Inquisitor

After 3 or 4 puzzles towards the easy end of the spectrum, I was expecting something fierce, to spill over into Monday’s public holiday (‘UK – not Scotland’). The rubric was brief & … Read more >>

Preamble: Unnumbered, unclued down entries have something in common with the individual given by the three unclued across answers in order, thanks to 6 down (also unclued). The link is given by the … Read more >>

A long preamble but, as Nimrod indicated in his paragraph on “The regulars”, this was a mild offering from Samuel. Across clues with extra letters, plus seven wordplay-only surnames. Normal Down clues. The … Read more >>

Kruger is becoming a regular setter in the Inquisitor series.       The preamble was quite long and stated "The unclued entries (10; 8; 6; 6; 5; 4; 3), with one doing … Read more >>

I’ll be away when this blog is published, so won’t be responding for about a week.         “In 14 overlong answers, two letters must be entered in one cell; in … Read more >>

Inquisitor 1291Preamble: Two clues contain an extra word, the two words giving a cryptic hint to the theme. In all other clues, the correct forms of single letter misprints give a thematic example … Read more >>

The preamble stated “Each of 22 clues contains one word superfluous to the solving. The initial letters of these words form, in clue order, part of a quotation and its author. The other … Read more >>

Nutmeg is a fairly prolific setter in the Inquisitor series with a slightly quirky line in themes.       The preamble told us that the puzzle celebrated the unclued singer at 6 … Read more >>

Welcome to Radler … with a large number of clues and a long preamble:         “Sixteen thematic items in eleven answers: one is the theme; two are the person that … Read more >>

Preamble: Six characters have taken part in a crime. each clue contains a misprint in the definition, the correct letters of which in clue order spell out their alter egos and a thematic … Read more >>

Ferret is becoming a regular setter of Inquisitors now.  This is the fifth appearance of a Ferret puzzle. Hihoba is on holiday, so I am writing two Inquisitor blogs in a row. There … Read more >>

This is Chalicea’s fourth puzzle to appear in the Inquisitor series. The preamble was fairly short and stated that "Appropriately entered, 1 down and 9, according to one of them, dealt with the … Read more >>

Anyone who thought that Schadenfreude might be getting tired – think again!   I find it impossible to paraphrase the preamble, so here it is in full:       “One letter must … Read more >>

Inquisitor 1283 Preamble: 36 clues each contain one word which must have a letter removed, and those remaining rearranged to form a new word before solving. Discarded letters from the across clues spell … Read more >>

Wordplay in each of several clues yields a single extra letter which (omitting one keyword) spell out a phrase that was an integral part of 5 Down. The influence of this unclued entry … Read more >>