Tuesday, July 27, 2021

Puzzle No. 24: World of Cardboard

World of Cardboard

By teamcrazymatt
Three of the four corners of this grid represent three of four corners with a similar property. 12D explains why you cannot reach the fourth corner or 51A 43D as you do so, but a 7D-25D 8A should keep you from further trouble.
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Squares filled: 0/169
Exolve Print Notes Jotter

Across
2Average schmuck at last in grand love in a car (7)
8See 43d
11Corrupt person striking all but the end of Kierkegaard's answer (7)
13It signifies atmosphere outside England is argon (3)
15Singer from African country dropping first single (4)
17Trunk call ripped stitch (5)
18Beginning to apprentice jewellery-making; ready? (6)
20Towel off young member of Parliament? (5)
21Bravo! It's tremors! (7)
22Mathematician to again grease wheels, but not front of brakes (5)
23It squeezes half of body, starting to asphyxiate (3)
25Scraps out for turn in projects (4)
26Television hosts astounded before the second Hebrew character (3)
27Left out spoiled old coin? (3)
29Literary detective, before the end, returning to meddler (7)
31Removes regular pieces from federal free-trade union (3)
32Flying Kiwi has some intuition (3)
33, 3533, 35Fell over in expression of triumph, coming first in finishing fantastic race (4-3)
35See 33a
37Blunt affection in text following extreme egoism (5)
38Schoolbag locks after case is switched... (7)
40...exactly when having no bad shot at the table (2-3)
42Gentleman singer introduces revolutionary state of mind (6)
44At no time is hack switching poles (5)
46Epic conclusions to Lucas' extra-thrilling compendia (4)
48Garland's loose and inadequate at first to cover base of tree (3)
49Old Irish experts overturn mostly-shallow limits (minor) (7)
50Fair to change, removing pitch (4)
51Mass shot cell occupant, prisoner, from behind (7)

Down
1, 1001, 10Bank extra open to stand in for start of play in store (4,7)
2Climbing in Nepal before start of blizzard to make writer's point (3,3)
3Smoosh singer-songwriter's face into a club (3)
4Resident of Oz is all right getting up before alarm, crossing room (5)
5See 45d
6Judges start to gas a couple of geezers in America (6)
7, 2507, 25See instructions
8Third-rank boast (4)
9Relive mistake in Alabama - here, you'll find a bubble (3,5)
10See 1d
12See instructions
14Received drink, weaken, become a prisoner (2,2,4)
16Stoker succeeds a patriarch, at first (5)
19It comes before Oscar Simpson, judge (3)
21Coming to see removal of two caps before gingivitis is treated (8)
24Goes faster than dead shifts (8)
25See 7d
28Work on most of competitor's universal game emulator (7)
30Computer specialists test these etches, in recollection (5)
33Pinchy pants inducing sleep (6)
34Bear sounds, like 48 (3)
36Saturnalia: girl might drop piece of metal, holding up iron (6)
39Cross, frame large fighter of disease (1,4)
41Touched fabric (4)
43, 8a43, 8aNote substitute looks back on characters in Shadrach sacredly (4,4)
45, 545, 5Nothing comes up with latitude within, like some bets (3-3)
47American #1 in cinemas! (3)

3 comments:

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  2. how can i print? can you supply pdfs?

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  3. I am also surprised there is no print or pdf option. You are doing a disservice by not making your puzzles accessible!

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