Inquisitor

I was a bit worried by a long rubric with drawing instructions: Each across clue and ten down clues contain an extra letter to be discarded before solving. The across letters in clue … Read more >>

This Inquisitor by Kruger had a fairly short preamble.       The definition in each clue contains a single letter misprint.  In order, the correct letters give words associated with a series … Read more >>

Serpent slithers into view – venomous? We’ll see.   Preamble: Solvers must determine how to enter the answers to across clues, listed in alphabetical order of their (equal-length) answers. Taken in clue order, … Read more >>

Preamble: Nine thematic answers (one of two words) should be considered as associating only with ‘34-38s’, with each ‘34-38’ suggested twice. Correctly associated, all are 26s. Eight of these are clued by wordplay … Read more >>

An alphabetical jigsaw this week from Charybdis, and a very good one too! An amazing grid construction. The rubric read: Answers fit in the grid jigsaw-wise. Unnumbered clues are arranged in alphabetical order of … Read more >>

The preamble to this puzzle by Poat stated "Seven clues consist of wordplay only, and lead to performers known for works that may be linked thematically; in each case, an allusion to part … Read more >>

Fond memories of Dysart puzzles – usually pretty tough but highly enjoyable & satisfying.   Preamble: Five characters involved in a 6 18 are hidden in the grid. Their target is invisible, but … Read more >>

Preamble: Solvers must scale component letters of some entries to match the illusion. This will require some letters to be entered in such a way that one to a cell is not maintained; … Read more >>

The rubric read: One answer is not to be entered in the grid. Answers to four clues which lack definitions are thematic. Solver must highlight two other normally clued entries to complete a … Read more >>

There was a fairly lengthy preamble to this weeks puzzle by Ifor.  It stated "six clues whose answers share a general definition consist only of wordplay.  These answers must be thematically changed to … Read more >>

Haven’t seen a puzzle from Nudd in quite a while – none in 2014.   Preamble: Wordplay in thirty-six clues serves up an extra letter to be taken away before entry. These letters … Read more >>

Inquisitor 1371Preamble: Wordplay in each clue gives the answer with either an extra or missing letter. In order, these letters spell out a phrase which identifies the pattern collectively provided by the separate … Read more >>

Quite a short preamble this week: “Six features in the final grid are thematically positioned in straight lines and must be highlighted. The six unclued entries already highlighted give hints at the theme: … Read more >>

Samuel is a prolific setter for many publications that feature barred crosswords and his crosswords usually have a quirky theme.  I think Samuel is now the editor of the Enigmatic Variations series in … Read more >>

Nutmeg‘s “Any other Name” came equal fourth in 2014, and her puzzles rank among my personal favourites.   A small grid: 11×11. One letter must be omitted from the first eight across answers, … Read more >>