Inquisitor

Before we start, a brief message from the editor:   Hi all, sorry for hijacking the thread. Just to say … 14 across in Samuel’s IQ1437 puzzle, published last Saturday, omitted the word … Read more >>

Inquisitor 1435Preamble: Wordplay in each across clue gives the answer with one extra letter; in clue order, these reveal two messages. The first indicates how the answers to six down clues must be … Read more >>

I found this pretty taxing! (I originally used the word “challenging” but Duncan used it in his intro last week, and it is becoming overused, though apt.) The rubric read: Extra/missing single letters … Read more >>

A challenging puzzle from Ifor this week with an interesting twist to the clues.       The preamble told us that "The puzzle depicts something that did not happen today, despite a … Read more >>

Back to normal (I hope). After last week’s monster, and the confused endgame after a tough solve the week before, a puzzle from Schadenfreude – always firm but fair – is a welcome … Read more >>

Preamble: Other than those already barred off, there are to be no unchecked letters or further bars in the (nonsymmetrical) final grid. For this to happen, solvers must (i) effect six 90º single … Read more >>

I noted that the “postamble” (like a preamble but at the end) says that the solution and winners will be published in two weeks. But where? The news of the reprieve of the … Read more >>

This is Bics second Inquisitor.  His first was number 1390, Verbatim, based on alternate spellings.       The preamble told us that in 29 clues, the wordplay leads to the answer and … Read more >>

A long & seemingly complicated preamble for this puzzle from Phi, his second of the year. (No offence was intended when I omitted to count the ones he set prior to the renaming … Read more >>

Preamble: Clues contain either wordplay yielding an extra or missing letter or a single-letter misprint in the definition (equal numbers of each). In clue order, extra/ missing/correct letters give a quotation and its … Read more >>

Lacking an Inquisitor reprieve, this will be my penultimate blog. If your haven’t already done so, please sign the petition for the continuance of the Inquisitor which can be found HERE. This Schadenfreude … Read more >>

This was Serpent’s second puzzle in the Inquisitor series and an entertaining challenge it was too.       We had a preamble of average length which told us that "sixteen clues lead … Read more >>

By my reckoning, Inquisitor 1431 will appear on Easter Saturday in the final print edition of the Independent – kenmac is scheduled to do the honours with the blog. To support the case … Read more >>