WORDY WEDNESDAY #457
CRYPTICROSTIC 15 (answer)
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CRYPTICROSTIC 15 (answer)
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Michael Lebowitz **
Ryan Faley **
Sam Levitin *
WORDY WEDNESDAY #458
CODEWORDS 17 (hint)
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CODEWORDS 17 (hint)
WORDY WEDNESDAY #459
SNAKE CRISSCROSS 18
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SNAKE CRISSCROSS 18
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This puzzle’s crisscross grid contains entries which read across and down as normal; these words are defined in alphabetical order by length under the heading “Crisscross Words.” The grid also contains a number of “snakes”: areas which follow a single clear path. Each of these snakes contains an entry which snakes from one end of the path to the other. These entries are defined under the heading “Snake Words”, and are also clued in alphabetical order by length. You must determine how the grid is divided into snakes; no two snakes overlap.
Arrange the letters in the highlighted cells to form the final answer, an 8-letter word.
CRISSCROSS WORDS
3 LETTERS
Extraterrestrial voiced by Paul Fusco
Manx, for example
Poetic preposition
Annie Get Your ____
Miner’s find
____ capita
Perch
2000 pounds
4 LETTERS
____, cool, and collected
Double Dare host Summers
“It’s ____ of your business!”
Play miniature golf, say
Ripped
5 LETTERS
Autumn bloomer
Put forth, as effort
Grant entry to: 2 wds.
“Dr.” of Hop on Pop fame
City near Phoenix, AZ
6 LETTERS
Find not guilty
Like some skiing
Pool players’ items
7 LETTERS
Tributes
2000 and 2001 NBA All-Star Wallace
Harry Potter and the Chamber of ____
Mosaic tile
8 LETTERS
Company that changed its name to Meta in 2021
10 LETTERS
Transfer point within an electrical grid
SNAKE WORDS
5 LETTERS
Far from active
Verbally attacks, with “into”
Very
Become joined
Element with atomic number 54
6 LETTERS
The Ballad of ____ Scruggs (2018 Western)
Unilever beauty bar brand
Wheel for moving furniture
Character
Bullfighter
7 LETTERS
Uncomfortably small
A vehicle’s hazard or turn signal
Drug trial need
Good items to have on hand when watching a sad movie, say
8 LETTERS
Its panhandle borders the Texas panhandle
9 LETTERS
Pregnancy
COMING NEXT WEEK. . .
* What's a 5-letter word for "____ Game (Netflix series that debuted in 2021)"?
* What's a 4-letter word for "2022 Paramount+ series based on a video game franchise"?
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