Thursday, 8 February 2024

Solution to Untitled by Hawk

 Untitled by Hawk - Solution

Initial grid, showing unrotated bars

Final grid, showing rotated bars and highlighting

Solution:

The title is LABYRINTH. Misprint corrections spelled EIGHT ISOLATED CELLS CAN FORM A MYTHOLOGICAL CREATOR, yielding DAEDALUS, builder of the Labyrinth at Knossos. Highlighted cells show a Chambers definition of labyrinth.

Answers/Explanations/Misprints: 
 
TANGOED / ANG in TOED / STEPPED
SHAMA / SHAM + A / BIRD
FELICITOUS / ISLICETOFU* / GOOD
UFO / TEN letter-shifted / SHIP
DECANTER / CANT in REED< / BOTTLE
INWIT / (N in IWI) + T / VINTAGE
ORGONE / OR + GONE / CHESTED
ENTRANT / (ARENT + T(arza)N)* / WHO
TAKES / TA + KES / FILCHES
DERIG / (attitu)DERIG(ht) / INSTALL
LIBYA / BY in AIL< / STATE
URANIA / AUSTRALIAN* - LAST* / MUSE
MACS / SCAM< / DRIER
CONNECT / N replaces J in CONJECT / COKE
ATE / (w)ATE(r) / HOLE
ANDESITE / AND + (E + SITE) / LAVA
LEW / LEW(d) / LUKE
RAYAH / RAY + A + H / OUTSIDER
TIRO / RIOT* / CUB
TRAYS / 2 definitions / TEA
NIACIN / CAIN< + IN / TUNA
SVELTE / V in STEEL* / FINE
BASICS / (SA in (SCI + B))< / CORE
 
TAUTED / UTE in TAD / FORRES
AFFINE / A + F + FINE / MARRIAGE
NEON / (o)NE-ON(e) / GAS
GLOW / L for R in GROW / WARM
OIDIA / (A + IDIO(t))<  / TYPES
DICOTS / COT in DIS / PLANTS
STAR TURN / START + URN / HERO
HONG / HON + (an)G(st) / STOCK
AUTOKINETIC / AUTO + NICEKIT* / SELF-MOVING
ARRESTATIONS / REASONARTIST* / COLLARS
ENEW / ENE + W / GAME
TRICE / T + RICE / TICK
RIBS / 2 definitions / CORDS
AMANITAS / MA(rx) in ANITA'S / ANGELS
GYMNAST / GYM(p) + NAST(y) / LEAP
LAC-DYE / DEL(ic)ACY* / SCARLET
SMALTS / ALT in SMS / CLEAR
LATER / (e)LATER / THEN
CERIC / C + ERIC / HARD
ARYL / LY(c)RA< / CHEMIST
SHIA / SH + I + A / MOSQUE
WAE / AWE* / TEARS





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