Inquisitor

Did anyone see this article on crossword solvers in the Indy Online on Thursday 1 September? I fit squarely into the profile they discovered, do you? Kruger is one of our most prolific setters … Read more >>

An Inquisitor puzzle from Quixote for the first time in 6 years.   Preamble: Across clues and answers are normal. Type 1 Down clues have an extra letter added to the wordplay; their … Read more >>

Due to Holy Ghost’s holidays and a swap of blogging duties this week and next week, I find myself blogging an Ifor Inquisitor for the second time in a few weeks.  Not that … Read more >>

Preamble: Misprints occur in 19 down clues. The correct letters spell out most of a quotation from a well-known TV series. Both 6-letter words in the specific episode’s title are to be removed, … Read more >>

In a hurry as I’m away next week when this blog is due to be published. I started to write the blog before completing the grid, but had solved the outstanding issues by the … Read more >>

Shark sets an Inquisitor puzzle about twice a year.       The preamble in Inquisitor 1449 stated that the wordplay in thirteen clues leads to the answer with one letter missing.  In … Read more >>

Haven’t seen Poat for a long time – early last year in fact. (And that after a break of 6 years.)   Preamble: Wordplay in eight clues leads to the answer (which is … Read more >>

Preamble: One letter must be omitted, wherever it occurs, from the answer to each clue before entry in the grid; wordplay and letter counts refer to the mutilated forms entered. In clue order, … Read more >>

I was at a reunion of old (1960s vintage) Swimming and Water Polo players this weekend, so got a late start on this. My grateful thanks to Ho (also at the reunion) who … Read more >>

I think Ifor can soon be classed as a prolific setter of Inquisitor puzzles that make you think. Please note that this blog is best viewed on a desktop or a laptop. There … Read more >>

An Eclogue puzzle – something to look forward to.   Preamble: In clue order, corrections to definition misprints give a quotation completed by the thematic puzzle title. The name of the work from … Read more >>

Preamble: Thirteen solutions must be entered in an unconventional way. Their clues provide a hint. The shortest preamble ever? It’s certainly a contender. Experience tells me that “in an unconventional way” means “backwards” … Read more >>

This is the “Hi” third of Hihoba, working alone this week as both Ho and Ba are unavailable, so please forgive mistakes – I have not been cross-checked this time! All clues are … Read more >>

Triton makes a second appearance in an Inquisitor shirt today.  The first was Inquisitor 1388, ‘To All The Girls’       There was a fairly short preamble this week which told us … Read more >>

It’s not that long ago that I blogged a Schadenfreude puzzle – remember Lucy?   Preamble: The four unclued entries are synonymous. Corrections to single-letter misprints in the definition part of each clue … Read more >>