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A nice solid puzzle in this issue.

Not too hard, except for the last clue – funny how it’s always the last clue solved that’s tricksiest.
Most was filled in on the first pass, but a handful resisted till the end.

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This was a Pseuds Corner special.  An event that recurs every leap year.
I’m sure there is a very good reason.
Pseuds Corner is one of the several longstanding mini sections in the Eye (link) and it deserves it longevity.

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Just a brief intro for this Eye crossword.

I must save my energies for the Xmas monster that will appear in a couple of days.

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Private Eye has a number of parts that have provided solid amusement for many years decades.  I always find a handful of cartoons that catch my funny bone.  Of course there are the serious sections too, but other long standing humorous sections that somehow keep delivering include Colman CommentatorBalls and  Look-a-likes.

Another is the Eye crossword.

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Another fun-packed episode from our one-eyed friend

This was classic Eye fare with the usual disreputable and sometimes downright disgusting surface readings.  (27A  Long may it continue.

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A Cyclops puzzle that started out easy and got harder as I went on.  That shouldn’t happen!

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I’m suffering weekly bloggers malaise.

That’s where you have bags of time to prepare a blog, and solve the puzzle, take notes, and prepare the main part of the blog but leave the opening words till the last minute.  Then on every reminder click “remind me later” till it can’t be ignored.  Then realise you have largely forgotten about it all.

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Cyclops on usual form.
The cast of characters remains pretty constant.  Reagan still appearing after all these years.  I wonder if Truss will be remembered as long?  Maybe she will.  We could do with some recompense for the lost billions even if it is just a few shreds of wry humour.

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