Inquisitor

Hello Inquisitor lovers. I’m glad to be back after some rather unpleasant hospital treatment. This is the first time I have been able to even attempt an Inquisitor – mostly due to the … Read more >>

A puzzle from eXtent this week The preamble told us that six entries are affected by shortages; answers to the corresponding clues must be entered as jumbles.  Superfluous letters, spelling out a two-word … Read more >>

At the time of writing, it looks to me like Ifor will be at or near the top of the last year’s Inquisitor ranking.   Preamble: Each across clue is actually three clues … Read more >>

Tourist Information by Harribobs Answers to asterisked clues are entered normally; all others must be cycled on entry. Four answers are members of a group of seven seasoned travellers, and are clued by … Read more >>

A puzzle by Eclogue kept us entertained over Christmas       The preamble stated that "Four clues each contain an extra word which should be removed prior to solving.  These four words … Read more >>

This is Vismut’s third Inquisitor puzzle.  I’ve blogged each of the previous two and have commented both times that there was a lot of thematic material involved.  This is also the case in … Read more >>

Ah, Chalicea – known for easier puzzles and lengthy quotations along the diagonals …  Preamble: Extra letters produced by the wordplay of every clue give an instruction to solvers. The Oxford Dictionary of … Read more >>

  Myth by Dysart The three unclued entries (one of two words) are names linked by a thematic film whose main character is hidden in the grid (11 cells, to be highlighted). In … Read more >>

  Invisible Ink by Phi Preamble: Spoiler: highlight the whitespace before the compiler’s name (above) to see the puzzle’s title. Well! What’s that all about? I’ve often wondered if we could ever have … Read more >>

The Ace of Hearts is a setter who seems to specialise in Letters Latent puzzles when compiling for the Inquisitor as this is his / her third puzzle and the previous two, like … Read more >>

I fully expected something on the “Fall of the Berlin Wall” today, given that the puzzle was published on the 30th anniversary.   Preamble: Every down clue contains a consecutive pair of letters … Read more >>

  Duck Egg by Kruger Clues are given in alphabetical order of their answers which must be entered where they will fit. Wordplay in each clue yields an extra letter that is not … Read more >>

When you see Nimrod’s name on an Inquisitor you know that you are in for a challenge.       The preamble this week was quite extensive and told us that the 52 … Read more >>