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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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

In 21 clues, a word in the definition was cut short, and wrongly corrected with a different ending. The first letters of each original correct string reveal a quotation that points to 10 … Read more >>

Eleven corrections to definitions spell a phrase explaining 10 unclued entries. The remaining unclued entry (defining the phrase) would “in normal cryptic crossword usage, regard Lato’s interpretation as erroneous.”   Don’t really understand … Read more >>

A first time out for Anax in the Inquisitor series.   Twelve answers, each clued without a definition, are of a kind. Their characters fall into two groups (as indicated in their clues); … Read more >>

A welcome return to Schadenfreude – you kinda know what you’re getting.   The rubric is clear: ten answers, having something in common, are encrypted using a 26-letter phrase, the nth letter of … Read more >>

I rather enjoyed Ferret‘s two previous Inquisitor puzzles – and I enjoyed this one too, though it proved less difficult than it first seemed. The grid is 9 × 13, and essentially split … Read more >>

Having aggregated the “votes” for the most favoured Inquisitor puzzles of 2012, I can now reveal the outcome:   No. Title Setter Date 1243 Paradise Kruger 18-Aug-12 1245 Barred Nutmeg 01-Sep-12 1257 Cover … Read more >>

Haven’t seen Glow-worm for nearly a year now, so welcome back. I’ll be hiking on Gran Canaria when this comes out, and won’t be checking any comments until I return.   Each of … Read more >>

Eclogue is a setter new to the Inquisitor, though I gather from Dave Hennings’ Crossword Database that they have featured in Magpie over the last couple of years. (I say “they” because a … Read more >>

I do tend to like Kruger‘s puzzles – no exception here. A pound sign ( £ ) appears in the central barred off cell of the grid. Hmm …   Corrections to single-letter misprints in … Read more >>

A gentle but enjoyable puzzle – with a learning element. Four consecutive letters to be removed from 24 clues before solving {novel}, the first letters of each group giving a Father’s {note capital} … Read more >>