Saturday, November 27, 2021

Puzzle No. 34: Upscale

Upscale

By teamcrazymatt
In eight squares in this grid, two or three letters cross; each of these squares must be marked with an asterisk (*). Note the correct crossing letters and you'll be right on key with the solution!
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Squares filled: 0/64
Exolve Print Notes Jotter

Across
2Musically, dying for every party to have end (8)
7Bum causes regular departures (3)
9Golden, if guilty long ago (6)
11Initial representation of tooth decay (3)
12It represents Eastern European eggs flipping (5)
13Volunteers refurbishing bar cleared out versatile sun-loving plant (8)
17See 1d
20Indian revenue collector among bureau millionaires (5)
22Shotgun African beast (3)
23Online, see red about core strangeness of beliefs (6)
24That woman's nearly in this place (3)
25Dwarf seldom in a team in some measure (8)

Down
1, 17a01, 17aFor example, fret about vital proof, assuming blame at heart (4,2,1,4)
3Translating rest with bit of outrageous poetic inspiration (5)
4Breaks up leads, not having right to assume departure in retrospect (9)
5Enchanted girl by appealing focus - everything's looking up! (4)
6Ruin bad food that's beginning to 11 (2,3)
8Endless spirit gives old money (3)
9Cycling along carrying unbraided, torn-off banner (8)
10Spooner to say no to DVR (4)
14Climbing the fences, cutting top of big 2x4 (5)
15Doctor Love takes possession of bill for French restaurant (5)
16Virgin maiden and I leaving umpire confused (4)
18I decapitated tenor (3)
19Hide bait without stopping - grand! (4)
21Instinct - I'm coming up to the South of France (4)

Thursday, November 25, 2021

Puzzle No. 33: Christmas Wrapping

Christmas Wrapping

By teamcrazymatt
Across clues are given without enumeration in order from first to twelfth; downs are clued normally. It is up to the solver to figure out the correct way to arrange the across answers in the grid; placing the down answers will aid in discovering the proper arrangement. Place them all correctly and an appropriate holiday message will be revealed.
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Squares filled: 0/81
Exolve Print Notes Jotter

Across
FirstFirstTimor-Leste exported core of one first, before redeveloping plant
SecondSecondWig out one second from Delaware's capital, hiding in hospital area's address, one by East Church
ThirdThirdThought about a Muppeteer losing 1/3
FourthFourthRod's putting bit of 1/4 inside train
FifthFifth1/5 endlessly praise shouts of approval
SixthSixthGloomy fellow sees head of 1/6 turn to Jack... that's gravy!
SeventhSeventhSwallow couple of 1/7. Touch of indigestion? Grand
EighthEighthIncorrectly blame top of 1/8 for store
NinthNinthCook a tasty, endless 1/9 - its parts taken out of what's owned, but not owed (2 wds.)
TenthTenthThey make communication easier for extremely 1/10; looking back and holding up those who confuse after 5
EleventhEleventhAgain, fix most lovely heartless saint, leaving and kicking out leader of 1/11
TwelfthTwelfthJudge twice-stripped 1/12, with second Frenchman becoming quiet

Down
1"Overwhelm without a sound," ordered London housekeeper (3,6)
2It's said of late after stumped by take-off? (5)
3Sister's terriers gathered in rows (5)
4Each enthralled by broadcast replays of 2012 and the like (4,5)
5A couple of flatworms (3)
6They go out back of castle, chased by wild ogress in front of academy (9)
8Disability support program's blessing citizens (3, init.)
9Provokes smart mongrels (6)
10Romanian capital's unending service looking up to prophet (6)
14Shafts a cross novice of European dollars (5)
15Drum all the odd characters Joe's mob led (5)
17Shortly pounds beginner to links in advance of lie (3, abbr.)
19Encountered topless thing coming up (3)

Sunday, November 21, 2021

Puzzle No. 32: Over and Over

Over and Over

By teamcrazymatt
Fifteen answers are too long for their spaces in the grid and must be altered appropriately before entry. All other answers are entered normally.
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Squares filled: 0/144
Exolve Print Notes Jotter

Across
2Enthusiastically exert voice to stimulate to excess (10)
7Public gets hold of Start of Darkness flyers and take a lot out (9)
10Proves as incorrect? Disregard (8)
11Too warm to revisualize fashion with sound eyes turned round? (11)
14Doubling factor of stereotypically low digit (3)
15Sandy regularly ignored upward curve (3)
16Source of tofu is extremely variable (3)
17Erect ladder by globe first (5)
19Check back, hanging around originally great land of Africa (5)
20Bow before queue is primarily pleased (4)
23Drake's slide from grace's ending after two-ton regular is left (6)
24Edge around greeting preference of men, often (2-3)
25Deposed Ron, who awkwardly swallows French green (10)
28Too big to return bearing mixed review essentially straightaway (10)
32Couple attacked church (5)
33Manage to chase aching heart with medicine to reduce anxiety (6)
35Page the French aquafarm at the centre (4)
37Live at 5:44: Conservative getting kicked out (2,3)
38Excessively thrilled sweetheart hiding inside drove ye crazy (9)
42Flightless bird bemoaning in part (3)
43Fight New Guinea over trains (3)
45A right curve! (3)
46Good luck; online's irritating and full of errors (7)
47Repeal upset defeat (8)
48Lie long after couple cycled, then whizz back (9)
49Hence, go to bed in the most pain (6)

