Jan 02, 2011 Hypercross Puzzle

Got the theme, but having a wicked time with #5.

I can't make out the last picture in #5.

And if I understand the theme, I can't #16 to line up with #13.

[edit] Got it, I had the theme wrong. Still don't get the cluing for #5, but I got it.

[1] Ignore the faded picture if it is tripping you up. It's not part of the cluing, per se - that really threw me.

Still don't understand the last symbol on #7 and I had to use a crossword solver on several but I loved the cluing and had fun!

Got all but the theme, apparently. Can't get #16.

Wow, a P&S for me. Got it at 28th! Great one, Ookpik!

One of my favorite hypercrosses yet!

[3] Ahhh. If #5 were a crypto, that last picture would be the background image. Thanks!

[1] being from LA helped a lot with #5..in fact that was the first one I got.

got them all ....but #11

[11] thx!

can't come up with the theme so i'm not getting a lot of them

ok, got the theme...now to finish the clues

[8] #10 is not redwood, that threw me off for a while

[8] what breed of dog is that?

A bit precarious and ostentatious at times, but a revolutionary idea.

(No, that's not my real evaluation... I'm just being facetious.)

Had the theme right away, cruised through all the clues with no problems (or so I thought) and then spent FOREVER (finished 38th) figuring out that I had the wrong noun for the back half of clue #15. Still, I liked this puzzle a lot!

Had to use Google autocomplete on #5, and a crossword solver for #6 (couldn't see the forest for the trees, I guess).

salt on 1, 4, 5 please

That was a toughie!

To be honest, I was looking for something a little "deeper" for the last word.

EDIT: I completely take back my comment about the last word. It's all good.

[13] Hah! I had the back half first. :)

[12] You are so clever... :)

I have the theme but stuck on # 6 - hoping for p&s. Edit - it worked! Just sneaking in under 100.

Hellaciously fun!

88th. #5 was really hard to find, even when I knew what I was looking for.

[12] Aren't you the unabstemious one when it comes to examples!

[17] I did too, but that whole term isn't familiar to me so I didn't really consider it. Then the one I originally tried just jumped out at me & I thought I was done : (.

Finally got it (92!), had to use a crossword solver on #5. Not sure how every part of #7 is relevant, though, but I made it work. Clever one!

Anyone stuck on #5 should learn to make gumbo.

I am stuck on #4, 5 and 16 (yes, the theme). Might have others wrong as well, since I still do not have the theme.

Salt for #1 and #3? I actually got #5 early on, but the others are tripping me up! Would help if I got the theme. :(

[20] I agree - I spent half and hour on #5 - for 99th solve.

[23] thanks, think i finally got #5 now

[25] For #1, what's the guy;s first name? And if you have antibodies against something, you're ____. The bird in #3 is not a dodo. You might have to Google that scientific name.

[24] Don't over-think #16. It's easier than you think.

Once you've got the theme, you should be able to find an appropriate list of words online to help with all the clues. Salt for the theme, sorta: the book Assassination Vacation, or Violet in The Incredibles.

Now I only have #5.

Thanks [30]! You also reminded me to pick up that book too. So double thanks then.

[21] I would characterize [12]'s comments as more eunoiatic than unabstemoius.

Finally have #5 and received 119th place. Thanks [23]. My second try searching your salt gave it to me (I finally had the theme then)

just need #4, any salt?

nevermind, kept getting wildebeast in google

5, 7, and 16 are bringing on a migraine. Please---can someone salt me up, Scotty?

[36] Sent a TG. A migraine simply will not do! :)

[36] If you know what the general item is called in #7, use a crossword puzzle solver, fill that word in at the end and use whatever other letter you might know from the cross over word. That should get you there without even knowing the other items in the pic.

Dug it.

Tough, but fun!

The theme has got me stumped but I'm pretty sure I've got everything else. Probably over thinking it.

Aha! Got it. [30] was a lovely bit of help.

So lost. Can't get the theme, but did get #5 right away :)

Fun clues and fun words; I really liked #7.

Would've loved this puzzle without #5. Thank you google autofill!

Cannot get 7. Please help :)

Nevermind, stuck on 4 and 11. 7 hit me and I was like, duh!

[46]for 4 & 11, try saying your answers out loud.

Took me a while to get the theme.
Then it was a D'oh moment.
Then the last 6 or so clues were as easy as A-B-C.

Salt on 16 anyone? Really stuck

I give up. I thought I had them all , but now I'm stumped! How do you know which ones are incorrect? And when and where can I find the answers?

Excellent puzzle! The final answer took a bit of work staring at all the words, but it finally dawned on me.

Great puzzle! This was my very first one. Got all but [7] during my middle of the night insomnia, and finally worked through it this morning. Yay....20 points. I like this site.

Stuck on the theme. I think. All of the others seem to be right. Can someone TG me with the answers to check? Thanks :)

[47] Thank you! I got them now!

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[50] There's no way to know which ones you have wrong (although a red letter will tell you that you have a conflict on a crossing). The only way to get the answer is to send a Tangagram to someone asking for help. You can send me your list of words if you'd like and I'll help you get it done.

think I got 'em all, but not correct. :(

Had #12 wrong. I ignored the band in the middle there and focused on the red lines dividing nations. I put in 'boundaries' which fit in the space and the theme! Many thanks to Ookpik for setting me straight!!

i thin i got most of them but i am stuck on 5 and 10 but i think 4 doesnt line up with my answer for for, i would appreciate a message

I really need help with #5. I have all the others, Can someone please send me a TG?

[58] Wow! That sucks that it even works in the crossings...
[59] Send me a message with what you have and I'll let you know what's wrong and give you some clues.
[60] Google "Cajun sausage" - you should get several hits, at least one of which is the wikipedia page for this item, which you should be able to recognize if you sound out the clue. Send me a TG if you are still stumped.

Thought I got them all and no go. So frustrated cause I don't know when I went wrong.

Thanks to [23], I finally got #5. Beware silent letters! I had the right word from the cluing, but since I had no idea what the word meant, my spelling was all off.

OK, I got the theme but I'm still stuck on #7. . . I guess I could put all the "right" letters into a word finder. . . I've sounded out everything I think could work. . . I'm frustrated! Any help? Puh-lease!!!!