Inquisitor

A whole host of instructions to follow in this week’s preamble: A character or (in one case) a word must be removed from each clue before solving: these spell out two instructions. Of … Read more >>

When you see Serpent’s name as a setter, it’s likely that you are going to get an interesting and challenging puzzle.  Serpent certainly lived up to expectations with this week’s Inquisitor.     … Read more >>

Here is the Eclogue duo for the third time in 2022.   Preamble: Clues are presented in normal order. Corrected letters of misprints in the definitions of all clues provide possible creators of … Read more >>

Retrospective by Ploy In six clues, a word has been acted on by either of two straight-line occurrences of a word which will appear in the grid. The action must be undone before … Read more >>

We are present once more at the scene of a misdemeanour. After completion of the grid, a crime takes place. Solvers must remove the content of nine cells, leaving relevant words behind, to … Read more >>

This week’s Inquisitor is set by eXtent (a pairing of eXternal and Serpent), who have appeared twice a year, on average, since early 2017.       The preamble told us that four … Read more >>

A rather enigmatic preamble from Phi; and a title that gives away absolutely nothing.   Preamble: The international activity of the entity to be highlighted in the grid is responsible for changing a … Read more >>

Dreamworks by Ifor Cells containing a forename and surname (6,6); and a mythical creature (8); must be separately connected, the first group by 12 straight lines and the second by a closed curve. … Read more >>

Kruger is a regular setter of Inquisitor puzzles, with several offerings to his name this year. Today’s preamble read: Before entry, answers to eleven clues should be modified to depict ways that would … Read more >>

Skylark presented her seventh puzzle for the Inquisitor series since a debut just over three years ago.  Skylark’s themes have been quite varied, so it was going to be interesting to see what … Read more >>

A typically brief preamble from Chalicea.   Preamble: 36 form 10 35, which accumulate to create primitive structures. Single extra letters produced by the wordplay in each clue give, in clue order, an … Read more >>

The Haunted Crypt by Vagans Vagans invites you to a Hallowe’en tour of the Haunted Crypt of St Something-in-the-Wardrobe. The key marks the entrance: go north and follow the rooms round clockwise. Ghouls … Read more >>

A preamble this week that promised that the clues were light on gimmicks: In twelve clues a thematic word must be removed before solving. The single letters to the left of the thematic … Read more >>

We have an Inquisitor from Radler this week.  We see a Radler puzzle about once a year. the previous one appearing in November 2021. We had a fairly short preamble telling us that … Read more >>