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Enigmatic Variations 1256: Stock Exchange by proXimal

Sat December 24, 2016 at 12:01 am by mc_rapper67

proXimal invites us to take a punt on the STOCK EXCHANGE…will this pay dividends?…will there be a bull or bear market, or a great depression?! The preamble states that: “Twelve clues contain a … Read more >>

Categories Enigmatic Variations 5 Comments

Cyclops 588 – Specious Election

Mon December 19, 2016 at 12:01 am by mc_rapper67

A few Trump-ian references this time round – let’s face it, he will be ‘the gift that keeps on giving’ to satirists and crossword setters for the next four years – and the … Read more >>

Categories Private Eye/Cyclops 2 Comments

Enigmatic Variations 1252: The Van by Ifor

Sat November 26, 2016 at 12:01 am by mc_rapper67

My old man said ‘Follow the van…’…but what kind of ‘van’ does Ifor have in mind?…Van Morrison? ‘The Van’, by Roddy Doyle? or maybe a White-Van Man’ The preamble in full states that: … Read more >>

Categories Enigmatic Variations 2 Comments

Cyclops 586 – Unleash Nasty Mess…

Mon November 21, 2016 at 12:01 am by mc_rapper67

…or ‘One No-Trump’, maybe, as I think this is the first Cyclops in a while not to mention the orange-skinned self-publicist…thank goodness the US election is over, and we won’t have to worry … Read more >>

Categories Private Eye/Cyclops 1 Comment

Independent 9392 by Maize (Saturday Puzzle 19 November 2016)

Sat November 19, 2016 at 10:00 am by mc_rapper67

Another new (to me, at least) setter…I seem to have been saying this a lot recently, which can only be a good thing! I can’t find any previous Maize puzzles on this site, … Read more >>

Categories Independent 27 Comments

Guardian Genius 160 by Puck

Sun November 6, 2016 at 12:01 am by mc_rapper67

What flight of fancy will Puck – the mischievous, fun-loving sprite from ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ –  take us on with Genius 160?… Well thankfully, for your correspondent at least, this was a … Read more >>

Categories Guardian Genius 7 Comments

Enigmatic Variations 1248: Snowball by Harribobs

Sat October 29, 2016 at 12:01 am by mc_rapper67

O…M…G… I suspect we have a candidate for ‘EV of the year’, if not the decade, in terms of grid construction and denouément at least…I think I need a SNOWBALL cocktail (or two), … Read more >>

Categories Enigmatic Variations 2 Comments

Cyclops 584: ‘Trump’ed-Up Charges?

Mon October 24, 2016 at 9:32 amMon October 24, 2016 at 12:01 am by mc_rapper67

Sixteen days to go in the mud-slinging gutter-trawling (least-un)popularity contest that is the US election, and both Trump and Clinton references abound in this week’s Cyclops…hopefully he’ll have some closer-to-home Brexit machinations and … Read more >>

Categories Private Eye/Cyclops 6 Comments

Independent 9362 by Gila (Saturday Puzzle 15 October 2016)

Sat October 15, 2016 at 10:00 am by mc_rapper67

I think this was my first Gila ‘regular’ cryptic solve, although I have come across his/her thematic/barred offerings in the Inquisitor and EV series, and my first Gila blog… I found this a … Read more >>

Categories Independent 6 Comments

Enigmatic Variations 1244: 3 Down by Serpent

Sat October 1, 2016 at 12:01 am by mc_rapper67

In a crescendo of coincidence, or a planned plethora(?), Serpent/Jack has had four puzzles out in the last month or so, across four different outlets – a Saturday Indie, which I also had the … Read more >>

Categories Enigmatic Variations

Cyclops 582: Unelected Oddball

Mon September 26, 2016 at 12:01 am by mc_rapper67

After my suggestion that Cyclops 580 was maybe a tad ‘lite’ on the usual Cyclops-ean smuttiness, this one certainly redresses the balance! Some focus on the American election as well… …giving it out … Read more >>

Categories Private Eye/Cyclops 6 Comments

Independent 9332 by Serpent (Saturday Puzzle 10 September 2016)

Sat September 10, 2016 at 8:25 pmSat September 10, 2016 at 10:00 am by mc_rapper67

Serpent is a new setter to me, certainly as far as blogging is concerned, and a quick search of this site shows a handful of Indy cryptics, plus an Inquisitor and an EV…most of them … Read more >>

Categories Independent 19 Comments

Enigmatic Variations 1240: Mass Transit by Ifor

Sat September 3, 2016 at 12:01 am by mc_rapper67

Ifor offers us some MASS TRANSIT this week – we could be ‘going underground’, with the Jam; we could be ‘on the buses’ with Reg Varney; or we could be on the EV … Read more >>

Categories Enigmatic Variations 2 Comments

Cyclops 580: J-exit / resignation honours

Mon August 29, 2016 at 12:01 am by mc_rapper67

After a momentous few weeks of Brexit, political resignations and shenanigans (et tu Gové?!), and Cameron’s lavender list, the 15×15 world has been rocked by its own J-exit – the resignation of JetDoc from the Cyclops blog. … Read more >>

Categories Private Eye/Cyclops 16 Comments

Independent 9302 by Nimrod (Saturday Puzzle 6 August 2016)

Sat August 6, 2016 at 10:00 am by mc_rapper67

Just like a London bus…you wait ages for a Saturday Nimrod to blog, then two come along in a row (well, five weeks apart, but in a row on my rota slot). Indy … Read more >>

Categories Independent 22 Comments
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