Inquisitor

I was fully expecting Harribobs at this time of year, but instead up pops Lato (as indeed he did last year).   Preamble: Nine unclued entries, one of two words and one a … Read more >>

Retro by Encota Stage 1 is somewhat like the old ‘Minesweeper’ game where the solver must locate the ‘mines’. The integer in each cell equates to the number of ‘mines’ that are in … Read more >>

Another cracking set. On behalf of all of the solving team, many thanks to all the compilers for their ingenuity. PDMs aplenty, as usual! A Trivial Pursuit – III I’ve done my usual … Read more >>

Skylark’s fifth Inquisitor. I first encountered her on her first foray into the Inquisitor genre when I blogged 1614, the Abbey Road puzzle. All her offerings have been interesting and this was no … Read more >>

Gila presents us with a puzzle entitled One Missing.       The preamble stated: From the answer to 25 clues, a letter must be deleted wherever it appears before entry into the … Read more >>

Ifor, and a rather asymmetrical grid.   Preamble: The clue to one entry in each row and each column contains an extra word. Each is primarily associated with a single letter from a … Read more >>

On Track by Phi Nineteen clues are unnumbered and their answers are to be entered where they will fit, after being treated. The mode of treatment is hinted at by the three words … Read more >>

Fabulous puzzle from the eXternal/Serpent duo. Complex rubric: In 13 down clues, a letter has been omitted wherever it occurs and must be reinstated before solving the clue. These letters spell out the … Read more >>

Hedgesparrow has set the Inquisitor this time and has provided a fairly long preamble, so this may be a challenge.         The preamble told us that: "Two thematic entries are … Read more >>

Kruger’s 50th Inquisitor puzzle.   Preamble: Seventeen clues contain an extra word that must be removed before solving. In clue order, the first or fourth letters of each extra word followed by the … Read more >>

Bandits Scuppered Her Plans by Radler In twelve thematic clues the entry is formed by changing the defined answer in one of two ways. Wordplay and letter counts refer to the entry. Eleven … Read more >>

The shortest rubric of the year so far. The unclued lights give both names of an author and his condolences (10 words). Misprints occur in the definitions of 19 clues. Corrected letters, read … Read more >>

This week we are faced with a  puzzle by Nimrod, in the form of a carte blanche, with an asymmetric hole of undefined size in the middle of the completed grid.  Well, this … Read more >>

I’ve found puzzles by Eclogue quite variable in the past. Some excellent, some only so-so; some difficult, some not so hard. (And no correlation between the two.)   Preamble: Wordplay in 18 clues … Read more >>

  Whowasdun by Charybdis 35ac and the title of a detective mystery are to be deduced and the detective (thematically affected) highlighted in the grid. Alas, the person addressed in the title (4, … Read more >>