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Puzzle 8: Ignore the Strange and Unusual

Posted on January 12, 2021 by delajeff

Hello again everyone – I hope you all had a wonderful holiday season and are starting the new year strong! While I originally intended to have new puzzles out every two weeks, work and life got in the way – so I’m going to have the more realistic goal of a monthly puzzle. This first…

Puzzle 7 – Solution – Getaway

Posted on October 19, 2020October 19, 2020 by delajeff

Puzzle 7: Getaway

Posted on October 12, 2020October 11, 2020 by delajeff

This is cryptivore’s first variety cryptic. The puzzle hints at a movie. Several clues have something missing; put the missing pieces in order by their clue number- e.g., 1 Down, 3 across, 7 across. Doing this will give you a hint to the movie you’re looking for. Getaway (PDF) Getaway (Across Lite)

Puzzle 6 – Solution – The Same Boat

Posted on September 27, 2020September 27, 2020 by delajeff

Puzzle 6 – The Same Boat

Posted on September 21, 2020September 20, 2020 by delajeff

This is another themed puzzle, but for reasons that will soon become clear, I am being tight lipped about it. The title and the picture above don’t really mean that much. Enjoy! For those who celebrate, Shana Tovah. And rest in power, RBG. The Same Boat (PDF) The Same Boat (Across Lite)

Puzzle 5 – Solution – Use Your Mind

Posted on September 14, 2020September 13, 2020 by delajeff

The answers, explained: ACROSS 1A – CLOCK – COCK (total jerk) + L (large) 4A – JANE FONDA – NO (denial) + FEN (mire) retracted = NEFON with JA and DA (external agreements) = JA NEF ON DA 9A – NO SERVICE – NOSE (sniff out) + R (moral core) + VICE (wicked behavior etc.)…

Puzzle 5: Use Your Mind

Posted on September 7, 2020September 7, 2020 by delajeff

Happy Labor Day! The theme of Puzzle 5 is an item from pop culture, and I’m being vague for a good reason. This is a minor spoiler, but this puzzle features my first “& lit.” clue. Most cryptic crossword puzzle clues have two parts – the definition, and the clue in the form of wordplay….

Solution – Puzzle 4 – Fill in a Form

Posted on August 31, 2020August 31, 2020 by delajeff

The grid:

Puzzle 4: Fill in a Form

Posted on August 24, 2020August 23, 2020 by delajeff

Solution – Puzzle 3 – What is It?

Posted on August 17, 2020August 17, 2020 by delajeff

The song hinted at by the puzzle is The Magic Number, by De La Soul, a HIP HOP (28A) group from Long Island, NYC, part of the Native Tongues Posse that began in the late 1980’s/early 1990’s. De La Soul is my absolute favorite hip hop group, and the source of my twitter name, delajeff,…

Puzzle 3: What is It?

Posted on August 10, 2020August 8, 2020 by delajeff

It’s the third puzzle from Cryptivore. But that’s not important right now.

Solution – Puzzle 2 – Whoo-Hooo!

Posted on August 3, 2020August 1, 2020 by delajeff

The grid: The answers, explained: 1A – Edna Mode – Edna (Dane extravagant, or anagrammed) + Mode (style). Edna Mode was a fashion designer who created the Parr family’s superhero costumes in The Incredibles and The Incredibles 2. She did not believe in capes. 5A – X Files – File (alien, or anagrammed life), with…

Puzzle 2: Whoo-Hooo!

Posted on July 27, 2020July 27, 2020 by delajeff

Solution – Puzzle 1 – The Loneliest Number

Posted on July 20, 2020July 20, 2020 by delajeff

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