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The Ace of Hearts, a visitor on average about once a year. Preamble: Five clues are normal, but their answers must be entered thematically. From the answer to each other clue, a … Read more >>
Twenty-five clues contain a misprint in the definition. In clue order, corrections spell two instructions from one unclued entry to the other. Answers to 10 further clues must be thematically altered before entry per a third instruction. In the filled grid, solvers must highlight a target of this instruction (six cells). Numbers in brackets refer to unmodified answer lengths.
There’s a lot of it about, you know. Rough justice, that is. Thirteen clues contain a consecutive pair of extra letters which must be removed before solving, always leaving real words. In clue … Read more >>
Xanthippe appears on fifteensquiared as a setter of Inquisitor and Enigmatic Variations (EV) puzzles. He/she features about once a year alternating between Inquisitors and EVs – although the cycle has been once every … Read more >>
Kruger, an extremely prolific setter of Inquisitor puzzles. Preamble: Each clue contains a single letter misprint that needs to be rectified before solving; half of these occur in the definition and half … Read more >>
Passed On by Jaques One word in each across clue must be cut short before solving. In clue order the removed letters give two lines of a verse, missing some words, followed by … Read more >>
Vismut is a setter who contributes regularly to the Inquisitor and Enigmatic Variations series of of barred puzzles. This is her twelfth Inquisitor and a study of the previous ones shows that the … Read more >>
eXternal is a prolific setter of Inquisitor puzzles with interesting themes and cluing devices. Today, the preamble told us that a letter must be reinstated in each of 36 clues. The … Read more >>
Snakes alive! Preamble: Two intimately connected names, each of three words, appear in the grid and partially overlap, resulting in clashes in a number of cells. The non-clashing letters in the names … Read more >>
RIP – Andy Stewart Andy Stewart, who set as Dysart has passed away. He produced 18 Listener crosswords and 14 Inquistor crosswords and appeared in the Enigmatic Variations, the Magpie and the Crossword … Read more >>
Left and right superscripts indicate the category for across and down entries respectively. Within each category, clues are given in the usual grid order. In four cells answers clash. Solvers must resolve each clash to form a theme word and enter just its first letter, spelling the name of the pub. Winners get a round of drinks.
Chalicea is a regular Inquisitor setter whose puzzles cover a wide range of themes. The preamble today told us that “In every across clue wordplay leads to an extra letter … Read more >>
Ifor, known for tight but always very fair clueing, and often towards the challenging end of the spectrum. Preamble: Ifor’s two collaborators X and Y have contributed all across clues bar those … Read more >>
Battleships by Eclogue Clues are presented in conventional order, but answers are separated by blocks rather than bars, with no symmetrical pattern. When the grid is complete, solvers will have found a fleet … Read more >>