Independent 6597 – Phi – O God …
Solving time: 10 minutes when I gave up … … trying to work out 6D. I don’t know quite enough gods and ?A?A?A?A doesn’t help much. I guess the story is a SAGA, … Read more >>
petebiddlecombe
Inquisitor 48 – But how is it done? by Phi
Solving time: about 90 mins, mostly without books. A fairly easy puzzle this, without anything too fiendish as a last step. My biggest problem was leaving my copy on a train after writing … Read more >>
Azed 1852 – Plain
Solving time 30:50 without books, one mistake – or c. 38 mins with confirming look-ups and one correction. Mostly fairly straightforward, but there are one or two unresolved points where you may be … Read more >>
New Inquisitor bloggers
Colin’s comment on no. 44 reminds me that there’s some good news. My appeal for Inquisitor bloggers was successful and we now have a team of four. Colin is one, and another is “hihoba” … Read more >>
Inquisitor 44 – Missing letters by Mynot
Solving time: 2-3 hours for the clues… Time to admit defeat on this one – I can’t see the last step. The instruction provided by the missing letters in clues is “Colour correctly … Read more >>
Inquisitor 44 – patience please
There will unfortunately be a delay on Inqusitor 44. ‘loonapick’ hasn’t had time to do this puzzle and has decided to stop writing reports. So hold on while I tackle the puzzle. The … Read more >>
Inquisitor 43 – NAIRO by Loda
Solving time: 1.5 – 2 hours – Chambers used for 25D only There was early mention of this puzzle on Derek Harrison’s message board, which indicated that one of the green squares was … Read more >>
Inquisitors
The report for No. 42 is now complete. And 43 is solved so will be blogged promptly. But loonapick and I would still love to have one or two other Inquisitor solvers to … Read more >>
Inquisitor 42 – Twenty years later by Schadenfreude
loonapick had to admit defeat on this puzzle. This was partly because the theme of the puzzle mainly affected England rather than Scotland. It was Michael Fish and his quote about the telephoned hurricane … Read more >>
Azed 1847 – Inquisitors and heretics
Solving time: say 2 hours in a couple of sessions It’s intriguing to see the successor of Torquemada and Ximenes dedicating a puzzle to Araucaria, who some strict Ximeneans might want (metaphorically of … Read more >>
Inquisitor 41 – Alterations by Phi
Solving time: about 2 hours At last, a fairly gentle Inquisitor, which I should really have finished off even faster – and earlier! The thematic answers were to have one letter replaced, and … Read more >>
Azed 1844 – Rocky bard grid puzzle
Solving time: not recorded – maybe an hour or so. Chambers used for 3 or 4 answers at the end. This is in a bit of haste before going to Cheltenham, so I … Read more >>
Inquisitor 39 – a plea for help
I’m stuck on this with little time left before going to Cheltenham. I’ve solved all but three of the normal clues but have no idea about the theme. If you’ve solved it, leave … Read more >>
Inquisitor 37 – Late hit boxer by Schadenfreude
Solving time: ages – at least 6 hours This puzzle had 44 clues in total, 17 with misprints, and 16 to be treated somehow. That leaves 11 normal clues with no treatment. I’m … Read more >>
Azed 1841 – rare Azed slips?
(this version added Weds 19 Sep, 8:20 p.m. – the first two comments relate to the corrected clue to 23D printed with no. 1842) Solving time: roughly 90 mins from memory This puzzle includes two mistakes, … Read more >>