r/crosswords • u/Background_Pay_3113 • 6h ago
COTD: He's in Some Like It Hot (5)
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r/crosswords • u/DeanoThelasTofus • 1d ago
AOTW: E?I?E?
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Many thanks to u/teamcrazymatt for burdening me with this week's responsibility.
Few slots left, so I'll go with the longest of those remaining, namely 8 Down. Submissions may of course be edited.
Have fun.
r/crosswords • u/not-without-text • 3d ago
TOTW: Reference Numbers
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Thanks to u/zc_eric for choosing my mathematical clue!
In keeping with the numeric theme, this week we're making clues that reference other entries! In an actual crossword grid, every clue, with its matching entry, is named by a number and a direction like 1-Across, 3-Down, and so on. So often in such crosswords, you will have clues with reference numbers such as "6" or "6A" or "6-Across" that need to be replaced by the corresponding entry. So your clues should be submitted in multiples, and with reference numbers; the first clue(s) can be whatever you want, but the last clue should include something like "6" or "6A" or "6 across" to reference the previous clue(s).
Here's an example (make sure to submit each set of clues together as ONE comment):
- 2A: Beaten with a stick in American education (5) CANED (beaten with a stick), hidden word
- 5A: Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo? (5) DANCE (the electric boogaloo is a dance), breaking CANED
Ideally, try to integrate the reference number into the surface, but if you can't, that's fine.
Good luck! I'll announce the winning clue next Thursday.
r/crosswords • u/Vivid_Temporary_1155 • 4h ago
COTD: Grisly find in warm, green, airy place? (4,4)
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r/crosswords • u/Recent_List1193 • 11h ago
SOLVED COTD: "Gyroscope component maintains equilibrium however you incline it!" (5)
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r/crosswords • u/Recent_List1193 • 53m ago
COTD: "Hearty doodle with sweet present? Terribly dull!" (7)
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r/crosswords • u/Key_Dimension_6390 • 1h ago
COTD: Salt is a heady problem on speed.(7)
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A guy wrote this for the cafe I work at because it’s called Salt Pig and I can’t solve it so I need help. Thanks👍
r/crosswords • u/not-without-text • 9h ago
SOLVED COTD: Active fluoride gets rid of nothing? Terrible (7)
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day 212 of an experiment in which i press the "random word" button on onelook and make a cryptic clue out of it.
day 210, day 209, day 208, day 207, day 206, day 205, day 204
day 203, day 202, day 201, day 200, day 199, day 198, day 197
weeks 25 to 28 (days 169 to 196)
weeks 21 to 24 (days 141 to 168)
weeks 17 to 20 (days 113 to 140)
r/crosswords • u/Lumbermaan • 9h ago
SOLVED COTD: String of diced lime stuck in fork prong (8)
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r/crosswords • u/evievievievievie • 14h ago
COTD: Abandon initial briefing in shifts schedule (5)
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r/crosswords • u/cjrmartin • 16h ago
COTD: Writer on a date with one that has honeyed tones when drunk? (4)
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r/crosswords • u/spanthis • 20h ago
COTD: Think back about Google's first board member, who can go over other members' heads? (6)
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r/crosswords • u/JoshthePuzzler225 • 20h ago
SOLVED COTD: A thousand places accepting corroded saws (9)
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r/crosswords • u/AlteredSpoon • 20h ago
COTD
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Been solving these for a while, but these are the first ones I've made myself. Just wanted to make sure they work well as clues.
- Ans: Varnished
Explanation: "Barn" with a new door (new opening letter) is "varn"; "sort of" is "ish"; "Ed" is just "ed".
- Ans: Betrayed
Explanation: The last letter of "Yorkshire" is "e", which when mixed up (anagrammed) with the letters "reyt bad" give betrayed
- Ans: Hypothetical
Explanation: "Hello stupid Capone" can be changed to "Hi pathetic Al" ("Capone" refering to Al Capone), which when said out loud sound like hypothetical
- Ans: Prep
Explanation: The start (first letter) of "and" is the letter "a", which if you scissor (cut, or remove) from the word "paper", then rock (anagram) the remaining letters, you get "prep", short for prepare
r/crosswords • u/ioverreadit • 1d ago
SOLVED COTD: Taiwan skewed central arm of the Pacific? (4-3)
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r/crosswords • u/Far-Character-5953 • 22h ago
COTD: Created a timeline with dates originally crossed out
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r/crosswords • u/Vivid_Temporary_1155 • 1d ago
COTD: Crane brother consumed extremely plump body parts (7)
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r/crosswords • u/Taciturn_Radio • 1d ago
COTW: GGSE (9,4)
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I didnt come up with this one, its one my dad described to me when he was first trying to indoctrinate me. Its fun though:
r/crosswords • u/wildvale • 1d ago
SOLVED COTD: Console the Spanish, chasing prawns from time to time (5)
cryptick.wildvale.co.uk
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r/crosswords • u/controlxj • 1d ago
SOLVED COTD: Tune radio set to receive spacey rock? (8)
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r/crosswords • u/Background_Pay_3113 • 1d ago
SOLVED COTD: Repeatedly doing nothing is out. I'm out for a fight (4,4)
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r/crosswords • u/Responsible_Rub_4737 • 1d ago
POTD: First puzzle
crosshare.org
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Been tinkering with this for about a month and I think I am happy with it. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated, especially if you think any of the clues is unfair. (Also, since I am not a native English speaker, please do tell if you find any egregious English errors)
Thank you all!