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This kind of self-destructive lunacy received theological sanction in the pages of First Things, a right-wing religious publication that fancies itself a bearer of the thought of Thomas Aquinas, but comes off more like Torquemada.

Edward Mathers worked as a crossword compiler for The Observer newspaper under the pseudonym Torquemada.

Torquemada announced a contest to solve the book in the Observer, promising successful entrants a prize of 25 pounds, or roughly $2,500 today.

In the final film, Brooks takes center stage during this segment, hamming it up as the grand inquisitor Torquemada.

This time, the male Torquemadas were joined by a female inquisitor, Marsha Blackburn.