Puzzle No. 21: What a Tangled Web

What a Tangled Web

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1	American dies holding a no-frills knife for exhaust fittings (9) MANIFOLDS.
6	I go off spinning donuts (4) TORI.
8	See 23d
9	LeBron, at his core, enjoys chocolate and coffee? (6) BROWNS. leBRon + OWNS
10	Closed one Spanish compound (6) UNOPEN. UNO + PEN
11	Comes up frenzied, uses boxing - wild farce that has no end (8) SURFACES. USES* cont. FARCe*
14	Hebrew lily has no parts to be used again and again (9) SHOSHANNA. (HAS NO) bank
16	Keep mum in Ohio, then a city in Nebraska (5) OMAHA. (MA in OH) + A
18	Embarrassed, address sin with nachos? (5) REDIP. RED + IP
19	Deviant heretic conceals record of electric-rail cars (9) TELPHERIC. HERETIC* cont. LP
20	Work of imitation completed in front of current revolutionary (8) PASTICHE. PAST + I + CHE
22	Glance at liberal residing in South Kent (6) SKLENT. L in (S + KENT)
25	Thanks to pens, to ink... (6) TATTOO. TA + (TO cont. TO)
26	...The Sixth Sense, seen in a good room regularly, starts to make money (4,3) GOES PRO. ESP in (a GoOd RoOm)
27	Brew, brew... brew endlessly, doubling energy (4) BEER. BREw*, doubling E
28	Wishes for young racehorses to gain space for life's beginning (9) YEARNINGS. YEARLINGS, N <--> L subst.

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1	So bum and I play strip Twister? (6,5) MOBIUS STRIP. (SO BUM + I)* + STRIP
2	No general to go take too much that isn't well done (3,2,4) NOT SO GOOD. NO + TSO + GO + OD
3	A self-improvement, like dentures (5) FALSE. (A SELF)*
4	Ultimately survive terminal finish (4) LAST. quadruple def.
5	Too quietly to hear, disgrace accepting bishop with feeling (10) SUBAURALLY.
6	Novel introduction to Eastern religion to contain answer: "Wheel, fellow; wheel around" (3,2,4) TAO OF POOH. (TO cont. A) + O + F + (HOOP rev.)
7	Publish one chapter of Viking text (5) RUNIC. RUN + I + C
12	Orderly attains cosy holidays at home (11) STAYCATIONS. (ATTAINS COSY)*
13	Crossing field, in no way tense, he enters New York? (4,6) KNOT THEORY. (NOT + T + HE) in YORK*
15	Envy, perhaps, as has been taken away from broken partnership? (2,7) HP PRINTER. def. note: "Envy" is a model of printer by Hewlett-Packard | PARTNERSHIP* - AS
17	Come to a resolution about going after silver - pure, refined, bearing excellence (5,4) AGREE UPON.
21	Secondhand copy of design (5) SHAPE. SH + APE
23, 8a	23, 8aLent blokes? It could be they're one-sided (5,7) KLEIN BOTTLES. (LENT BLOKES IT)*
24	City in India is oddly in Algeria (4) AGRA. AlGeRiA

