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Independent 8118 (Sat 20-Oct-2012) Nimrod

Sat October 27, 2012 at 12:29 pmSat October 27, 2012 at 12:15 am by beermagnet

Nimrod has put on his fedora, strapped his bullwhip to his belt, stuffed a revolver in his shirt and gone on an archeological adventure in Chambers. And we had to follow in his … Read more >>

Private Eye/Cyclops 479 – Money Laundering

Mon October 15, 2012 at 12:15 am by beermagnet

I solved this one before I realised I was going to blog it and haven’t made any contemporaneous notes. I can’t even remember which was the first clue answered, nor which was the … Read more >>

Private Eye/Cyclops 478 – Rodent sandwich

Mon October 1, 2012 at 12:15 am by beermagnet

An enjoyable solve. Although more than half fell in the first pass, the rest needed deconstruction of some interesting wordplay. Solving and blogging this took place at a time when there was a … Read more >>

Independent 8088 (Prize 15-Sep-2012) Bannsider

Sat September 22, 2012 at 11:59 amSat September 22, 2012 at 12:05 am by beermagnet

Bannsider has raided his “special list”. You know the one… … The one he compiles when leafing through Chambers and comes across something outrageous, preferably in a sub-entry so it’s especially hard to spot. … Read more >>

Private Eye/Cyclops 476 – Moving Glass Top

Mon September 3, 2012 at 12:30 am by beermagnet

If I say I only had 5 to go after the “first pass” (all clues attempted) that will make it seem it was a easy Eye crossword or else I was on fire. … Read more >>

Independent 8064 (Sat 18-August 2012) Nestor

Sat August 25, 2012 at 12:30 am by beermagnet

I’m always happy to tackle a Nestor crossword. Solving was similar to my previous experience of his work: A few accessible clues to get started. Several novel wordplay techniques to delight. A few … Read more >>

Private Eye/Cyclops 474 – Not to win, but … aghast

Mon August 6, 2012 at 12:15 am by beermagnet

It may have passed you by, but the Olympics is on at the moment in London, and Cyclops chose to draw attention to it by including a couple of well-known Olympic mottoes in … Read more >>

Independent 8028 (Sat 07-July 2012) Monk

Sat July 14, 2012 at 6:42 pmSat July 14, 2012 at 12:15 am by beermagnet

I think I am beginning to recognise Monk’s style. Straight, non-thematic crosswords clued with a range of difficulty. Some relatively accessible clues to start with, but nothing too obvious, so you can make … Read more >>

Private Eye/Cyclops 472 Stylish tyranny

Mon July 9, 2012 at 12:15 am by beermagnet

Back to a slightly tougher crossword this time. At least that’s how I found it, both to get started and to find those last pesky couple of answers. I’ll admit after getting started, … Read more >>

Private Eye / Cyclops 470 – Up Yours, Lobster

Mon June 11, 2012 at 6:24 amMon June 11, 2012 at 12:15 am by beermagnet

There was no obvious Jubilee theme from Cyclops – I assume he compiled it whilst wearing his union jack bowtie. Solving initially seemed a little slow, but once a few answers delivered some … Read more >>

Independent 7998 (Sat 02-Jun 2012) Anax

Sat June 9, 2012 at 12:20 am by beermagnet

That Anax, he is a “One” isn’t he …. … and he can take that any way he likes (we had to). Thank God for the long weekend – despite which I … Read more >>

Private Eye/Cyclops) 468 – Frottage Special

Mon May 14, 2012 at 12:15 am by beermagnet

Seemed to me Cyclops was making a particular theme of solitary sexual gratification this week. No? Just me then. I expect he didn’t really mean to milk it. You have to be to … Read more >>

Independent 7968 (Sat 28-Apr 2012) Nimrod

Sat May 5, 2012 at 12:10 am by beermagnet

Nimrod has been lurking around the restricted section of the etymological library again and half-inched the special dictionary of obscure words. I had only very few answers after the first pass of the … Read more >>

Private Eye/Cyclops 466 – Befoul banana’s kin

Mon April 16, 2012 at 12:15 am by beermagnet

This crossword was unusual in two respects. It had a large number of clues: This grid design gives 32 lights and only one clue involved two lights, whereas Cyclops often creates longer answers … Read more >>

Independent 7938 Tyrus (Sat 24-Mar-2012)

Sat March 31, 2012 at 12:30 am by beermagnet

I had a bit of ‘blogger’s blindness’ on this one. I found it a struggle, harder than most Tyrus puzzles I’ve tackled before – hard to get started and hard to make … Read more >>