Xmas 2013 – It’s a Winner

Mon January 6, 2014 at 12:01 am by beermagnet

Thank goodness there were a few days over the festive period to devote to a massive puzzle or two. This one took me quite a while, not only from the sheer size … Read more >>

Independent 8477 (Sat 14-Dec 2013) Hieroglyph

Sat December 21, 2013 at 11:26 amSat December 21, 2013 at 12:01 am by beermagnet

Oh here we go – a new setter – straight in at the prize slot – we’re in trouble now. Bound to be someone as tricky as a troop of tamarins, keen to challenge … Read more >>

Private Eye / Cyclops 509 – Obvious Indolence

Mon December 9, 2013 at 5:07 pmMon December 9, 2013 at 12:01 am by beermagnet

This one took me longer than most recent Eye puzzles, but in retrospect it doesn’t look that much harder than usual. Despite a flying start with the long light, I only got 8 answers … Read more >>

Independent 8447 (Sat 09-Nov-2013) Bannsider

Sat November 16, 2013 at 12:01 am by beermagnet

It has been a while since I blogged a Bannsider and though I have a notoriously bad memory, he still engenders a sense of trepidation… … and then he went and gave me … Read more >>

Private Eye / Cyclops 507 – Turn for Good

Mon November 11, 2013 at 12:02 am by beermagnet

I thought I would set a new PB for solving this, … … I was whipping through it at a rate of knots when I came to a grinding halt at 19A. I … 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 >>

Independent 8417 (Sat 05-Oct 2013) Jambazi

Sat October 12, 2013 at 12:04 am by beermagnet

Jambazi delivers a crossword for the prize slot which is not as tricky as expected. Some of his weekday offerings have given me more trouble. Solving progressed steadily with some answers popping in, … 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 >>

Independent 8387 (Sat 31-Aug-2013) Tyrus

Sat September 7, 2013 at 12:02 am by beermagnet

I know many Tyrus puzzles that I’ve tackled were heavily themed or contained a Nina. Sometimes the theme was football which I did not fully appreciate and missed half the references. This grid … 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 >>

Independent 8357 (Sat 27-July 2013) by eXternal

Sat August 3, 2013 at 10:30 amSat August 3, 2013 at 12:01 am by beermagnet

What’s this? A compiler I’ve not seen before in the Prize slot. What’s that! Setting the Inquisitor on the same day! This is probably going to be a tough challenge. I got only … 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 >>

Independent 8327 by Anax (Sat 22-Jun-2013)

Sat June 29, 2013 at 10:57 amSat June 29, 2013 at 12:02 am by beermagnet

“This is the dawning of the age of Aquarius … ” When I saw the references to 7 in so many clues I immediately made a special effort to crack it (failed). But … Read more >>