Monday, September 07, 2009

CENSORED: A Variety Cryptic Crossword puzzle

I really like variety cryptic crosswords.
I made this up more than 10 years ago: the date says Jan 20, 1999. I made it to run in my zine GLUM HOMEBODY. Rather than put numbers in the grid area, I use a kind of hex notation: add row and column to get the coordinate!

I might not post the solution unless I hear from YOU.


CENSORED!

Thirteen of the clues have had their definitions censored!
And for good reason!



0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C


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| | | 00


+ + +---+---+---+ +---+ +---+ +---+ +---+


| | | | | | | 10


+ + +---+---+---+ + + +---+ + + + +


| | | | | | 20


+ + + +---+ + + + +---+ + + + +


| | | 30


+ + + +---+ + + + + + + + + +


| | | | | | | | | | | 40


+---+ +---+---+---+ +---+ + + + +---+ +


| | | | | | | | 50


+ + +---+---+---+ +---+---+ +---+---+ + +


| | | 60


+ + +---+---+ +---+---+ +---+---+---+ + +


| | | | | | | | 70


+ +---+ + + + +---+ +---+---+---+ +---+


| | | | | | | | | | | 80


+ + + + + + + + +---+---+ + + +


| | | 90


+ + + + +---+ + + + +---+ + + +


| | | | | | A0


+ + + + +---+ + + +---+---+---+ + +


| | | | | | | B0


+---+ +---+ +---+ +---+ +---+---+---+ + +


| | | C0


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To save space, the spots are described with "HEX" style
numbers.

Across:

00 As she keeps old without tail.(7)
07 Train in record return.(6)
10 Heard Frost.(5)
16 Confused endless Simon in soup.(4)
21 Swimmer enthralled in Amalfi shores.(4)
25 Special:"Closeups on cruise."(6)
30 Let us in desparately with knife.(7)
38 Inside mask: unknown critter.(5)
43 I and few are jumbled with woman.(4)
50 Led astray, rebuffed snappy dressers holding horror comic.(7)
60 Newark perversion?!(6)
66 Italian eight-person footstool.(7)
77 Red spy in Masschusetts.(7)
87 Fish with $1000 returns happiness.(4)
90 Facial aspect Small knot.(5)
95 California bean soldier: "Right! Left!"(8)
A2 Covering any cop dancing.(6)
A9 Rusian River, old English reed.(4)
B3 Calliope sounded cat whines.(4)
B8 Standard reversed with old idiot.(5)
C0 Victory again thwarted.(6)
C6 Uneven in Georgia, besides Minnesota.(7)

Down:
00 Terribly legal to be headless.(5)
01 Confusing Shah diet.(8)
05 Convict holds copper backwards.(7)
07 Number three seconds to surround England.(6)
09 Negative - Affirmative, that is. (6)
0B The Queen alone is crazy.(5)
16 Hybrid College in blown-over elm.(4)
1A Be American, empty to delight.(5)
1C Psychedelics advocate busted neck, man.(7)
24 Pressure: amount of mystic energy.(3)
38 F--- This!(4)
50 Swirling snows envelope an actress.(7)
5B Explode Bohr atom.(8)
64 Cleaver hidden by naked geisha.(4)
67 Cry at Holly madly.(5-2)
72 Second hair problem: too much oil!(5)
73 Alma is nuts for sandwich meat.(6)
75 Membranes are medium type of turn with Italian thing.(6)
81 Capital Zen chant? I get it!(5)
86 Lancelot Link - Yawn?(4)
8A Cloth, Sex goddess with me in the middle.(3)
8C Close, Senator.(5)