Puzzle No. 20: Pieces of Me

Pieces of Me

By teamcrazymatt

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1	Delicious dogs' milk - a coping form (3-8,4) LIP-SMACKING GOOD. (DOGS MILK A COPING)*
9	At this time, have cycle (3) NOW. OWN cycle
10	Hopeful rescuer of Spooner's dark undead (5,6) WHITE KNIGHT. NIGHT WIGHT Sp.
11	Beam from side to side with like energy (5) LASER. (L + R) cont. (AS + E)
12	Woman to walk beside hacienda, extremely neutral, that is (9) STEPHANIE. STEP + HaciendA + N + I.E.
13	Note on gangster chasing instrument of transgression (11) VIOLATIONAL. (TI + ON + AL) after VIOLA
15	Regret being essentially vicious (3) RUE. cRUEl
16	"It's," fancifully! (3) TIS. ITS*, &lit
17	Punjabi shop's worth stocking herb (7,4) BISHOPS WORT. HA in punjaBI SHOP'S WORTh
20	Former military member to go above and beyond, having stripped outpost (2-7) EX-COLONEL. EXCEL cont. cOLONy
22	We left overlooks - duo's closing trunk (5) TORSO. TOWERS - WE + duO
23	One new order of four, or one old order of shrews (11) INSECTIVORA. I + N + SECT + IV + OR + A
24	US radio organization starts to fine Clear Channel (3) FCC. Fine Clear Channel
25	Anthem to start to console a gutted visage before the ER (3,4,3,5) GOD SAVE THE QUEEN. GO + DS + A + VisagE + THE + QUEEN

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1	Desiring to have TV, like he broadcast rallying cry (4,4,3,4) LONG LIVE THE KING. LONGING cont. (TV LIKE HE)*
2	Broker places explosive shown in pulps (9) PAWNSHOPS. SHOWN* in PAPS
3	It cuts minor one in debt (5) MOWER. M + OWER
4	One in abyss rests on interest of ABBA inversions? (7) CHIASMI. (I in CHASM) + I
5	Mince pie (French) without pastry topping, hard picturesque crust (3,4) ICE FERN. (PIE FRENCH)* - Pastry - H
6	Ogle hunks navigating muddy channels (9) GUNKHOLES. (OGLE HUNKS)*
7	Tool to remove bonnet from car (5) ORGAN. mORGAN
8	Give all county heads to be shot (2,3,4,3,3) DO THE BEST YOU CAN. (COUNTY HEADS TO BE)*
14	Moving about without conservative bend being raised in radial areas (9) AMBULACRA. AMBULATORY - TORY + (ARC rev.)
15	Old country shooter to swindle loot (4,5) ROOK RIFLE. ROOK + RIFLE
18	Mostly rinse junk during washing? Use Dawn (7) SUNRISE. RINSe* in USE*
19	Cry of pain left heartless maw of large Brahmin? (3,4) OWL MOTH. def. note: the owl moth is in the family of Brahmin moths | OW + L + MOuTH
21	About a society leader journalist inspected in advance (5) CASED. C + A + Society + ED
22	Hurried question after technical knock-out (5) TRANQ. (RAN + Q) after T

Puzzle No. 19: The Annual Problem

The Annual Problem

By teamcrazymatt

With the school year complete, it seemed like the time for an aptly-themed grid. Good luck, and make the most of it!

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1	Supply bananas to capture a teen aquatic mammal (8) PLATYPUS. SUPPLY* cont. (A + T)
6	Goes against abandoning work positions (5) POSES. OPPOSES - OP
9	Have many other state leaders produced insurance groups? (4) HMOS. Have Many Other State
10	Retiring, live mostly in normal building, a bygone-era house (5,5) ROMAN VILLA. LIVe rev. in NORMAL* + A
11	Found native has a grasp on love verse, at first (8) INNOVATE. INNATE cont. (O + Verse)
12	Scammer of note in deep sleep before noon (3,3) CON MAN. N in COMA + N
13	Smart person strips three layers off of dinner date (4) NERD. dinNER Date
15	Mole in northeast US is violent, primarily (5) NEVUS. (NE + US) cont. Violent
17	Slew of energetic educators (4) ICED. HA in energetIC EDucators
18	Poet's before queen at end of queue (3) ERE. ER + queuE
19	Conditions to become transfixed when relaxing with tax nerd? (3) IFS. composite anagram: (IFS + TAX NERD*) = TRANSFIXED
20, 7d	20, 7dSci-fi villain often lets in vice - it's mad (4,9) EVIL SCIENTIST. (LETS IN VICE IT'S)*
22	American transfer closed retrospective (5) DECAL. LACED rev.
23	Firm loses second dispute (4) TIFF. STIFF - S
25	Beating wild boar while wielding hollow torch (6) ATHROB. BOAR* cont. TorcH
27	Bar drawing out drop of Southern Comfort - it's cherished (8) TREASURE. T + REASSURE - S
29	Young lads repeatedly repurpose what's found in lochs by... (10) SCHOOLBOYS. letter bank of LOCHS BY
30	...excluding taking drug to support... (4) BEAR. BAR cont. E
31	...disgusting mess of sanity; one gets out (5) NASTY. SANITY* - I
32	Start to season, trim, and roast cut of meat (5,3) SPARE RIB. Season + PARE + RIB

