I feel sure there’s a name for this style of crossword – each of the answers (all 8-letters) entered around a cell indicated by the clue number – but if there isn’t, there should be.
Inquisitor
Inquisitor 1939: Close Quarters by Vagans
Yes, it’s us again blogging as Ken is in hospital – hope that things are steadily improving Ken and that you are able to ‘hop about’ OK.
Inquisitor Review of 2024-25 by Nimrod
Inquisitor Review of 2024-25 by Nimrod
Inquisitor 1938: Christmas-time at Hook-a-Gate by Pomfret Cake
We enter the run-up to Christmas with Pomfret Cake’s IQ challenge.
Inquisitor 1937: Made in Britain by Encota
Today’s blog explains a puzzle by Encota, who is a setter who has appeared in the Inquisitor five times previously, dating back to September 2017. All the puzzles have had completely different themes, so it will be interesting to see what we have this week.
Inquisitor 1936: Advent Calendar by Phi
Phi, the setter with the most Inquisitors to their name, and only three others also have over 50: the late Schadenfreude, Kruger and Ifor.
Inquisitor 1934: No Matter How by Kruger
Kruger provides this week’s IQ challenge.
Inquisitor 1933: Runtime by Serpent
Serpent has been setting Inquisitors since 2015 at the rate of about two a year. Currently, he is the editor of The Times crosswords.
Inquisitor 1932: Linked by Chalicea
Chalicea – her clues are usually on the gentle side, but occasionally the endgame is not as easy …
Inquisitor 1931: Take Your Partners by Nimrod
Take Your Partners by Nimrod
Inquisitor 1930: Mistaken Identity by Radler
Preamble:
The anti-clockwise perimeter names (not in order) a convicted murderer, his victim, the workers who discovered the body and the police officer in charge of the case. Unchecked letters therein could provide TED BLAZED DRUG DPT. All but four clues have a single letter misprint in the definition which must be corrected. The correct letters in clue order, explain how to treat the other four answers (producing real words). Solvers must highlight the appropriately revealed discovery (7 letters). The perfectly reasonable form at 26 is not in the main dictionaries. 7 is in Chambers, but not as a headword.
Well, we certainly had a struggle sorting everything out this week.
Inquisitor 1929: The Party’s Over by Ifor
The fifteensquared website shows that this is Ifor’s 53rd Inquisitor puzzle since he first appeared in February 2011. Ifor varies his themes, which are often associated with lesser known subjects, so there is always a chance to learn new facts.
Inquisitor 1928: Dyno-Rod by Triton
Two grids for the price of one this week.
Preamble: The answers must be entered in grid 2. Every clue has a misprint in the wordplay which must be corrected before solving; the correct letter is to be entered alongside the clue label in grid 1 (e.g. for clue A next to the letter A), while the letters replaced spell a message.