Hypercross: More cowbell

What a ridiculous puzzle. Not worth the time or effort.

...and the grid looks like a piece of crap, too!

Hmmm ... nah, I won't say what was thinking.

Man some of these are just too long....

Stuck on 3, 8, 10, 11, 13

Ugh...what a butt ugly layout with too few crossing letters to check anything. Nice idea, but poorly executed.

[5]
3 is a song
8 is a phrase (don't be ashamed)
10 is a song
13 is a thing

Although the layout is not user friendly, I love the theme...goes well with this one: http://www.tanga.com/puzzles/2654-3-6-2008

[6] There are only 13 words. How many intersections do you want? Most words have 3, some have 4. I realize the answers are lenghty, but...

Thanks [7]. Still stuck on 8 and 11.

[10] 8 is something a dog would do.

Stuck on 5 and 11 myself.

[11] Take a look at the sign above CW's head in #5

Only one I haven't puzzled together is 11.

Great clues! I'm digging this one...

Still looking for 3 and 11.

[10] Oops. I skipped 11.
11 is a song as well.
8 the parenthetical was intended to be salty.

Stuck on 11 and 13 and seem to have one too many letters in 10.

Come on hatemachine! You can do it! We have faith in you!!!

[12] Duh. Thanks. Any salt for 11?

Edit: Got it. I try to avoid country songs.

[17] LOL

[16], on 10 use present tense...

got everything but #3. Any salt besides a song?

Thanks, got it. Now something is misspelled. Drat!

[21] You probably heard it last month.

[20] Thanks!

Still stuck on #13.

(Somewhat ironically, immediately after writing that last sentence, I got it!)

[24] Can you 2 take this outside? Some people (who haven't deemed this not worth the time and effort) are trying to solve a puzzle.

I hate it when all the answers fit the grid and the theme and it doesn't take.

Is there anyone I can go over the answers with?

[25] I'd love to!!!!!

[26] Yes TG me

despite the salt I still cannot get
#2
#5
#6
#8
#11
#12- post and solve
gonna go take a walk and think about it!

I liked this one. The clues were good, and the theme was fun.

I got more than I thought I would
but even with the salt
8, and 11 are still empty

I think I have them all except 13

[29] I can help with 11. It's something I have to do when I have insomnia and am lovestruck.

am I going to feel silly after I get it?

[29]
2 - movie/phrase
5 - phrase
6 - term/feature on "baby's" show
8 - phrase
11 - song
12 - phrase

Staring down 8... just 8... grrrrrrrr....

11 is also something I do when my dog gets out in the middle of the night. My dog "You" is not the smartest dog in the world.

still hoping for that lightening bolt to strike my brain and reveal 13 or just some salt that clears it up for me

#11 is 6 words long (and you know one of the words based on the theme). The time and activity are important.

[39] got 11 hoping for 13... please please please

I admit... I was stressed when I saw the size but I'm only half way through and this one is fun. I appreciate the salt as I search. This is a good one.

[40] What does a really good gymnast always do to his landing? Any help with 11?

[36] #8 has me stumped too.

[42] trade ya?

sure; hang on...

Ah down to only ** 8 ** for me too

#8 What would you call those pieces of fabric? (Answer uses singular.)

[44] check your tangagrams.

stupid double post!

got it back to ya

[48] did you get it?

[47] I know what I'd like to call them... but there may be children present...

[29] Hey j! Sent ya a TG

for #8 we know the fabric. You said it's a phrase (don't be ashamed); someone said it's something a dog would do...
but my hour and a half is almost up so I'm trying for a final post and solve epiphany.

[54] If you do accept defeat... well, you might have the answer as you depart.

It worked! post and solve really works!!

Thank you for a puzzler. I usually don't stay with them this long

Looks like activity has died down a bit. I'm off to bed. I'll be back tomorrow.

[55] That finally got me there.

I've only heard the last part of this phrase.

[57] goodnight That was tricky for us but you obviously put a lot of work into that one. Thanks!

got it... apparently not the puzzle... but 8 at least...

after all that, its not taking!

I've got 8! But 11,12 and 13 are still a question mark over my head... plugging away! Thanks for the encouragement [55]

After over 2 hours of trials and tribulations and google searching, I am the 67th to solve. My best finish to date.

Thanks to all for your salt especially on 3, 10 & 11.

#11 - I love that song! Because I'm crazy!!

YEAHHHHHAARGH!!! Woo! Got it! 71st!

Thanks to CrippledWerewolf for his ingenious hints

Yipee! I got it 73rd!!! [1] you gave up too early! This was really fun (and difficult) but totally worth it! Great job spamwise!

there are intersections, but normally you have a couple intersections for each word,not for 6 words. Maybe each clue could have a hint of how many words each answer is, as a door prize for the lack of intersections.

But I love this man with a passion (the actor, not the puzzle maker, but you're swell too!). This was fun, like a fortnight's worth of cryptos in a night.

If you have not seen it yet - here is a great video of the star of tonight's puzzle:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMZwZiU0kKs
in Weapon Of Choice by Fatboy Slim.

Fun puzzle, great topic, some challenging clues but definitely do-able. Thanks spam!!

Great puzzle - thanks spam man!!!

I got a kick out of this one - Thanks! 8 was the hardest (I almost hung it up and did this on my way out) and 11 the second hardest for me. And 11 was just what it shows - you just have to figure out the order.

got it at #100. 10 was the hardest for me, but when i got it, i realized that it was the best clue of them all.

After dismissing this last night as it would be a waste of more than 30 minutes of my time (I've got a life, unlike some who seem to spend all their time here), I decided tonight that there was a lot of info here for me to give it a shot.

I now realize that I was wrong! This was a poorly clued and byzantine puzzle. Though I was ultimately able to solve it, it was not fun at all trying to fill in the unclued blanks.

The title of the Patsy Cline song (presumably #11) was only the first 3 words of the answer and how anyone could have fathomed #3 from that picture is beyond me.

"A" for effort "D-" as completed.

[35] how to start with one clue? and some answers are songs, some are things some are phrases???
what th'hockeysticks is #2? I have some answer for all th rest ...
How about giving ONE (or three) away?
===igiveup-can'tget#2.

this may help: http://walking.about.com/cs/music/a/walksongs_3.htm
but what's #2 ()? TG NY1?

I am stuck on #1 and #2 please help

TY gf_r. got it finally.

#2 think singular, not plural! and drop the coatimundi.

HOLY CRAP I GOT IT.....

And I liked it....