Inquisitor 1841: Playing with a Defensive Formation? by Kruger
The Inquisitor puzzle this week was set by Kruger who has been compiling Inquisitors for many years. The preamble was shorter than some I have seen and told us that … Read more >>
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Inquisitor 1840: All My Own Work by Nudd
Quite looking forward to this puzzle from Nudd. Preamble: Clues are normal but answers in every second row must be entered jumbled. The opening lines from a piece of work appear in … Read more >>
Inquisitor Review of the Year 2022-23: The Results
Posted on Behalf of John Henderson Looking Back (a Year) Congratulations, Ploy! Retrospective takes the award for Inquisitor of the Year. It’s not an inappropriate title: this puzzle was one of the two … Read more >>
Inquisitor 1838: Blown Away by Ifor
So, were you blown away? Or mind blown? All clues contain an extra word. In four cases, this is a synonym or generalisation of one of the otherwise unclued three-letter entries, which when … Read more >>
Inquisitor 1837: Sea Air by Chalicea
Chalicea has been setting Inquisitor puzzles since 2011 and this is her thirtieth in her own name. Chalicea tends to come up with quirky themes and has done so … Read more >>
Reminder – Inquisitor POTY – voting finishes on Saturday 13th
Inquisitor puzzle of the year – POTY voting ends 23:59:59 on Saturday January 13th. For the original post and to vote, click here.
Inquisitor 1836: Blithe Spirit by Hedge-sparrow
Hedge-sparrow flies back in for the festive(?) season. Preamble: One letter must be removed from each of eight answers before entry so that the entry fits the available space; unjumbling these letters … Read more >>
Inquisitor 1835: Easy As … by Shark
Any Inquisitor published on 23rd December will be likely to have a theme …. We had a fairly standard length preamble this week which told us that “A letter, wherever … Read more >>
Inquisitor Review of 2022-23 by Nimrod
Season’s greetings to all from the IQ solving team, and many thanks to all setters for another splendid year of puzzles: I hope that you all enjoyed them as much as we did. … Read more >>
Inquisitor 1834: Golden Gun by Check
Check seems to be under some pressure. Hope the strains of the festive season aren’t getting to them. 1ac is normal, but Check was coerced into adding some additional difficulty to the puzzle … Read more >>
Inquisitor 1833: £25 Club by Vismut
Vismut sets the Inquisitor this week with a puzzle entitled £25 Club. The preamble was fairly short and told us that "Grid cells for thematic requirements, which are answers to … Read more >>
Inquisitor 1832: Phases by Phi
Phi drops in with an early offering for Sankt Nikolaustag. Preamble: Entries are real words, with some being the result of modifying clue answers (numbers in brackets reflect the space available in … Read more >>
Inquisitor 1831: Shipshape by Methuselah
This puzzle is Methuselah’s first appearance in the Inquisitor series, but I have blogged a few puzzles by this setter in the daily Independent series. The puzzle in entitled Shipshape … Read more >>
Inquisitor 1830: Arable Land by eXtent
eXternal and Serpent join forces once more to befuddle and entertain. The wordplay in all but seven clues contains a bogus letter to be changed before solving. In order, the bogus letters identify … Read more >>