Inquisitor

An Inquisitor puzzle from Kruger, who is now closing in on Lato and Loda as the third most prolific setter of Inquisitor puzzles since the rebranding 10 years ago.   Preamble: This puzzle … Read more >>

Preamble: Steps to be followed: 1 Make amendments to asterisked clues in either of two ways before solving. 2 Read yellow cells in row order to find a theme word. 3 Complete the … Read more >>

Preamble: Once upon a time there were three innocent bloggers whose names were Hi Ho and Ba. They were set upon by an unscrupulous and extremely cunning setter. This setter produced a crossword … Read more >>

Leading up to Saturday, March 26th in what will surely go down in history as The Year of Loss, I thought I’d lost it. We thought we’d lost it. Then we found we … Read more >>

Schadenfreude is a prolific compiler in the Inquisitor series and you always know you are going to get a challenge when you see his name.       The preamble was fairly short … Read more >>

Ifor is becoming (has become?) quite a regular.   Preamble: Before solving, each Down clue must be made smaller by a single letter; the surface reading usually suffers. Reading these letters in correct … Read more >>

Preamble: Answers to the eleven asterisked clues must be changed to a related word of the same length before entry. All other clues have a single-letter misprint: the correct letters (in clue order) … Read more >>

A concise preamble: The three unclued entries will guide the solver to five clues, close viewing of which will lead them in turn to a location in the grid where they should place … Read more >>

I have blogged many Independent puzzles by Phi this year, but it’s nearly two and half years since I blogged one of his Inquisitors.       The preamble read "Wordplay in a … Read more >>

By ‍’Eck, ‍’e’s back for the first time since NY 2014.   Preamble: The grid consists of two crosswords with a common theme. Clues are presented in non-overlapping pairs; either clue appearing first. … Read more >>

Preamble: Solvers must complete the grid, including a health warning which applies to both grid and clues. Each clue is contaminated by a thematic letter, appearing as a misprint in the definition part. … Read more >>

. . . toil and trouble indeed! The rubric read: Each row and each column is referenced by either of two letters – A or B, C or D, etc. Cells are indicated … Read more >>

Eclogue is a fairly regular setter of Inquisitor puzzles.  This is his eighth.  I have blogged a couple of the previous one in January and November 2014.       The preamble told … Read more >>

Base – a new setter enters the fold.   Preamble: Half of the 32 clues are normal. Two characters (to be written below the grid) together connect the 4 unclued perimeter entries and … Read more >>

Preamble: Two characters appear in the completed grid. The unclued lights describe their joint effort and the result. So, Chalicea, she of the short preamble strikes again – not quite as short as … Read more >>