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Cyclops 639 – Like (Brex)It, or Lump It…

Mon December 10, 2018 at 6:26 amMon December 10, 2018 at 12:01 am by mc_rapper67

…that seems to be the choice, at the start of this momentous week, and Cyclops has his finger pretty much on the pulse… …with LIKE IT OR LUMP IT seeming to sum up the … Read more >>

Categories Private Eye/Cyclops 11 Comments

Independent 10,021 by Klingsor (Saturday Puzzle 24 November 2018)

Sat November 24, 2018 at 10:00 am by mc_rapper67

I signed off my last Indy Saturday blog (Klingsor’s Munster-ous 9991) with ‘…see you in the 10,000s…’ and, lo and behold, here he is again on my next shift, five weeks later… …making … Read more >>

Categories Independent 6 Comments

Enigmatic Variations No. 1355: The Theme Line by Artix

Sat November 17, 2018 at 12:28 pmSat November 17, 2018 at 12:01 am by mc_rapper67

An interesting looking grid from Artix with the THEME LINE – 13×13, but missing the corners, so only 165 cells to fill! – and some rare-ish mirror symmetry…what ‘line’ will we be taken … Read more >>

Categories Enigmatic Variations 3 Comments

Cyclops 637 – Stormy Supreme Court

Mon November 12, 2018 at 12:01 am by mc_rapper67

An enjoyable Cyclops solve – some politics, some smut, some more politics and then a bit more smut… Trump gets four mentions in the clues – although two are just to get to … Read more >>

Categories Private Eye/Cyclops 3 Comments

Guardian Genius 184 by Paul

Sun November 4, 2018 at 9:09 amSun November 4, 2018 at 12:01 am by mc_rapper67

Paul often lets his quirkiness run free when he is let loose in the (almost-)anything-goes Wild-Wild West frontier of the Genius… …and he doesn’t disappoint here! The preamble states that: “2 11 by 21 … Read more >>

Categories Guardian Genius 20 Comments

Independent 9991 by Klingsor (Saturday Puzzle 20 October 2018)

Mon October 22, 2018 at 8:07 pmSat October 20, 2018 at 10:00 am by mc_rapper67

Two Saturday Klingsors in a row for me – on our five-weekly schedule – as the Indy cryptic verges on a new millennium… This seemed to be a mixed bag of some pretty … Read more >>

Categories Independent 9 Comments

Enigmatic Variations No. 1351: A Glorious Day for Physics by Encota

Sat October 20, 2018 at 8:14 amSat October 20, 2018 at 12:01 am by mc_rapper67

A physics-based puzzle from Encota – will my 35-year-old Physics ‘A’ Level be of use? Will there be an ADM (apple-drop moment), rather than the usual PDM?… The preamble states that; “Three pairs of entries … Read more >>

Categories Enigmatic Variations 5 Comments

Cyclops 635 – Emetic Retort

Mon October 15, 2018 at 6:56 amMon October 15, 2018 at 12:01 am by mc_rapper67

When you have Charles, Brenda, Trump, Clinton, May, Boris, Thatcher, Corbyn and (Jeffrey) Archer all making appearances in the clues, it has to be a Cyclops! Quite light on the smut-tery for a … Read more >>

Categories Private Eye/Cyclops 13 Comments

Enigmatic Variations No. 1347: Remainder by Gaston

Sat September 22, 2018 at 12:01 am by mc_rapper67

A nicely constructed grid and a reasonably challenging puzzle in REMAINDER from Gaston this week… The preamble states that: “This week, a large thematic group are bound for the entry in the central … Read more >>

Categories Enigmatic Variations 3 Comments

Cyclops 633 – Get Out, Boris

Mon September 17, 2018 at 12:01 am by mc_rapper67

Cyclops is pretty much on-the-button this fortnight, with some familiar establishment targets, and a recently-resigned minister, to boot… Some historical references too – MUSSOLINI, Queen Vic’s (apocryphal?) saying – (we are) NOT AMUSED … Read more >>

Categories Private Eye/Cyclops 22 Comments

Independent 9961 by Klingsor (Saturday Puzzle 15 September 2018)

Sat September 15, 2018 at 9:39 pmSat September 15, 2018 at 10:00 am by mc_rapper67

If this puzzle from Klingsor was a meal, I rushed through the starter, and choked on a couple of small bones towards the end…but was left with a sweet taste overall… I made fairly … Read more >>

Categories Independent 10 Comments

Enigmatic Variations No. 1343: Hollywood by Artix

Mon August 27, 2018 at 2:07 pmSat August 25, 2018 at 12:01 am by mc_rapper67

A complex and multi-layered EV this week, which I think I solved, and definitely submitted, but can’t fully explain… The preamble states that: “The puzzle’s theme is a six-word phrase. A word that … Read more >>

Categories Enigmatic Variations 6 Comments

Cyclops 631 – Oblivious Outcast

Mon August 27, 2018 at 2:09 pmMon August 20, 2018 at 12:01 am by mc_rapper67

A fairly routine puzzle from Cyclops…nothing obviously topical or too complicated… …which is handy, as I am currently ‘walkabout’ in Australia on a family holiday, with minimal spare time for solving/blogging. A quick … Read more >>

Categories Private Eye/Cyclops 5 Comments

Independent 9931 by Punk (Saturday Puzzle 11 August 2018)

Sat August 11, 2018 at 10:00 am by mc_rapper67

A fairly tough Saturday workout from Punk this weekend… …nothing obvious (to me) on the thematic/Nina front, but some complicated parsings and nice surface readings. PORK SCRATCHINGS, GENE SIMMONS and LEAD SINGER among my … Read more >>

Categories Independent 4 Comments

Enigmatic Variations No. 1339: Clash by Samuel

Sat July 28, 2018 at 9:24 amSat July 28, 2018 at 12:01 am by mc_rapper67

Some nifty footwork from Samuel this week…

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Categories Enigmatic Variations 4 Comments
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