Inquisitor 1908: Labor Works by Twin
“The time has come”, the walrus said, “to talk of many things. Of shoes and ships and sealing wax, of cabbages and kings. And why the sea is boiling hot and whether pigs have wings.”
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Hihoba -Eclogue
While writing this blog, I have just heard the bad news about the Christmas lockdown! As this will come out just after …
Inquisitor Review of 2019-20 by Nimrod
A Trivial Pursuit – II Last year, as an exercise suggested by a solver who emailed to say that he was somewhat …
Inquisitor 1660: Caroline by Penumbra
A third puzzle from Penumbra, averaging about one a year. Preamble: All clues contain a word that must be removed before …
Inquisitor 1659: Now You See Me by The Ace of Hearts
Now You See Me by The Ace of Hearts One letter must be deleted from each clue before solving. These letters in …
Inquisitor 1658: More Than One Problem by Ifor
Ifor is a frequent setter, this is his 31st puzzle and his third this year. None of them is easy! Each down …
Inquisitor 1657: Trivial Pursuit by Opsimath
It’s been over a year since we last saw an Opsimath Inquisitor. This is Opsimath’s fourth puzzle in the series, but the …
Inquisitor 1656: Non-PC by Nudnix
Nudnix – a setter new to me. Preamble: The theme involves two events – one possibly apocryphal – that happened on …
Inquisitor 1655: Write-off (29) by Xanthippe
Write-off (29) by Xanthippe All clues are normal but two symmetrically positioned clue answers must be entered jumbled. The first number at …
Inquisitor 1654: Spot the Difference by Artix
A long complex rubric with a coda by the editor. The solutions to both grids are identical except for the three pairs …
Inquisitor 1653: Lemon Time by Triton
Triton returns to a previous character when his friend, the setter Andy Lemon, is kidnapped again. Andy first appeared in Inquisitor 1579 …
Inquisitor 1652: Mirror Image III by Serpent
Serpent: no bars, no numbers just like the previous one I blogged last month, but otherwise normal (no corrections/drop-outs, no thematic way …
Inquisitor 1651: Odd Situations by Kruger
Odd Situations by Kruger In several clues the definition contains a single letter misprint. The correct letters, in clue order, cryptically suggest …
Inquisitor 1650: What…! by Nimrod
A Nimrod puzzle from our esteemed Editor, so not likely to be a pushover! The complicated rubric read: The final grid represents …
Inquisitor 1649: On Bosworth Field by Chalicea
Chalicea has been a regular setter for the Inquisitor series since 2011. The records indicate that today’s puzzle is her twentieth. …