Cyclops seems to have his finger on the pulse this fortnight, which is quite an achievement, as he must have set this at least a week or two in advance?…
Private Eye/Cyclops
Private Eye (Cyclops/719) Glorious Misinformation
Happy New Year. A relative gentle start to 2022 for Eye solvers compared to that Christmas monster for which great thanks to mc_rapper67 for the stupendous blog. Top half and many others solved … Read more >>
Cyclops 718 – 2021 Xmas Special
Another year has flown by, and another 26 issues** of the Eye have landed on my doormat…and we have another Jumbo Cyclops special to while away some of the festive season…
Private Eye (Cyclops/717) Standards Lapse
I just had a surprise – the Christmas issue of Private Eye dropped through the letterbox today, Friday. I hadn’t noticed last issue covered only for 1 week (and a bit) not the … Read more >>
Cyclops 716 – Caricature Premiership
Cyclops has a bit of a look back at recent history this week…
Private Eye (Cyclops / 715) Majestic evacuation
This puzzle was a bit of a stinker, in both senses. There is a lot of untreated effluent floating around these days released by the piss-poor privatised water companies that have dished out … Read more >>
Cyclops 714 – Parliamentary Conspiracy
I happened to be typing this blog up on 5-November…
Private Eye (Cyclops / 713) Rebellion? No Such Luck
Cyclops keeps us entertained with another round of clues with imaginative surface readings. [ All of which are funnier than this blog’s final “joke” – sorry. ] Solving did not start well. First … Read more >>
Cyclops 712 – Tepid Turnips
Cyclops’ cryptic spray gun has some less-than-regular targets this fortnight…as well as some classic clueing smuttery…
Private Eye (Cyclops / 711) Fatal Cat-flap
Another Cyclops puzzle in the style we love. After whipping through the top left lights, I thought I was on for a very fast solve, or even a clean sweep. But at first … Read more >>
Cyclops 710 – Grim Atrocity
Cyclops seems to have his gloomy head on this fortnight…
Private Eye (Cyclops / 709) Realistic Fanatics
Some particularly fine surface readings throughout this puzzle. I noticed because I couldn’t find the notes I made when first solving it, so have effectively re-solved it while doing the blog. Of course … Read more >>
Cyclops 708 – Silent Grimace
I have to confess that I have left this to the last minute, so about 10 days have passed since I solved this, and I don’t remember too much about the experience…
Private Eye (Cyclops / 707) Inebriate Repose
Another round with our one-eyed friend. This one didn’t put up much of a fight. For a change I solved it in the mag itself, with a pencil, and thoroughly enjoyed it and … Read more >>
Cyclops 706 – Totally (Expletive Deleted) Hopeless
Cyclops seems to be as up-to-date as a fortnightly schedule will allow!…