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Solve the clues to fill in the grid! Type in the answers to the clues on the right side of the Hypercross puzzle below. Clicking a thumbnail image will enlarge it. You can Tab through the clues while the image is enlarged. You can also click on the first space of a word in the grid to view the clue for that word. If two words begin in the first cell, click the cell again to view the downward word. Be sure to check your spelling! Click on the "Check your Answers" button when you think you’ve got them all.
83 Comments
k1w1
Posted on Thu Jun 26, 2008 07:06 PM |
Are these clues in the right place?
scoutmom
Posted on Thu Jun 26, 2008 07:08 PM |
Somehow, they don't seem to fit, do they?
That is NOT salt - I don't think so anyway.
tinal89
Posted on Thu Jun 26, 2008 07:12 PM |
ok - so its not just me ---- some of them fit others don't
hokie98
Posted on Thu Jun 26, 2008 07:12 PM |
there's definitely something off
epaz
Posted on Thu Jun 26, 2008 07:14 PM |
well, there have been 4 solves, so something works
heatherlouwho
Posted on Thu Jun 26, 2008 07:15 PM |
Reallllllly coooooool puzzle!
BigSlick
Posted on Thu Jun 26, 2008 07:15 PM |
Remember (or in case you didn't see it) Arnott said about this puzzle:
"And to kickstart things this Thursday, I’ve been sitting on an absolute GEM of a Hypercross from Donimo – saving it for precisely this purpose: the return of the Hypercross.
I’m not even worried about jinxing it with this post, it’s that cool :)"
So there you go; something odd is going on, I just don't know what.
Rocketeer
Posted on Thu Jun 26, 2008 07:17 PM |
Very clever! - another one of those "I wish I had thought of that kind of puzzle!!!" (I say that often!)
swkowk
Posted on Thu Jun 26, 2008 07:18 PM |
[8] Something stupid if you ask me... what happened to all of those *moderators* we're supposed to have???
:P
steph_frolin
Posted on Thu Jun 26, 2008 07:18 PM |
Got them all but 5. Cool puzzle, but help!
Philana
Posted on Thu Jun 26, 2008 07:19 PM |
I loved this puzzle!
BigSlick
Posted on Thu Jun 26, 2008 07:22 PM |
#$*(%)@ Donimo puzzle! :-) :-)
(I knew it was going to be hard! :-)
Anyone want to give any salt on how to get started on this one?!?
jewelia
Posted on Thu Jun 26, 2008 07:23 PM |
[12] Me, too! Thanks, Donimo!
Murdoctor
Posted on Thu Jun 26, 2008 07:25 PM |
Tough but cool.
Donimo
Posted on Thu Jun 26, 2008 07:25 PM |
[13] Why should you need salt? You seem to already know parts of several of the answers! :)
martinp13
Posted on Thu Jun 26, 2008 07:28 PM |
What is #5 trying to tell me? Nevermind... I've never seen them on a page... usually they're just things we talk about.
racheal0101
Posted on Thu Jun 26, 2008 07:27 PM |
why don't the clues match the spaces? Or is it just me?
GamesX4
Posted on Thu Jun 26, 2008 07:27 PM |
grrr help on #10?
Donimo
Posted on Thu Jun 26, 2008 07:28 PM |
For those still confuzzled, I'd start with 1 or 8, or possibly 2 and 4 (at the same time :-) )
martinp13
Posted on Thu Jun 26, 2008 07:29 PM |
[19] They do, but a bit oddly. Read all of these comments.
[20] Check the upper left screen carefully.
QurqirishDragon
Posted on Thu Jun 26, 2008 07:29 PM |
Very cute puzzle. The title is important, and I will " it if necessary.
BigSlick
Posted on Thu Jun 26, 2008 07:29 PM |
[17] :-)
GamesX4
Posted on Thu Jun 26, 2008 07:31 PM |
[22] TY. Didn't help that I thought those were the "pips".
mnemonica
Posted on Thu Jun 26, 2008 07:32 PM |
whew. Had to try various things on 12 and 5.
ouredman
Posted on Thu Jun 26, 2008 07:33 PM |
salt on 5?
entropy
Posted on Thu Jun 26, 2008 07:35 PM |
I got it @ last! Great one Donimo!
epaz
Posted on Thu Jun 26, 2008 07:35 PM |
I'm pretty sure I have the right answers, but they're not taking! Do these special answers work with all browsers?
Arnott
Posted on Thu Jun 26, 2008 07:36 PM |
[21] Yeah, I was able to move that clue to the 1 spot, for exactly that reason :)
Great salt in [23] and [17]
GamesX4
Posted on Thu Jun 26, 2008 07:37 PM |
#6 is a real groaner IMHO, but I loved it!
racheal0101
Posted on Thu Jun 26, 2008 07:36 PM |
I still have no clue what so ever. Donimo you are an evil genius
Arnott
Posted on Thu Jun 26, 2008 07:37 PM |
[29] They should. TG me your list, if you want, to make sure.
swkowk
Posted on Thu Jun 26, 2008 07:41 PM |
You solved this puzzle in 0 seconds and were the 28th Tanga member to solve it. You earned 93 points for solving this.