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2	Lean, I'm almost full, throwing up layers (7) LAMINAE. HA rev. in lEAN I'M ALmost
3	British grocer's set-up company (5) TESCO. SET rev. + CO
4	Applied cook earned tip (9) PERTAINED. (EARNED TIP)*
5	Concluding statements contain rave interpretation about long breaks in America (6,9) SUMMER VACATIONS. SUMMATIONS cont. (RAVE* + C)
6	Doctor's helper, endlessly pleasant, is freak (5) PANIC. P.A. + NICe
7	See 20a
8	Misrepresented faults of excellent poisonous salt (7) SULFATE. FAULTS* + E
14	Mad captivating run for noisy sea (9) DELIRIOUS. DELICIOUS, R <--> C
16	Song during sail around Martin's lakes once (6,3) SILVER SEA. note: def. refers to A Song of Ice and Fire | VERSE cont. in SAIL*
21	Sign on a note about a new Catholic home (7) VATICAN. V + A + TI + C + A + N
24	Fair? Unbalanced about mistake of automaker (7) FERRARI. FAIR* cont. ERR
26	Act aggressively towards others? Well done! (5) BULLY. DD
28	30's fantastic sword (5) SABRE. BEAR'S*

Puzzle No. 18: Pages and Pages

Pages and Pages

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1	Win, throwing cap away in my ecstasy (5) MOLLY. pOLL in MY
4	Archer takes heart for work for half an old American automaker (6) BOHMAN. def refers to the automaker Bohman & Schwartz | BOWMAN, H <--> W
9	"(Blank) you" - new note left a false impression I ignored (9) UNLABELED. U + N + LA + BELiED
10	Instrument of inviolability (4) VIOL. HA in inVIOLability
12	Works work days (5) OPERA. OP + ERA
13	Beth, I see royal: at heart, third-rate rider (9) BICYCLIST. B + I + C + roYal + C-LIST
14	Crashes down into some dogs (8) COLLIDES. D in COLLIES
15	Very small stroke - Ivan's left extremely tense (6) PETITE. PET + Ivan + TensE
18	Ally just before midnight Saturday? (6) FRIEND. FRI(day) END
20	Make a wrong estimate about spymaster being head of court (8) MISJUDGE. M + IS + JUDGE
23	Member of the brass said "Thou art a fake!" with hesitation (9) EUPHONIUM. YOU PHONY hom. + UM
25	Warble verse of love in level port (5) YODEL. ODE in (Y + L)
26	Disgusting following doctor charted (4) DREW. EW after DR
27	Compose cipher: "Boy, person of Glasgow, people of New England" (9) PENOBSCOT. PEN + O + B + SCOT
28	Menace chases loud dancing girls? (6) FLOWER. def refers to the Dancing Girls flower | LOWER after F
29	Temple character's greeting, holding back pass (5) HEIDI. HI cont. DIE rev.