Down
1Quickly dropping one, work light control (1-4)
2Take too much from mathematician in love, listlessly at first (8)
3Nothing precedes sign that extraordinary aether is to become too warm (8)
4, 3604, 36Hot Topic stocking couch by necessity (4,5)
5, 4405, 44Film about operational broadcast (3,3)
6Station ensign's superior before American borough lacking work (6)
7They're animated to excess - not satisfactory (5)
8Take off zipper (3)
9Go-getter, revive Horace's work (12)
11Manager'll bend to raise flower (5)
12Stripped three times, risking wrath (5)
13Before the first lightning strike's lowest point, Thor's going mad (6)
18I can relate to leaving book underneath the thing (2,2)
21Again, deal with her looking up and completing the essentials (8)
22Console both of us loudly (3)
24Lots of green missing from underground, and German couple's enthralled by how TV works (10)
26Dairy product hard to be found in toppled tree (4)
27Grease up vicious animal missing its foot (3)
29Nazir's content to succeed extremely garish Muslim warrior (5)
30Cloud cover barely covers fish in line (10)
31Too moist at first, somehow prepared eclair with yeast (5)
34Soccer foul: "Devoid of empty shoes" (5)
36See 4d
39Crook discovered French flower (4)
40Mugs jerks (4)
41Offer broken router, removing odd parts of TV set (8)
42Canadian city, in short, is oddly metal (3)
44See 5d

Tuesday, November 16, 2021

Puzzle No. 31: Talk Turkey

Talk Turkey

By teamcrazymatt
Happy Thanksgiving! To celebrate, I have prepared a traditional American Thanksgiving dinner consisting of turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, cranberry sauce, corn, rolls, and pumpkin pie. Each instance of the word "dish" in the clues below must be replaced with a different one of these dishes before solving. All other entries are clued normally. Enjoy the feast!
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Squares filled: 0/144
Exolve Print Notes Jotter

Across
1, 501, 5Set dish portions again and again at local shop (6,5)
5See 1a
9, 4009, 40Experimental performer has on-site training (6)
10, 3910, 39Unceasing Foot: South American film (1,2,3)
11Held by corporeal turnaround of aircraft (4)
13"Assuming love succeeds" conditions (2,2)
14Personal image that is not ego (4)
15Dropout swallowed fork over dress (3)
16Botches folk dish after being stripped of odd tech support (9)
18Loner rabbi leaving ruined monastery to chase score (5,2-5)
20Steal bit of efficiency from nearly a dozen of Santa's helpers (5)
22Flatline a new age (6)
25It's pressed down and on out of asshat (6)
26Tapestry thrown over in disarray (5)
27Dish out? (5,7)
29Overturn roast beside edges of dish (9)
34Great work getting rid of superior missions (3)
36Pretty much the opposite (4)
37Some are concealing old boundary (4)
38Sesame oil regularly found in the meal (4)
39See 10a
40See 9a
41See 27d
42Pitches one area for mosaic (6)

Down
1Lifted two places to sleep (7)
2They decide to turn around without stopping, bored by note (9)
3Kindle competition between leaders of North Korea's balls (4)
4Missing head of crime racket is reckless (4)
5Hook mate even as I'm here (4)
6Up to plough (4)
7, 3507, 35It dares to flow around one of Egypt's borders! (3,3)
8Dish on America after bishop (5)
10I maintain radios, certify communication harmonic, finally on the same wavelength (2,4)
11A very loud couple takes out slice of dish (6)
12See 28d
17Plain nature at the heart of Cockneys' dish looks satisfactory (9)
19Naughty tune's pop performance (3,init.) [OPP] POP*
21Observe bad flu results in knockout (6)
22Proof of congruence in 26 when lines are taken away (3,init.) [AAS] ARRAS - RR
23Fish upriver at northern peaks (6)
24Nitwit to open up kingdom (7)
27, 41a27, 41aIt cleans enamel dish, and extremely tough... (10)
28, 1228, 12...field hockey player's spirits were lifted (4,4)
30Large black bar might not be straight (4,init.) [LGBT] LG + B + T
31German woman is weaving among the French (4)
32Pretty young thing captures a magpie in Scotland (4)
33America is on brink, overthrowing Arab leader (4)
35See 7d

Puzzle No. 99: Nature-Led