Inquisitor

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 >>

XXXX by Wiglaf Preamble: 15 clue answers must be thematically shortened before entry in the grid. Their clues contain a definition for the full answer; wordplay and letter-counts refer to grid entries, not … Read more >>

An ingenious and straightforward puzzle from Eclogue this week, completed in one session before midday on Saturday. The definition in each clue has overlooked a letter. In clue order, these letters provide the … Read more >>

This is Ferret’s tenth appearance as an Inquisitor setter.  The preamble was fairly short and stated "A name concealed in the grid, is 7 of the domain at 3.  With the help of … Read more >>

The second puzzle of the year, and another prolific IQ setter – Phi, current runner-up to Sch … you know who.   Preamble: Apart from 1ac and 18 (normal), each clue is actually … Read more >>

Preamble: Three unclued entries have been adversely affected by a plethora of thematic answers which have caused so much confusion that their own clues have become muddled, each giving the wordplay for one … Read more >>

This blog of the Boxing Day puzzle will come out after New Year, but here’s wishing you all a Great New Year of Inquisitorial fun. If it is anything like the year just past … Read more >>

Seasons greetings to all from a very blustery and wet Yorkshire, and many thanks for all the messages of concern as to our well-being! On the south side of York Jane and I … Read more >>