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Preamble: The correct letters from misprinted definitions in 20 clues spell out a returning instruction. Solvers must change the contents of 18 cells, always revealing real words. Short and sweet! I got off … Read more >>

Preamble: A quotation suggests why a number of shorter words each forming part of an answer must be replaced by other words, not always of the same length. Numbers in brackets give entry lengths. Unchecked letters within these replacement words can be … Read more >>

Preamble: Each answer must have a letter removed, wherever it occurs, before entry in the grid. Definitions refer to the original answers; wordplay and letter-counts refer to the mutilated forms entered in the … Read more >>

Preamble:  A number of clues are afflicted and solvers are advised to follow an expert’s remedy. Having initially found the expert and the affliction, solvers must highlight the remedy in the grid (38 cells). By ‘Eck? By ‘eck, what’s going … Read more >>

Preamble: Mistakes made in the construction of the grid have resulted in some answers being too long for their allotted space and an equal number being too short. Fortunately, by transferring parts of … Read more >>

Preamble: Sixteen cells in the completed grid, forming three interconnected straight lines, spell out a work (without its definite articles) and its format. Each clue contains a superfluous word: taken in order, the … Read more >>

Preamble: Starting at an unchecked square in the top row, the clockwise perimeter contains a 7-word non-English phrase. Unchecked letters, including corners, rearrange to give I SUB A HAIRCUT. Four clues omit a shared thematic definition. The other 34 clues include a … Read more >>

Preamble: The phrase made by two of the eleven (highlighted) thematic entries taken together describes associations of six others, when placed in the correct order. (These associations incorporate the full set.) Associations of … 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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

Inquisitor 1279 Preamble: Clues are arranged in alphabetical order of answers. Cells numbered 1 to 13 spell out a security question. 13 similarly arranged cells (including four shared clashing cells) will reveal the … Read more >>

Inquisitor 1275 Preamble: The wordplay in each clue leads to the answer plus an extra letter. These letters, in clue order, suggest how solvers should draw six straight lines, including two for guidance, … Read more >>

Inquisitor 1271 Preamble: This puzzle marks a classic voyage. Solvers must shade both the name and the destination of the voyager. In clue order, the first letters of the single extra words in … Read more >>