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Inquisitor 1648: Sniping by Ifor

June 2, 2020 at 10:00 am by Admin

Another puzzle from Ifor, only a couple of months after his previous one in late March.   Preamble: Down clues are in …

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Inquisitor 1382: Paradox by eXternal

April 29, 2015 at 12:01 am by Admin

I was a bit worried by a long rubric with drawing instructions: Each across clue and ten down clues contain an extra …

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Inquisitor 1381: Scare by Kruger

April 22, 2015 at 12:01 am by Admin

This Inquisitor by Kruger had a fairly short preamble.       The definition in each clue contains a single letter misprint. …

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Inquisitor 1380: Serpent Is as Serpent Does by Serpent

April 15, 2015 at 12:01 am by Admin

Serpent slithers into view – venomous? We’ll see.   Preamble: Solvers must determine how to enter the answers to across clues, listed …

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Inquisitor 1379: Snobs by Lato

April 8, 2015 at 12:01 am by kenmac

Preamble: Nine thematic answers (one of two words) should be considered as associating only with ‘34-38s’, with each ‘34-38’ suggested twice. Correctly …

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Inquisitor 1378: Tipster by Charybdis

April 1, 2015 at 12:01 am by Admin

An alphabetical jigsaw this week from Charybdis, and a very good one too! An amazing grid construction. The rubric read: Answers fit in …

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Inquisitor 1377: Covenant by Poat

March 25, 2015 at 12:01 am by Admin

The preamble to this puzzle by Poat stated "Seven clues consist of wordplay only, and lead to performers known for works that …

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Inquisitor 1376: Target by Dysart

March 18, 2015 at 12:01 am by Admin

Fond memories of Dysart puzzles – usually pretty tough but highly enjoyable & satisfying.   Preamble: Five characters involved in a 6 …

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Inquisitor 1375: Illusion by Phi

March 11, 2015 at 12:01 am by kenmac

Preamble: Solvers must scale component letters of some entries to match the illusion. This will require some letters to be entered in …

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Inquisitor 1374: Engagement by Schadenfreude

March 4, 2015 at 12:01 am by Admin

The rubric read: One answer is not to be entered in the grid. Answers to four clues which lack definitions are thematic. …

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Inquisitor 1373: Rules of Engagement by Ifor

February 25, 2015 at 12:01 am by Admin

There was a fairly lengthy preamble to this weeks puzzle by Ifor.  It stated "six clues whose answers share a general definition …

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Inquisitor 1372: After the Main Event by Nudd

February 18, 2015 at 12:01 am by Admin

Haven’t seen a puzzle from Nudd in quite a while – none in 2014.   Preamble: Wordplay in thirty-six clues serves up …

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Inquisitor 1371: Conclusion by Kruger

February 11, 2015 at 12:01 am by kenmac

Inquisitor 1371Preamble: Wordplay in each clue gives the answer with either an extra or missing letter. In order, these letters spell out …

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Inquisitor 1370: Side by Shark

February 4, 2015 at 12:01 am by Admin

Quite a short preamble this week: “Six features in the final grid are thematically positioned in straight lines and must be highlighted. …

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Inquisitor 1369: Options by Samuel

January 28, 2015 at 12:01 am by Admin

Samuel is a prolific setter for many publications that feature barred crosswords and his crosswords usually have a quirky theme.  I think …

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