Solution to Cracking! by Soup
GEM STONE
SECRET PAPERS
MONEY BOX
Across
6: MIMESIS - M<IM>E SIS
7: SEW UP - PU[G] WE(e)S
8: DAMN - DAM N
10: TORSION BAR - cd
12: VIENNESE - V I[R] ENNESE
14: ESSAYS - [F]ES<SAY>S
15: SEGUE - SE<GU>E
16: TAXES - AT SEX rev
21: ZEPHYR - HYPERSENSITIZES* less SENSE IT IS*
23: HOROLOGY - HO<RO[L]LO>G Y(ell)
24: INDIAN HEMP - PAN IM [B]EHIND*
25: OBEY - OBE (abho)R def(Y)
26: DAISY - DAIS-Y
27: ROSETTE - RO SETTE[E]
Down
1: partakinGINNeat
2: TEA TREE - T(h)E<A[R]T>(f)R(e)E(z)E(r)
3: FIERCER - REF rev + ERIC*
4: TENNIS BALL - BEN IS TALL spooner
5: QUEASY - QUE<AS>Y
9: ALIKE - A L[A]IKE
11: IDEA - (encyclop)AEDI(a)
13: NAUGHTIEST - HISGAUNT[L]ET*
17: EAGLE - (pressur)E A LEG*
18: ERIN - E[D]RIN
19: PHAETON - NOTAHE[L]P*
20: CROPPED - CRO(C) DEPP rev
22: ENNEAD - Acrostic
25: OATH - O [R]AT H
I've just realised that the outer ring isn't used at all. Curious what one sees when it's way, way too late! Hamish/Soup
ReplyDeleteAlso, the inner ring has 9 (3x3) cells and the generated instructions calls for 8 clicks -- so it's effectively a null operation.
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