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3	Scales up north - look for someone like Marian (9) LIBRARIAN. LIBRA + (N + AIR) rev.
4	Ornament hanging from stand is sock (6) BEDECK. DECK after BE
5	Chaos, chaos... mostly chaos inspires start to violence (5) HAVOC. CHAOs* cont. Violence
6	Cupids in Siam or in Italy (7) AMORINI. HA in siAM OR IN Italy
7	Copper joins with copper by conclusion of Sheriff Joe's brief tenure (3,2,6) CUP OF COFFEE. CU + PO + sherifF + COFFEE
8	Gave a story to journalist after boxer bit opponent's rear off (7) ALIBIED. ED after ALI + BIT - T
11	Beginning to explore the truth of spiritual state (11) ETHEREALITY. Explore + THE + REALITY
16	Fun to allow hugging sweetheart? Why? (9) ENJOYABLE. ENABLE cont. (JO + Y)
17	Exercise guru's right of congress before I married Master on Sunday (7) SIMMONS. congresS + I + M + M + ON + S
19	Emil and Rip playing Risk (7) IMPERIL. (EMIL + RIP)*
21	"Damn crowds," date concluded (7) DEDUCED. DEUCED cont. D
22	Final character to address a fly (6) ZIPPER. Z + IP + PER
24	Shocked expression to sound like a seal with gas (2,3) OH WOW. OW OW cont. H

Puzzle No. 17: Getting In Contact

 

Getting In Contact

By teamcrazymatt

We're seeing an issue with this grid: once in each column, crossing letters will conflict. For each of these disputed cells, you must drop the one letter into the shaded row below the grid, placing the other letter in the cell proper. If things are too obscure, the unclued 23 Across explains what you have.

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1	"Optics bulging out," reckons a doctor (11) KERATOCONUS. (OUT RECKONS A)*
12	Catch bad flu after Nick (6) NETFUL. FLU* after NET
13	Perhaps Adam left (4) WEST. DD
14	Matt's small change, or gaining ton of weight (6) IMPORT. I'M + P + OR + T
15	Tedium broadcast from functioning console (5) ENNUI. (ON WII) hom.
16	Look at round top of Milad Tower (4) LOOM. LO + O + Milad
17	Online request to come secretively, secretly returning (5) EVITE. HA rev. in secrETIVEly
20	Mixed up on a boat perhaps (2,3) AT SEA. DD
22	Page caught in Downs' clutches (6) GRASPS. P in GRASS
23	See instructions EYE PROBLEMS.
26	Misfortune of old sham writing turning hot (6) UNHEAL. UNREAL, H <--> R
30	Hands closing around woman at bar (5) LEVER. L,R cont. EVE
32	Initially make deal, taking it back for Indian fairs (5) MELAS. M + (SALE rev.)
34	Exercise with gent regularly, one of the Wrigleys (4) PETE. note: def refers to the show The Adventures of Pete & Pete | PE cont. gEnT
35	A Hose Melting Ice Cube? (5) OSHEA. (A HOSE)*
37	Decapitation of leading villain upset half a country (6) BOSNIA. (mAIN + S.O.B.) rev.
38	At first, pay attention to conference? (4) PEAR. Pay + EAR
39	Attractive heart spinning lie (6) NUBILE. NUB + LIE*
40	A stain - it's repurposed to mark curved lenses (11) ASTIGMATISM. A + STIGMA + IT'S* + M