This was so not worth the points I got for it. I should have just gone to bed. Ugh.
epaz
Posted on Thu Jun 26, 2008 07:42 PM |
Thanks, [33]! TG sent.
ouredman
Posted on Thu Jun 26, 2008 07:43 PM |
I must be off - I think I have 5, but cannot get the right combination on 12
nm, had to correct #5
Donimo
Posted on Thu Jun 26, 2008 07:43 PM |
[36] 5 is square, 12 is curly.
GamesX4
Posted on Thu Jun 26, 2008 07:44 PM |
[34] I thought it was a great puzzle, very creative and made me kick myself a few times for not getting some of them sooner.
racheal0101
Posted on Thu Jun 26, 2008 07:45 PM |
apparantly I am the only idiot here
BigSlick
Posted on Thu Jun 26, 2008 07:47 PM |
[39] No - you are not!
[37] I get what those two are; I get how they are related, but I still don't get it!
tlmitch7
Posted on Thu Jun 26, 2008 07:47 PM |
Have them all but 9, any help please
rogata
Posted on Thu Jun 26, 2008 07:48 PM |
[39] You're not an idiot. Take comfort that the author will, eventually, die.
racheal0101
Posted on Thu Jun 26, 2008 07:49 PM |
[42] you know just what to say to make me feel better.:)
BigSlick
Posted on Thu Jun 26, 2008 07:50 PM |
[42] Yikes! That's kinda harsh!
GamesX4
Posted on Thu Jun 26, 2008 07:53 PM |
.
Arnott
Posted on Thu Jun 26, 2008 07:58 PM |
[42] LOL
As an Italian might say...
Why-a donnachu comma down?
gchild469
Posted on Thu Jun 26, 2008 07:58 PM |
Wow, what an hard and interesting hyper. Very cool though!
racheal0101
Posted on Thu Jun 26, 2008 07:59 PM |
I surrender. Donimo you have officially stumped me. I am not usually a quitter but I am completely lost. And [42] I got it. We all will eventually die. Genius or as easily baffled as myself, it will happen.
BigSlick
Posted on Thu Jun 26, 2008 08:08 PM |
Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrggggghhhhhh!
Sorry, just blowing off some pressure in my brain. Hoping that will make it clear what in the world I am supposed to be doing with this puzzle!
Edit: yeah, that didn't help; still completely lost!
gst
Posted on Thu Jun 26, 2008 08:11 PM |
Terrific puzzle!
Big fun, a little tricky. Well balanced.
Donimo
Posted on Thu Jun 26, 2008 08:17 PM |
[49] Oh! I thought you'd broken in from your smiley in [24].
[48],[49] You need to think outside the box a bit to get the aha.
Take #1 for example. You probably have the right answer. The answer itself is not encoded nor a pun nor anything like that. You just have to figure out how to fit it into the grid, keeping the title in mind.
Note that #2 and #4 cross. If you get the right answers to those two, it should reveal the aha.
If you need heavier salt, just TG me.
monocle
Posted on Thu Jun 26, 2008 08:17 PM |
The pain far out measured the pleasure with this one. "Clever" is a great concept that comes with no manual on how to execute it. There is no right or wrong way to do so... but some are more painful than others. I was not a fan of this one.
Ragspur
Posted on Thu Jun 26, 2008 08:27 PM |
[51] that was it! Duh. I feel so foolish. I had thought of that right away and then discarded it because I couldn't figure out how to get #1 to work with the words crossing down. By starting and 2 and 4, it aha'ed me.
I think I was getting complacent in trying new ideas.
Good puzzle.
BigSlick
Posted on Thu Jun 26, 2008 08:36 PM |
[51] Hmmm, I have the same answer for 2 and 4, which can't possibly be correct, because they have a different number of letters in the answer. That obviously, is not helping me get the aha here.
Edit: Oh, and I *think* I kinda know what I am supposed to be entering in here (given the title and the salt) but still don't get how to "decode" the answer words. 'Course, I could be completely off here!
stevegamer
Posted on Thu Jun 26, 2008 08:55 PM |
This is the kind of thing that makes you need an interrobang.
First you go "?"
Then you get it.
And it becomes "?!"
soccer_ref
Posted on Thu Jun 26, 2008 09:13 PM |
[51] check your TG
suzyaggie
Posted on Thu Jun 26, 2008 09:18 PM |
Fun once you get it!
soccer_ref
Posted on Thu Jun 26, 2008 09:19 PM |
[48] TG sent
brupop
Posted on Thu Jun 26, 2008 09:41 PM |
Great puzzle Donimo!
If all the future Hypercrosses are 1/2 this much fun, I'd solve them for no Tanga points
BigSlick
Posted on Thu Jun 26, 2008 09:45 PM |
Hmmm, that was one sneaky good hyper! Thanks to soccer_ref and Donimo for pushing me the right way. I was only half right on the way to fill this in. Once I finally got it, it was a lot of fun (even though I have been working on this for 2 1/2 hours!)
spoofme
Posted on Thu Jun 26, 2008 10:42 PM |
I think I have #1 and #8, but not 100% sure. I can't figure anything else out, even after the salt. If someone could TG me that would be super.
[62] Thanks, reply sent
brupop
Posted on Thu Jun 26, 2008 10:14 PM |
[61] TG sent
Rickj4029
Posted on Thu Jun 26, 2008 11:34 PM |
This was f#>@!^g insane!!!!
Not worth the effort!!!
reh
Posted on Thu Jun 26, 2008 11:44 PM |
[37] that was the salt i needed, thanks! 94th: just barely < 100. yay.