Wsj shady doings
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- Richard B.
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Need help on 4A. I have one space left. The 5th letter is missing for me and I have it starting with a difficult letter. But 4D makes sense to me.
Well I got it to work but I had to change 4D. I still need an explanation for the answer to 4A. Why do I do cryptics?
Well I got it to work but I had to change 4D. I still need an explanation for the answer to 4A. Why do I do cryptics?
- KayW
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Another gem from Hex but I am still stumped on word play for 4A, too.
Contest Crosswords Combating Cancer (CCCC) is a bundle of 16 metapuzzles created to help raise money for cancer-related charities. It is available at CrosswordsForCancer.com.
- Richard B.
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- oldjudge
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Thanks to Kay for pointing the puzzle out to me. I thought the C&R popped on the first Saturday of the month. Obviously, I was wrong. Fun puzzle!
- iggystan
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Another fine HEX puzzle, perhaps took a little longer than normal because of the "shady doings."
23A explanation below:
23A explanation below:
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My kind of hint.
I have more or less 80% of the fill, not all of which makes sense, zero clue about the shade spots, and calling it a day. Doesn’t seem to me letter rearrangements are confined to those shade spots but I could be wrong about that too.
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Amazing. Got the fill except for 16A, 19D, 20D
Once I figured out that the shaded squares weren’t the key to the switcheroos it got more clear.
33A was the tip-off.g
Would not call this easy except that I (mostly) got it so probably qualifies.
In another era there were long (and educational) discussions about these puzzles.
Once I figured out that the shaded squares weren’t the key to the switcheroos it got more clear.
33A was the tip-off.g
Would not call this easy except that I (mostly) got it so probably qualifies.
In another era there were long (and educational) discussions about these puzzles.
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Got to this one late. (We were away.) Much fun. I especially enjoyed counting the changed entries as I went. “How many so far? Really?? There are twelve???”