Tetris!
By juff & teamcrazymatt
(This puzzle was created as a collaboration with Juff; if you'd like to see more of their puzzles, check out their website!)
Let's play Tetris!
In this variety cryptic, each of the ten-letter Row answers occupies a full row of the Tetris grid below.
The Block answers, each four letters, represent the tetrominoes which must be placed into the grid, filling it without overlap.
Blocks are placed in the order their clues appear (so for instance, the tenth block must be placed somewhere above or beside blocks one through nine).
The shape of each block (I, J, L, O, S, T, or Z) is given, but not its orientation.
When a block is placed in the grid, the letters of its answer are always placed from left to right, top to bottom (in the same manner as Cell Tower).
Pressing the digits 1-9 will change the color of a cell; this will help designate blocks' placement in the grid. Pressing 0 will reset a cell to white.
Solvers having difficulty getting the blocks organized and keeping the grid cleared out may wish to seek a consultation with 1 Across.
Let's play Tetris!
In this variety cryptic, each of the ten-letter Row answers occupies a full row of the Tetris grid below.
The Block answers, each four letters, represent the tetrominoes which must be placed into the grid, filling it without overlap.
Blocks are placed in the order their clues appear (so for instance, the tenth block must be placed somewhere above or beside blocks one through nine).
The shape of each block (I, J, L, O, S, T, or Z) is given, but not its orientation.
When a block is placed in the grid, the letters of its answer are always placed from left to right, top to bottom (in the same manner as Cell Tower).
Pressing the digits 1-9 will change the color of a cell; this will help designate blocks' placement in the grid. Pressing 0 will reset a cell to white.
Solvers having difficulty getting the blocks organized and keeping the grid cleared out may wish to seek a consultation with 1 Across.
Rows
| 16 | Arrangement of tiles evenly revolving in the small screen |
| 15 | Ancestors let out embracing "Morning! I love you!" with touch of tenderness (2 wds.) |
| 14 | Women greeting topless clubmate dancing with The Beatles (2 wds.) |
| 13 | Tone seen with natural, unbounded musical flourish |
| 12 | Centaurs and minotaurs perhaps wearing extremely ancient small flats? |
| 11 | University draped in decoration after opening of track meet |
| 10 | Novel collegian absorbs sphere of new words |
| 9 | Best at playing fair without playing? Christ! (2 wds.) |
| 8 | Devaluing pound - one's invested in loose change |
| 7 | Limitless Hunan recipes prepared for gourmets |
| 6 | A variety like that extremists from right are pursued by soldiers, given time |
| 5 | Special papers gutted emperor with quote that might make one cross? (2 wds.) |
| 4 | Makes public transport vehicles to catch eastern currents |
| 3 | Focus of pilot in Ireland taking off in crosshairs (3 wds.) |
| 2 | Child with bit of anxiety runs for fear of performing dance |
| 1 | See instructions (2 wds.) |
| Blocks | |
| O | Chance of a tetromino's fitting? |
| I | Elvis endlessly gyrated in pants he made |
| J | Fancy being with that guy? |
| L | It might be a sandwich made with slice of tomato and unlimited bacon |
| S | Work alongside a liberal? That's a gem |
| I | Flip it, or it's baked |
| L | Count is very disheartened |
| L | Albert, Eliot, and other names |
| L | Resume crossing river with energy |
| O | Got together around one for steak, maybe |
| O | Excellent punishment |
| Z | Fly in acid flashback |
| L | List of united fellows at the top |
| J | Turning counterclockwise, addresses drunk speech |
| L | That woman has no one coming to the rescue |
| I | Loyal leader of cavalry doesn't participate in ceasefire |
| L | Amazing fancy spice lacking salt |
| I | Almost change the end |
| Z | Sounds like Zelda when crossdressing is quite smart |
| I | Doing shotput involves spinning (2 wds.) |
| J | Discovered more about marine life |
| O | Springs from feet in reckless jump over hollow abyss |
| L | Everyone's disembowelled after middle of Friday the 13th, typically |
| S | Santa having spent second upset with workers |
| T | Piece of gum one hands young lady |
| T | Hidden message found in Nine Inch Nails album's opener |
| T | 3 hours wasted with resident of forest |
| Z | Intend what's expected |
| J | Seconds from cliff divers' snafu, one falls |
| L | Raise perception in pursuit of right |
| J | Den territorializing bears rejected |
| I | Places with asbestos regularly removed |
| J | Solid company |
| I | Angers Puritan's heart having briefs frequently removed |
| J | Some returning alumni arrive in fall |
| O | Measurement of speed of manly butt-scratching |
| T | Left many times for upper room |
| Z | Squeezes two drops of ketchup over eggs girls consumed |
| Z | Suspicious of son toppling cans |
| L | Finished end of crossword with 1! |
