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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 >>

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 >>

Independent 8297 by Monk (Sat 18-05-2013)

Sat May 25, 2013 at 12:01 am by beermagnet

Always a pleasure to tackle a Monk puzzle, but I had particular trouble finishing the last few in this puzzle … … especially in the top left corner. 1A and the 1D linked … 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 >>

Independent 8237 (Sat 13-April 2013) Monk

Sat April 20, 2013 at 1:35 pmSat April 20, 2013 at 12:03 am by beermagnet

Here we are with Monk again and a very nice crossword that was fun to solve with the answers falling reasonably regularly, though I slowed to a halt at the last couple. But … 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 >>

Independent 8237 (Sat 9-March 2013) Monk

Sat March 16, 2013 at 12:00 am by beermagnet

This puzzle had a enormous range of difficulty. The short clues somehow stood out when I first glanced at the puzzle, and as they were eminently gettable double-defs, oddly enough the top right … 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 >>

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 >>

Private Eye / Cyclops 485 – Xmas Special

Sat January 5, 2013 at 12:15 am by beermagnet

“So this is Christmas, and what have you done Another year over, a new one just begun” Tell you what we’ve done John, another massive Eye Crossword! As usual there is a giant … Read more >>

Independent 8177 (Sat 29-December 2012) Tees

Sat January 5, 2013 at 12:10 am by beermagnet

The gods of the old year brought me another Tees to blog, which is fine by me. I always find Tees’ puzzles a pleasure as his clues always make some kind of sense … Read more >>

Independent 8148 (Sat 24-November 2012) Tees

Sat December 1, 2012 at 12:02 am by beermagnet

I always like puzzles by Tees and there was plenty to appreciate here: A wide range of clue devices, Offbeat references within suitable surfaces, Cheeky theme. There were a few obscurities that required looking … Read more >>

Private Eye / Cyclops 482 – Ungodly control

Mon November 26, 2012 at 11:52 amMon November 26, 2012 at 12:05 am by beermagnet

This was certainly a topping crossword … …there were a variety of tops in it: Jersey, Poncho, Kimono. I must’ve been “on song” solving this, one lunchtime, as I had solved all but … Read more >>

Private Eye / Cyclops 481 – Beer thoughts

Mon November 12, 2012 at 12:01 am by beermagnet

I have had a couple of weeks of utterly manic work and have been meaning to do this blog for ages, but here we are, late Sunday and it’s not started and I’m … Read more >>

Private Eye/Cyclops 480 – Long to reign over us …

Mon October 29, 2012 at 7:07 amMon October 29, 2012 at 12:15 am by beermagnet

… and under us. As this grid is topped and tailed with Kate and Wills on the top and bottom, and in the middle row. All these had clues of the same kind … Read more >>