Inquisitor

Schadenfreude shows up here about every couple of months.   Preamble: Seven of a set of ten are to appear clockwise in the perimeter. The initial letters of single words to be removed … Read more >>

Back and Forward by Kruger Most clues have had either their definition or wordplay moved back or forward by one or two clues (1ac assumed to follow 32dn). The original clues must be … Read more >>

Note to self: READ THE RUBRIC CAREFULLY! I missed the fifth word of the rubric, equal, which would have helped quite a lot. I noticed it when I had almost finished and used it … Read more >>

Eclogue is becoming a fairly regular setter of Inquisitor puzzles.       This week, the preamble stated that "In clue order the correct letters from misprints in definitions provide the opening to … Read more >>

A puzzle by eXternal … but not Clue Two IV (yet).   Preamble: Single letter clashes occur in six cells and each should be resolved in favour of a third letter to make … Read more >>

Don’t Get Me Wrong by Opsimath Ignoring obstructive bars and replacing letters in barred-off and corner cells with the letters IN GRIM AUTHOR’S CV, three sides of the completed grid will reveal a … Read more >>

This was another Serpentine puzzle. I had the pleasure of sorting out and blogging “Mirror Image” in June. This one was less artistic, but equally devious. A carte blanche with blanks in it … Read more >>

It’s been three years since Nudd set an Inquisitor, so it’s a pleasant change to see one now.       The preamble told us that "a single letter must be jettisoned from … Read more >>

Haven’t blogged a puzzle by Pointer before.   Preamble: In the spirit of the theme, the seven shaded shapes should be carefully cut out from the filled grid, leaving holes, and assembled to … Read more >>

  Flirt by Schadenfreude Solvers must complete the grid and highlight seven titles, a phrase common to each appearing only once. The wordplay yielded by each clue leads to the entered answer plus … Read more >>

I struggled with the 2016 Halloween Harribobs offering with the bat picture and his 2017 “Captain’s Log” Australian map outline (now voted Inquisitor of the Year), and again this looked desperately complicated, but … Read more >>

This is Chalicea’s thirteenth Inquisitor in seven year, so we see her puzzle every six months on average.       The preamble was fairly short, as follows: "A message relating to | … Read more >>

My first puzzle by Ifor to blog since April Fool’s Day, though there were three others later in 2017.   Preamble: Eight across clues include an extra word containing only one letter not … Read more >>

Silvester by Eclogue Twenty three clues contain an extra word. In clue order, initial letters of these words provide four courses; final letters provide their accompanying drinks. Reflecting the thematic sketch cryptically indicated … Read more >>

This may sound sad, but I’m starting to write this on Christmas morning. My daughter is asleep in the next room, having been woken in Richmond by planes coming in to Heathrow at … Read more >>