Dec 27, 2008 Hypercross Puzzle

Eh, not worth the time.

Holy cow! I thought I knew a little bit about science fiction! Guess not.... I think I can only answer 2, maybe 3, of those without research, and there's really no way I can think of to do the research you need..... :(

I thought I'd give it a try, but now I'm wondering if it's broken. When I click on #13, the entire length of the answer isn't highlighted. Does #13 cross #9 or not?

[3] Number 17 does the same thing (not all is highlighted)

I haven't solved this yet--about to get on a plane--but I can say with some certainty that #13 is nine letters long. #13 does not cross #9.

Terrible design. Boooo on image ID hypers. I demand the head of the Mod who approved this! :)

That's it -- I quit! It's a bad image recognition puzzle, and the grid evidently has errors.

Does anyone have anything for #3, #5, or #12?

Or #7?

And has anyone figured out how the answers for #11 and #17 can possibly cross as indicated?

#3 - Bill Mumy would ask Dr Smith about this (believe you need to spell out number)
#7 - Movie greenhouses on spaceship
#12 - British show with Avon
#5 is one I haven't gotten
#11 and #17 seem majorly hosed. I can fit #17, if I shorten the #11 by 2 letters from one of the 2 possible ship choices from that movie (probably wrong to do that)
#10 is the other one I don't have

OMG...

Looking for #6. Any salt?

[11] TG sent

That was frustrating!

[11] Thanks for the salt!

# 5 is a bioship
#10 is from a scary 1979 movie

So how do we "fit" #11, as I believe I have the movie (tineye found it), but not a good ship name that fits?

And thanks [13] and [14]

Finally got it.
#11 is spelled correctly
#17 has a double letter at the end

[16] TY!, as if this wasn't challenging enough

Have I said this yet? BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Finally got it after an hour...
Wow - tough to begin with but with the grid problems this was nearly impossible!
Tineye definitely needed!

Thanks for the help, everyone, on the worst puzzle ever!

I really don't understand the ratings. How can this puzzle have only 3 stars for difficulty? Who would rate it other than a 5?

While we're complaining about this one ... the image selection is not consistent. Some are screen caps. Some look like fan art images. This would be tough if all of the images were great, but they're not.

In particular, I can't believe they're aren't better images out there for #14 or #18.

And I'm a huge scifi fan ... I'm not complaining about the theme, just joining the chorus on how it was executed.

I don't watch this stuff. At all.

I need help with:
#5
#7
#12
#13 - found it, won't fit
#14
#17 - found it, won't fit

despite the comments on #13 and #17 I still can't make them fit.

anyone want to swap info please TG me. or give me some salt please.

wish this was about jefferson starship songs.

dang. when I posted a comment my answers disappeared. of all hypercrosses!!!!!!!!!!!

Got all but #11, any salt?

[24] think it's from a '79 disney movie

[25] Thanks! Got it. Too bad this puzzle is broken, otherwise it might have been a good one.

aaaarrrrrgggg.

is 13 spelled wrong with a double letter at the end?

WHO DID THIS!!!

who is that guy????

[27] And who approved it?

down to #7 and the correct spelling of #17

somebody put me outta my misery!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ftw????????????????
think I found #7

filled in with help. bless you!!!!!!! :)

this is the most random hyper yet.

I have no compunction in giving anyone all the answers. Just TG me.

lol! when I come back to look at this one again just to see if I had too much space between my ears and imagined it, some of the answers have the correct spelling but the grid has the wrong spelling. wait. what did I just type. aaaaaccccckkkkk. who's on first?

pfffftttttt!!!

Whoa...bad, bad puzzle that should have been rejected, not unfeatured.

Words hit, but don't cross. (13 and 17)
And one cross is inconsistent (I one way, S the other way) (11 and 17)

Awful, terrible, horrible, no good, very bad...

And I LOVE sci fi! But this puzzle? Ugh!
Poorly done!

Three strikes...you're out!

Image recognition puzzle....strike one
Spelling errors .... strike two
Grid design errors....strike three

How did this ever get published????

Quality control???

I've got everything but #14 ... any salt?

[35] Original Star Trek, Cloaking Device

[36] D'oh! I should have realized it was a Trek ship from the design.

Thanks for the help!

[39] Done.

[41]Arrgh, you changed it while I was working on it

whomever solves this from here on be very happy Arnott fixed it.

If anyone is still working on this puzzle and has read this far down in the comments and still needs help, the final correct answers in the final order can be found here:
http://community.livejournal.com/tangapuzzlers/240192.html?view=3422528#t3422528

Now I need to go out and see all the shows/movies that these were in. :)

Your kidding me, right? I know ... one.