Inquisitor

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 >>

Ifor has now crept into fourth place in the count of Inquisitor crosswords set.   Preamble: All across clues contain an extra word, to be removed before solving. The second or penultimate letters … Read more >>

Lost Youth by eXternal (A poignant title in light of the tragedy in Creeslough – about 30km from here) Each across clue contains a superfluous word; in clue order, one choice of second … Read more >>

The latest instalment from Triton in the ongoing saga of Andy Lemon is hopefully more of an adventure and less of a misadventure than some of his previous escapades, being his wedding to … Read more >>

We have a Wiglaf puzzle today.  Wiglaf is a fairly regular setter of Independent daily puzzles, but it is over three years since we last had a Wiglaf Inquisitor.       The … Read more >>

Penumbra makes his first appearance since 1660, a puzzle that marked the year that King Charles II assumed the throne of England. Did anything of equal significance happen in 1768? Well, apparently John … Read more >>