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1	Strike out on circuit like Australian resident (5) KOALA. K + O + A LA
2	Men tangled with The Thing at end of Family Feud (6) ENMITY. MEN* + IT + familY
3	Nurses' operation holding up rest (6) REPOSE. HA rev. in nursES OPERation
4	Spot leader of academy overturning book of Mark (4) ATOM. Academy + OT rev. + M
5	Citizens of Haiti repay tax (4) TIRE. HA in haiTI REpay
6	See 37d
7	Article crafted after reorganization when it joins shift? (5) CLEAR. composite anagram: (IT + CLEAR)* = ARTICLE
8	Have on clothing - warm (3) OWN. ON cont. W
9	Hawaiian geese seen wandering after naked chief (5) NENES. SEEN* after Naked
10	Assume American raised holding... right? (5) USURP. US + (UP cont. R)
11	Godly person about to start to speak with Southern accent (6) STRESS. ST + RE + Speak + S
18	It's bowed a lot, mostly one volume rising (5) VIOLA. (A LOt + I + V) rev.
19	Story's flat without a beginning (4) TALE. sTALE
21	Whiz chases Elizabeth with sword (4) EPEE. PEE after E
23	Capital P written on a moon (6) EUROPA. EURO + P + A
24	How to find gold in a good lode? (6) EVENLY. CD, reverse alternation - a GoOd LoDe
25	Rhythms of feet on paper have to be French (6) METRES. MS cont. ETRE
27	So uprising kept in check by needs, odd instincts (5) NOSES. SO rev. in NeEdS
28	Stripping chic cap off part of a kit (2-3) HI-HAT. cHIc + HAT
29	Turing's grand material for thatched roofs (5) ALANG. ALAN + G
31	Legitimate member state (5) REALM. REAL + M
33	Old bachelor succeeding at last uses noodle (4) SOBA. O + B.A. after useS
34	I need your attention to kiss without energy in part (4) PSST. (KISS - KI) in PT
36	Cockney woman, before approved times (3) ERA. 'ER + A
37, 6	37, 6Discourage period, having hesitation (3,3) BUM OUT. BOUT cont. UM

Puzzle No. 16: Let's Go Digital

 

Let's Go Digital

By teamcrazymatt

As you solve this variety grid, you'll find that 16 of the puzzle's answers are too long to fit in their spaces in the grid. It's up to you to figure out the proper way of shortening them, which will require the use of all but one member of a particular set.
To keep things cryptic, enumerations have been withheld. After all, it's all just a 28 Across.

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Crossword ID: xet-r4jhqy

Exolve v1.61 February 22, 2025 Report-Bug Exolve-on-GitHub Community
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Version: v0.43 May 12 2021
Lexicon: ukacd18-lufz-v0.03
Timestamp: Thu May 13 2021 19:32:22 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

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1	Up to date, half-hearted uncertain change MODIFY. MOD + IFfY
6	Strong core to discharge, gaining bit of experience (hyph.) SIX-PACK. SACK cont. I + XP
12	"Say no to..." comes after "speed, drug" VETO. TO after V + E
13	Where many are in charge, more bull spins out of control without stopping (2 wds.) MOB RULE. (MORE BULl)*
14	He's a fighter in the ring until embodiment by roleplay (2 wds.) EL TORO. TO in ROLE*
15	Badass greeting to a Brazilian state BAHIA. BA + HI + A
17	True - heard you'd been tied up in an old-fashioned way TRUSTWORTHY. TRUSSED WERE THEE hom.
20	Weeping? The trend's not even carrying a burden WEIGHTED. alt. in WeEpInG tHe TrEnD's
21	Beverage I'd shove where stool is during depression CIDER. CRATER, I'D <--> RAT
23	Loathing a thing actively... HATING. (A THING)*
26	...a thing I rage for, gone ITEM. I + TEMPER - PER
27	State of lying about space in news PRONENESS. (ON + EN) in PRESS
28	See instructions NUMBERS GAME.
31	"Tidy, tidier, tidiest": at last, had a go at that (2 wds.) TRIED IT. TIDIER* + tidiesT
33	Like minor rare soothing sounds (init.) ASMR. AS + M + R
36	Talks runs without activity ORATES. OPERATES - PE
37	Starting at 2, Fibonacci heckles a giant for glory (6)* ECLAT. letters in Fib. seq., starting at 2, in hECkLes A gianT
38	Hollow art takes central place in the gallery TATE. THE, ArT <--> H
40	Silver in a South American country ARGENTINA. ARGENT + IN + A
44	Return surrender YIELD. DD
45	3d remake of Pretence: eh THREEPENCE. (PRETENCE EH)*
46	Improving one-liner over, primarily, comeback about article (3 wds.) ON THE UP. (PUN + Over) rev. cont. THE
47	Caught on pest CLEG. C + LEG
48	Nutty flavour spices up tea, coming out with a cool retro name ZANINESS. (ZESTS - T) cont. (A + IN rev. + N)
49	Machine to judge our company from France CARREFOUR. CAR + REF + OUR

