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It’s a while since I blogged one of Phi‘s puzzles. And before I start, let me wish everyone a happy festive season – I’ll be trekking & camping in the Anti-Atlas (so no … Read more >>

Schadenfreude for me again … and another highly asymmetric grid (with a large number of clues).         “18 misprinted definitions give what must appear in the completed grid; one character … Read more >>

Two unclued entries (top row right, bottom row left) separated by a third (~middle row), and then six links (40 other cells) to be highlighted; extra single letters in the wordplay of 15 … Read more >>

Inquisitor 1300 … setter Schadenfreude … are we in for a treat?         I paraphrase the preamble: Ten clues with an extra letter in the wordplay, and eleven with a … Read more >>

After 3 or 4 puzzles towards the easy end of the spectrum, I was expecting something fierce, to spill over into Monday’s public holiday (‘UK – not Scotland’). The rubric was brief & … Read more >>

I’ll be away when this blog is published, so won’t be responding for about a week.         “In 14 overlong answers, two letters must be entered in one cell; in … Read more >>

Welcome to Radler … with a large number of clues and a long preamble:         “Sixteen thematic items in eleven answers: one is the theme; two are the person that … Read more >>

Anyone who thought that Schadenfreude might be getting tired – think again!   I find it impossible to paraphrase the preamble, so here it is in full:       “One letter must … Read more >>

In 21 clues, a word in the definition was cut short, and wrongly corrected with a different ending. The first letters of each original correct string reveal a quotation that points to 10 … Read more >>

Eleven corrections to definitions spell a phrase explaining 10 unclued entries. The remaining unclued entry (defining the phrase) would “in normal cryptic crossword usage, regard Lato’s interpretation as erroneous.”   Don’t really understand … Read more >>

A first time out for Anax in the Inquisitor series.   Twelve answers, each clued without a definition, are of a kind. Their characters fall into two groups (as indicated in their clues); … Read more >>

A welcome return to Schadenfreude – you kinda know what you’re getting.   The rubric is clear: ten answers, having something in common, are encrypted using a 26-letter phrase, the nth letter of … Read more >>

I rather enjoyed Ferret‘s two previous Inquisitor puzzles – and I enjoyed this one too, though it proved less difficult than it first seemed. The grid is 9 × 13, and essentially split … Read more >>

Having aggregated the “votes” for the most favoured Inquisitor puzzles of 2012, I can now reveal the outcome:   No. Title Setter Date 1243 Paradise Kruger 18-Aug-12 1245 Barred Nutmeg 01-Sep-12 1257 Cover … Read more >>