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This will be the fourth out of seven Inquisitor puzzles from eXtent that I’ve blogged – the previous one was around the time of the first Brexit deadline.   Preamble: In accordance with … Read more >>

Gila has provided us with some pretty good Inquisitor puzzles in the past, so I have high hopes for this one.   Preamble: Every second clue contains a single letter misprint, occurring in … Read more >>

Serpent is one of a bunch of Inquisitor setters that I like more often than not.   Preamble: The wordplay in 32 clues generates an extra letter. Taken in clue order, these letters … Read more >>

This will be only the fourth of Kruger‘s 41 Inquisitor puzzles that I’ve blogged – kenmac usually snaffles them.   Preamble: Two colleagues on a day trip to the sea have left another … Read more >>

In memory of Schadenfreude … so, will #1700 be set by just PINK?  Preamble: Entries clash in four cells, to be filled digitally. Two other answers must each have a set of three … Read more >>

Lato usually packs a lot of thematic material into his puzzles.   Preamble: Fifteen thematic entries are evenly divided between two categories, spelt out by corrections to single letter definition misprints in thirteen … Read more >>

First it was the Labyrinth (#1335), then Hampton Court (#1457), and a couple of years ago we had a maze based on the legend of King Henry II and his mistress Rosamund (#1490) … Read more >>

There have been a couple of Inquisitor puzzles from eXtent since we had a solo effort from either of them – but that’s OK.   Preamble: Wordplay in 21 clues omits a letter … Read more >>

A setter new to the Inquisitor, and who, as it happens, is ‘in partnership’ with the editor. (It turns out that she is not the setter, but that it was some “Mr H”. … Read more >>

I’ve blogged 3 of the last 4 IQ puzzles from Gila, and he ranks pretty highly in my estimation. The grid looks a little daunting (no bars, no clue numbers), to say nothing … Read more >>

As trailed by Nimrod in his review of last year, we are kicking off this year with a puzzle from Schadenfreude. The last time I saw a title like that was about a … Read more >>

The third Inquisitor puzzle this year from Nimrod.   Preamble: From each of twelve clues a single letter must be removed before solving. Taken together, these letters describe twelve other clues into each … Read more >>

Chalicea often serves up clues that are on the easy side, followed by a task that involves a certain amount of head-scratching whilst staring at a completed grid.  Preamble: Identifying one thematically placed … Read more >>

Sch… is never away long – it seems like one in every 8 to 10 puzzles is his.   Preamble: Two letters must be removed from the answers in each row and column … Read more >>