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Inquisitor 1640: A Spot in the Country by Augeas

Tue April 7, 2020 at 10:00 am by HolyGhost

Haven’t seen Augeas here for nearly 5 years. And it’s a very short preamble …   Preamble: Solvers should fill the blank cells, then highlight someone, and what (cryptically) she saw (30 cells). … Read more >>

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Inquisitor 1639: Thanks for the Help by Ifor

Tue March 31, 2020 at 1:47 pmTue March 31, 2020 at 10:00 am by kenmac

Thanks for the Help by Ifor Clues – all normal – are in alphabetical order of their answers, to be entered where they fit and ignoring the shaded entries. Those on the right … Read more >>

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Inquisitor 1638: Remedial Action by eXternal

Tue March 24, 2020 at 10:01 am by Hihoba

Long and complicated rubric this week leading to a puzzle with a number of layers. Seventeen clues contain a superfluous word which is a jumble of a word representing the titular character of … Read more >>

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Inquisitor 1637: Free TV Licences for the Poor by Pointer

Tue March 17, 2020 at 10:00 am by duncanshiell

It’s been well over a year and a half since we had an Inquisitor from Pointer.  This is the first Pointer puzzle I have blogged, but I have enjoyed solving many of his … Read more >>

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Inquisitor 1636: Visitation by Hedge-sparrow

Tue March 10, 2020 at 10:00 am by HolyGhost

I seem to recall that Hedge-sparrow’s other Inquisitor puzzle had quite a lot going on.   Preamble: The outer cells contain a phrase (nine words) from a speech made by the person whose … Read more >>

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Inquisitor 1635: Double Checking by Phi

Tue March 3, 2020 at 10:50 pmTue March 3, 2020 at 10:00 am by kenmac

Double Checking by Phi The puzzle is based on one of a set of verses. In one cell in each column the across and down answers clash; clashes to be resolved in favour … Read more >>

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Inquisitor 1634: Desperation by Kruger

Tue February 25, 2020 at 10:00 am by Hihoba

Well, I found this pretty taxing, Kruger. The general theme became clear quite quickly with 24 across having only one possibility once a reasonable number of answers had been filled in. However, parsing … Read more >>

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Inquisitor 1633: Impersonation by Skylark

Tue February 18, 2020 at 10:00 am by duncanshiell

Skylark is the fourth in the series of female setters following Nutmeg, Chalicea and Vismut in the past three weeks.       The preamble was quite short this week and stated: Twenty-seven … Read more >>

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Inquisitor 1632: Missing by Vismut

Tue February 11, 2020 at 2:44 pmTue February 11, 2020 at 10:00 am by HolyGhost

I very much enjoyed Vismut’s first two puzzles as an Inquisitor, but the third one not so much. Let’s see how we get on with this.   Preamble: On completion of the grid … Read more >>

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Inquisitor 1631: Enchanted by Chalicea

Tue February 4, 2020 at 10:00 am by Hihoba

Hi of Hihoba here again. I’m trying to pay back my fellow bloggers who took up the slack when I was unwell, so two in a row from me. I do enjoy Chalicea’s … Read more >>

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Inquisitor 1630: Lawgiver by Nutmeg

Tue January 28, 2020 at 11:16 amTue January 28, 2020 at 10:00 am by Hihoba

Hello Inquisitor lovers. I’m glad to be back after some rather unpleasant hospital treatment. This is the first time I have been able to even attempt an Inquisitor – mostly due to the … Read more >>

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Inquisitor Review of the Year 2018-9

Wed January 29, 2020 at 8:08 amSat January 25, 2020 at 12:05 am by Admin

Here comes the Bride

So, we now have a possible Round 2 question for Only Connect: What comes fourth in this sequence of Clues:

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Inquisitor 1629: Shortages by eXtent

Tue January 21, 2020 at 10:00 am by duncanshiell

A puzzle from eXtent this week The preamble told us that six entries are affected by shortages; answers to the corresponding clues must be entered as jumbles.  Superfluous letters, spelling out a two-word … Read more >>

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Inquisitor 1628: Listen by Ifor

Wed January 15, 2020 at 10:54 amTue January 14, 2020 at 10:00 am by HolyGhost

At the time of writing, it looks to me like Ifor will be at or near the top of the last year’s Inquisitor ranking.   Preamble: Each across clue is actually three clues … Read more >>

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Inquisitor 1627: Tourist Information by Harribobs

Tue January 7, 2020 at 4:05 pmTue January 7, 2020 at 10:00 am by kenmac

Tourist Information by Harribobs Answers to asterisked clues are entered normally; all others must be cycled on entry. Four answers are members of a group of seven seasoned travellers, and are clued by … Read more >>

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