Mar 26, 2010 Hypercross Puzzle

Feel free to TG if you need a hand.

I've solved it, but don't understand the vertical lines in the grid or the theme (other than the general theme).

ANY SALT FOR 4 AND 12???

[3] For four, maybe solve 5 first...

for 12, what do you see?

I finished it, but I don't really get it. I see what most answers have in common, but I don't understand the title nor #2, #12 or #13

[4]thanks, I think I got four, but no go on 12...

[3] for #12, solve #13 first

i'm stuck on 1, 9 and 10.

[5] Did you try googling any one of the answers? That should give you the theme.

[8] #1 is a type what you see. For #9 try saying the nursery rhyme and type what comes after the action indicated in the clue. For #10, do you recognize the structure? Pluralize it.

[10] TG me what you have.

or me, I can handle TGs as well.

[10] - tg sent

can I TG someone what I have? I am getting different answers contradicting each other.
And I am kind of stuck on #3 and #9

[14] Shoot me a TG and I'll help.

Thanks [9]. I had it all solved but I couldn't go to bed until I knew the theme.

[11] ok. i got #9, just hadnt gone far enough in the rhyme. still having issues with #1 and #10. i am not coming up with anything that fits - either the length or with the other answers. i can tg my other answers to you if you're willing to look it over.

After you get number 2 or 3, wiki the answer. It should be pretty obvious from there.

[17] shoot me your answers if you still need help.

[17] TG away!

[17] Regarding #1 - Do you know who the person pictured is? Type it as many times as it appears.

For #10 - It's in England. (now make it plural)

12 giving me trouble.

If you think you have them all right, but still have a problem, make sure you used the ampersand (&) in the ones that indicate it.

[22] Answer #13 first. Then try #12 again. Should make sense.

Better yet, google for the theme and you'll have them all.

[24] forhead slap. I was tring to pluralize it for some reason.

[25] LOL

got all of them except #2....aren't there only supposed to be three of the rodents instead of four?

I still have no clue what the theme is, besides something goosey.

[27] i always had heard it as three as well. perhaps there are regional differences?

[27] [28] Look up 2 or 3 on wikipedia and what they have on common.

[25] i had a little forhead slapping too. and [21] thanks for your help. and while the bridge pictured IS in England the one for the answer is not. unfortunately some don't know the real names of the bridges and that was really throwing me off. i would never have gotten it without your help.

[28] solved it.... used the number of mice shown for the solution

never heard of the person themed in this puzzle, but he sure wasn't mother goose!
maybe I should read more mystery books.

[28] i thought it was just different to make the connection in the puzzle.... maybe there's another rhyme we don't know!!!

[30] yea, the actual one with that name isn't nearly as grand, but I had figured out the theme by then so it didn't throw me off.

Clue 10: I don't think that's what that is, but it's often mistaken for it.

for #10 they used the picture of the wrong bridge. That threw me for a little bit.

[34][35] yeah, looks like Tower Bridge, not the one at Lake Havasu.

Everyone who's ever listened to Gary P Nunn knows it "has fallen down and moved to Arizona."

I've never read him.
[36]it IS, I've been there a number of times and walked across (had an office nearby). It's NOT what is wanted here. (the real one is boring and drab-looking; it's the one UP from this one)

[24] Yeah, they're all parts of nursery rhymes.

How does that deliver the theme?

[30] You are right - and I apologize about the bridge. I used Google Images and no further research. I assumed :( ...

[39] Not nursery rhymes - there wouldn't be four of clue #2 :)

[40] Yep, I looked at Google Images and saw what you saw and was rather surprised. But then Google isn't responsible for what other people put on their web pages. I also think if you had used a pic of the real bridge we wouldn't gotten that either. I mean who recognises that!! I did like your puzzle though! It's certainly not your fault if I've never heard of this particular collection....

Good one! Really fun "AHA" moment when the theme was discovered.

I just KNEW it had to be an Easter theme for this weekend. Doh!

ANyway, it made for a good read.

Took a little "detective" work but I got it :)

fun:)

[13]...thanks....appreciate the help----theme is a toughy...

Love the books; love the puzzle.

These are some of my favorites!

I'll take books that I'll never read for $500, Alex.

[18] Thanks for helping me unravel the theme. This is a great example of why we need to have a solution/notes box for hypercrosses so the puzzle creator has the opportunity to explain obscure puzzles. (I liked the puzzle but haven't read the books which left me scratching my head on why, say, there were FOUR mice.)

[47] LOL

Got most the answers without understanding it, like many people here. Then I wikipediaed # 2 as [18] suggested. Now I get it.

Never heard of it. Who made this puzzle? His agent????

[addendum] Further investigation has shown that one or two of these were made into movies. (But I don't think they got good reviews or boxoffice.)