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Puzzle Hunt, Puzzle 2: Cryptic Crosswords (4,3,5,4?)
MD5: 2176e95407a69c3dd288097e4b9aa628
[PUZZLE]
When Crosswords Attack!
Clues:
ACROSS
1. Tree of the fraxinus genus
1. Tree of the ulmus genus
1. The last match in a standard knockout tournament
2. A cool supporter?
3. Unwell
4. ??
4. ??
4. ??
4. ??
5. ___ of the line
6. Greater than
7. Slimy fish (plural), beginning with a repeated vowel
7. Also, a couple (we hear); ends with a repeated vowel
8. Burning ball of gas in the night sky
8. Boolean 1
9. What Humpty Dumpty is cracked up to be!
DOWN
1. A unit of pressure, and a cash machine
1. Palindromic bit of your head
1. A quick break from food?
1. Chew on it; singular version of a famous shark
2. Get down, and tell a false statement!
2. Over a big stretch of time (or space)
2. Footwear one wishes to get rid of, we hear
3. In one’s current location
3. Wet brown earth, commonly associated with pigs
3. Bug that reverses a common metal?
5. In an unknown location
5. Like ice turning into water
5. A rock containing valuable metals (e.g. an oxide)
6. Many auction items?
6. Winter sport similar to bobsleigh
7. Goes with fruit
Grid W:
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???….
.????..
..???..
…????
…?…
Grid X:
???
???
???
.?.
Grid Y:
?????..
?…???
?????..
????…
.???…
..?….
Grid Z:
???..
????.
????.
.????
…?.
[N.B. All crossword grids are numbered in the usual manner. ‘.’ represents a black square (which is not to be filled in), and ‘?’ represents a blank square (which will contain a single letter when finished). This note is not a puzzle.]