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Hedge-sparrow flies back in for the festive(?) season.   Preamble: One letter must be removed from each of eight answers before entry so that the entry fits the available space; unjumbling these letters … Read more >>

Phi drops in with an early offering for Sankt Nikolaustag.   Preamble: Entries are real words, with some being the result of modifying clue answers (numbers in brackets reflect the space available in … Read more >>

Karla’s previous two puzzles each had a cinematic theme – we’d been promised that this next one wouldn’t have.   Preamble: In eleven “day-time” clues, part of the wordplay has received a treatment … Read more >>

eXternal – equally good when solo or doubled up with Serpent.   Preamble: In 14 Across clues a word must be removed before solving, identifying members of an organisation. In each Down answer, … Read more >>

Here is the last in the sequence of 5 debutants: Soup’s first puzzle for the Inquisitor though he has set puzzles for The Guardian.   Preamble: Rows and columns represent streets, with arrows … Read more >>

As I said in the main blog, Impressi◍n is Inkling’s only puzzle for the Inquisitor – I had read elsewhere on this site and others that Chris Dunn (Inkling) died last July, but … Read more >>

Inkling’s only puzzle for the Inquisitor –   Preamble: In nineteen down clues, wordplay leads to the answer with an extra letter. In clue order, these letters provide definitions to the two unclued … Read more >>

Jaques is back – previous Inquisitor puzzles were last year & the year before.   Preamble: Each clue contains a single misprint in its definition. The correct letters, in clue order, describe what … Read more >>

Skylark – third up in “Ladies’ Month”.   Preamble: A misprint in each of fifteen across clues should be corrected before solving; corrections spell a work made famous by a thematic individual. Each … Read more >>

The PINK combo delivers another centenary puzzle.   Preamble: All across answers, including the unclued one, are modified identically; numbers in brackets refer to the spaces available. Except for the first and last, … Read more >>

Ifor is back, solo, after his recent doubling up with Nimrod.   Preamble: All across clues, together with those to down entries in odd columns, are normal, but the latter’s answers are each … Read more >>

I took a look at the list of last year’s Top 20 Inquisitor puzzles in terms of aggregate points awarded to the setters: eXternal and Ifor were almost inseparable at the top, with … Read more >>

A warm welcome to IN.   Preamble: Every answer in each odd-numbered row must be partially jumbled (usually resulting in a non-word) to show a sequence of names. A three-word phrase must be … Read more >>

Here is the Eclogue duo for the third time in 2022.   Preamble: Clues are presented in normal order. Corrected letters of misprints in the definitions of all clues provide possible creators of … Read more >>