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1	Unexpected occurrence just found in film MISEVENT. EVEN in MIST
2	Having moved on from Peter, getting together with Victor and Oscar for fix-up (2 wds.) OVER IT. (TIRE + V + O) rev.
3	Loudly censor fool? DELUDE. hom. of DE-LEWD
4	Constant battle to frequently drop 10 while climbing steps FOOTWORK. (K + ROW + TO + OFTEN - TEN) rev.
5	Talk Like a Pirate Day's conclusion: a real bit of roguishness YARR. daY + A + R + Roguishness
6	Small piece of paper is up on satellite radio dial SIXMO. IS rev. + XM + O
7	Upper-class jerk husband POSH. POS + H
8	Dear woman is butt of comedy after a walk ABBY. comedY after A + BB
9	Curve of bare mouth CRAW. C + RAW
10	Foreigners eating Whopper are Poles ALIENS. (A + NS) cont. LIE
11	Caps off adage in Scarlett Johansson film HEADGEAR. ADAGE* in HER
16	With grand heart, somehow I met his discrimination against the short HEIGHTISM. (G + H) in (I MET HIS)*
18	Draws up container for tasty Scottish undergarment SEMMIT. TIES rev. cont. MM
19	In the lead after the first, laying on pitch TARRING. sTARRING
22	Scooter's dropped first of many essays (hyph.) OP-EDS. MOPEDS - Many
23	Virtue develops expression of gratitude HONESTY. HONES + TY
24	Director Lee and novice gaffer to release all trailers ANG. And Novice Gaffer
25	Cause of party account splitting - initially tricky to swallow (2 wds.) TEA ACT. AC in (T + EAT)
26	Homestuck Number One: loud drip with big head thanks public endlessly (4 wds.) IF I'VE GOT YOU. I + F + IV + EGO + TY + OUt
29	A true hazardous waste material URATE. (A TRUE)*
30	Alcoholic beverage without real stinger BEE. BEER - R
31	Studies upcoming work in spades TRAINS. ART rev. + IN + S
32	Stoic, content, of retrospective commonplaceness SENECA. HA rev. in commonplACENESs
34	Perhaps a bad golfer bounces back up, losing nothing SLICER. RECOILS rev. - O
35	Jack of all trades; for example, excellent horsemanship MANEGE. MAN + E.G. + E
39	Train hard with a champion voice, kid ELHA. EL + H + A
40	Study in England to succeed Ace of Base ADENINE. (DEN + IN + E) after A
41	Treated rootless shrub to produce sumac RHUS. SHRUb*
42	Exalted Empress' headshot EPIC. Empress + PIC
43	French bishop found in a court right when Ophelia dies (2 wds.) ACT FOUR. FOU in (A + CT + R)
45	Glaswegian scolds her pets brutally THREEPS. (HER PETS)*

Old crosswords

Since I'm only now going to be starting embedding my cryptic crosswords on this site, I'm going to link to all my old ones below as I can't get the code to host them here.

Thanks to Antagony for hosting them!

From newest to oldest:

• No. 15: Temporarily Untitled
• No. 14: Beware
• No. 13: Teach Your Children Well
• No. 12: Precious Memories
• No. 11: The Hill
• No. 10: It's All In Your Head
• No. 9: Words, Words, Words
• No. 8: All There in Black and White
• No. 7: Early Sunday Morning
• No. 6: Impostors Among Us
• No. 5: Teammates
• No. 4: The Murder Mystery Crossword
• No. 3: That'll Be 25 Cents Please
• No. 2: Puzzle Number Forty-Six
• No. 1: Twins Baseball