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This was the second in a potential series by Eclogue, but the connection with the previous puzzle was tenuous to say the least. The previous Comings and Goings puzzle was the relativistic one … Read more >>

I always enjoy Nutmeg puzzles, especially because of the nicely thought out and innovative end games. This was no exception. A very short rubric: The unclued 6-word slogan in the silvered cells could … Read more >>

The complicated rubric read: The grid should be considered to consist of three zones, each containing the same number of cells but with shapes and locations to be deduced. Thirteen answers are too … Read more >>

Ah, an Ifor puzzle. We can expect some tricky clues with misleading definitions (though fair) and an intricate end game. The rubric read: There is an extra word of four or more letters … Read more >>

Hmm. Nathan Panning is a new setter and they are always welcome, but I found this a pretty involved affair! The rubric read: In twelve cells, across and down answers clash. Solvers must … Read more >>

Skylark’s fifth Inquisitor. I first encountered her on her first foray into the Inquisitor genre when I blogged 1614, the Abbey Road puzzle. All her offerings have been interesting and this was no … Read more >>

Fabulous puzzle from the eXternal/Serpent duo. Complex rubric: In 13 down clues, a letter has been omitted wherever it occurs and must be reinstated before solving the clue. These letters spell out the … Read more >>

The shortest rubric of the year so far. The unclued lights give both names of an author and his condolences (10 words). Misprints occur in the definitions of 19 clues. Corrected letters, read … Read more >>

The complex rubric read: Multiple letter clashes occur in eight cells, each creating a thematic word; definitions for these and definitions of an associated word for each appear as superfluous single words in … Read more >>

The most complex and confusing rubric of the year! The grid has top and bottom halves. In each half, six entries occupying cells in that half are clued without a common definition. The … Read more >>

Complex rubric: Each of 15 clues [none to five-letter entries] contains an extra word having only one letter, sometimes repeated, not present in that clue’s answer. In clue order these letters identify the … Read more >>

Ladies month’s first offering from Chalicea. Usually relatively simple clues with a nicely constructed grid and theme. Let’s see. Short but sweet rubric which read: With the terribly sad revelation that 41 is … Read more >>

The last time Dysart set a puzzle was in 2019, when Kenmac had the pleasure (?) of deciphering a difficult puzzle concerning Billy the Kid. I found this one pretty tricky and spent … Read more >>

Kruger is one of our regular setters. Hard but fair is his normal offering, so I look forward to this one. Clues are given in alphabetical order of their answers which must be … Read more >>