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Double Cross 3 (Posted on 2022-03-25)

(A) WARM-UP:
Consider a simple crossword puzzle formed of four 5-letter words, joined at the corners by their initial and final letters.

Given the following clues:

Across
1. Argus, for one.
3. Gain is a synonym of ___.

Down
1. Goat-antelope found in the Himalayas.
2. Another name for British Grey Mullet, prevalent in New Zealand.


+---+---+---+---+---+
| 1 |   |   |   | 2 | 
+---+---+---+---+---+
|   |           |   |
+---+           +---+
|   |           |   |
+---+           +---+
|   |           |   |
+---+---+---+---+---+
| 3 |   |   |   |   |
+---+---+---+---+---+

(B) TOUGHER:
Consider a crossword puzzle formed of four 8-letter words, joined at the corners by their initial and final letters.

Given the following clues:

Across
1. Name of a Roman Catholic Saint who lived during 3rd Century C.E. or, a lunar impact crater.
3. Anagram of Megadyne.

Down
1. Semi-esoteric word meaning dawdle, waste time.
2. Archaic word meaning gear, equipment.


+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| 1 |   |   |   |   |   |   | 2 |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
|   |                       |   |
+---+                       +---+
|   |                       |   |
+---+                       +---+
|   |                       |   | 
+---+                       +---+
|   |                       |   |
+---+                       +---+
|   |                       |   |
+---+                       +---+
|   |                       |   |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| 3 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

Submitted by K Sengupta

Rating: 5.0000 (2 votes)

Solution: (Hide)

The solution to (A) is as follows:
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The solution to (B) is as follows:
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ | L | A | W | R | E | N | C | E | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ | O | | Q | +---+ +---+ | L | | U | +---+ +---+ | L | | I | +---+ +---+ | Y | | P | +---+ +---+ | G | | A | +---+ +---+ | A | | G | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ | G | A | N | Y | M | E | D | E | +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

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Subject	Author	Date
No Subject	K Sengupta	2022-05-22 08:07:17
buy essay online	Cecilia	2022-05-22 07:01:38
No Subject	K Sengupta	2022-04-04 08:09:59
No Subject	Amanda Holmes	2022-04-04 08:07:30

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