Inquisitor

There were three important parts to the preamble: 1. Every across clue lacked a definition and the wordplay generated a word which could be associated with the entry at that number – i.e … Read more >>

Good  Crossword by Loda! Ten countries  with new names had to be written as their old names in the grid, and ten old names had to be substituted for their new names before the clues … Read more >>

Solving time: about 90 mins, mostly without books. A fairly easy puzzle this, without anything too fiendish as a last step. My biggest problem was leaving my copy on a train after writing … Read more >>

The preamble stated that ‘before solving, one letter must be changed in the definition part of 25 clues, the new letters all being different.  The missing 26th letter is to be revealed as … Read more >>

By the time you read this I should be at the top of Manau Kea in Hawaii. Unless I turn out to get altitude sickness in which case I’ll be in a bar … Read more >>

Reasonably easy theme to spot, the title referring to the colours of the rainbow arch (Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vain). Most clues quite straightforward, but a bit muddling was the use … Read more >>

Colin’s comment on no. 44 reminds me that there’s some good news.  My appeal for Inquisitor bloggers was successful and we now have a team of four. Colin is one, and another is “hihoba” … Read more >>

Solving time: 2-3 hours for the clues… Time to admit defeat on this one – I can’t see the last step. The instruction provided by the missing letters in clues is “Colour correctly … Read more >>

There will unfortunately be a delay on Inqusitor 44. ‘loonapick’ hasn’t had time to do this puzzle and has decided to stop writing reports. So hold on while I tackle the puzzle. The … Read more >>

Solving time: 1.5 – 2 hours – Chambers used for 25D only There was early mention of this puzzle on Derek Harrison’s message board, which indicated that one of the green squares was … Read more >>

The report for No. 42 is now complete.  And 43 is solved so will be blogged promptly. But loonapick and I would still love to have one or two other Inquisitor solvers to … Read more >>

loonapick had to admit defeat on this puzzle.  This was partly because the theme of the puzzle mainly affected England rather than Scotland.  It was Michael Fish and his quote about the telephoned hurricane … Read more >>

Solving time: about 2 hours At last, a fairly gentle Inquisitor, which I should really have finished off even faster – and earlier! The thematic answers were to have one letter replaced, and … Read more >>

Sorry for the late post, but I have to admit that I really struggled with this one, and I haven’t quite finished it, as one of the answers still has me beat. Once … Read more >>

I’m stuck on this with little time left before going to Cheltenham. I’ve solved all but three of the normal clues but have no idea about the theme. If you’ve solved it, leave … Read more >>