Inquisitor

A welcome return visit today from Cranberry following last year’s debut, together with a preamble that confused me for rather longer than was strictly necessary, I suspect: Ten thematic solutions each consist of … Read more >>

Fresh from his triumph as most popular Inquisitor setter in 2022, Artix gives us a new puzzle.       The preamble was quite complicated, as follows: Solvers must erase the contents of … Read more >>

A warm welcome to IN.   Preamble: Every answer in each odd-numbered row must be partially jumbled (usually resulting in a non-word) to show a sequence of names. A three-word phrase must be … Read more >>

Moggie by Chalicea   14 supposedly said “13 46”. An extra letter in addition to those needed for the solution is produced in 24 clues. These letters, in clue order, give an instruction … Read more >>

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 >>