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Cyclops 608 – Backstabbing Party

October 2, 2017 at 12:01 am by mc_rapper67

It is political conference season (in the UK), and Cyclops has highlighted a few pertinent aspects – without naming too many names… …BACKSTABBING, WANNABE, PSYCHOBABBLE, (political) ROOTS, –  and presumably nothing actually gets AGREED. … Read more >>

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Private Eye (Cyclops/607) Moral wastrel

September 18, 2017 at 1:00 am by beermagnet

Who do we think the wastrel is?  Maybot, BoJo, Trump itself?  Too many to choose from Solving kicked off from the right had side but only resulted in about 10 in at the … Read more >>

Categories Private Eye/Cyclops 4 Comments

Cyclops 606 – Mess With Railway

September 4, 2017 at 12:01 am by mc_rapper67

Is Cyclops showing solidarity with all those commuters struggling into and out of London this August, with various stations affected by ‘improvement’ works in the quieter holiday month?… Certainly Trump seems to have … Read more >>

Categories Private Eye/Cyclops 1 Comment

Private Eye (Cyclops/605) Horrific clown

August 21, 2017 at 1:00 am by beermagnet

Thankfully not quite so much Trumpery in this puzzle. We seem to have a run of Eye puzzles lately where many answers fell into the grid quite quickly leaving few to do after … Read more >>

Categories Private Eye/Cyclops 8 Comments

Cyclops 604 – Covfefe, and what not…

August 7, 2017 at 12:01 am by mc_rapper67

Ronald T Dump continues to provide clue-fodder for Cyclops, although there are some finely-tuned closer-to-home barbs as well this fortnight… We start at 1A with COVFEFE – ‘a word from Trump’…did he fall … Read more >>

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Private Eye Cyclops/603) Blatant Schemer

July 24, 2017 at 7:00 am by beermagnet

Another Trump-ridden grid. I am getting too used to seeing the Donald used in wordplay.  A year ago, six months ago even, it provided a new stamping ground for ironic humour. But he’s still there! Somehow. … Read more >>

Categories Private Eye/Cyclops 2 Comments

Cyclops 602 – Neer-do-well Tory

July 10, 2017 at 12:01 am by mc_rapper67

A higher-than-average(?) number of anagrams (full, or partial) and some nicely-surfaced double definitions in this fortnight’s Cyclops, with ‘Strong’ and ‘Stable’ making appearances in a clue, after being an answer last time round… Some … Read more >>

Categories Private Eye/Cyclops 3 Comments

Private Eye (Cyclops/601) Cold snap

June 26, 2017 at 1:00 am by beermagnet

A few references to the recent election campaign were included in this grid.  The groan-worthy “Strong and stable” will surely be remembered for decades.  It is really astonishing how much untruth Lynton Crosby … Read more >>

Categories Private Eye/Cyclops 4 Comments

Cyclops 600 – Old Style Heretic

June 12, 2017 at 7:31 pmJune 12, 2017 at 12:01 am by mc_rapper67

Well, Cyclops – take a bow! By my reckoning, 600 puzzles at approximately 25 per year is about 24 years…I hope you got a decent lunch and a long service award out of … Read more >>

Categories Private Eye/Cyclops 9 Comments

Private Eye (Cyclops/599) Mild Propaganda

May 29, 2017 at 1:00 am by beermagnet

Cyclops often creates puzzles with clues that range over 2 or more lights in different parts of the grid.  I like the way this gives the puzzle a more three dimensional feel and … Read more >>

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Cyclops 598 – Odious Conflict of Interest

May 15, 2017 at 12:01 am by mc_rapper67

More Trump-ery from Cyclops – this idiot president is the gift that keeps on giving…but also plenty of references from this side of the pond, with Thatcher, Livingstone, Farage, ‘Regina’ and Black Rod … Read more >>

Categories Private Eye/Cyclops 1 Comment

Private Eye (Cyclops/597) Phone-tapping Constituency

May 1, 2017 at 9:00 am by beermagnet

Some very fine clues in this crossword I thought. Some well hidden definitions masquerading as wordplay, and slick surface readings to suggest unassociated subjects meant this was another pleasure to solve. Particularly with clues … Read more >>

Categories Private Eye/Cyclops 5 Comments

Cyclops 596 – Unleash Prosecutor

April 17, 2017 at 12:01 am by mc_rapper67

My sub-title may be wishful thinking…the PO-TWEET-US may have led us into the TWW before the prosecutors get to him… Yep…100-or-so days on and Senhor Trump continues to dominate on all fronts, including … Read more >>

Categories Private Eye/Cyclops 8 Comments

Private Eye / Cyclops 595 Notorious Schemer

April 3, 2017 at 12:15 am by beermagnet

With plenty of time between solving this puzzle and the target Monday for publishing this blog, I nevertheless yet again find myself writing this up on a Sunday evening, creaking after doing too … Read more >>

Categories Private Eye/Cyclops 11 Comments

Cyclops 594 – Tumescent Extrovert

March 20, 2017 at 3:03 pmMarch 20, 2017 at 12:01 am by mc_rapper67

More Trump-related, or rather Trump/US-dominated, cruciverbalism from Cyclops…to paraphrase various slogans…’read my lips…four more years’ (minus 50-odd days)…heaven (or your own preferred theological destination) help us… A few nods to matters more local, … Read more >>

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