Chro’math’tic Portmanteaus & Puns (#9)
◆ · By John S · Published 2024-09-06T01:34:09.547Z
Meta Prompt
Can you do color math & figure out the anagrams? See Puzzle #1 blog post by clicking the colormath^ tag for a full explanation of the series.
This puzzle’s meta requires you to solve an anagram using only the circled letters.
Meta Prompt: Owned apartments
Hint: I hope this puzzle isn’t too unbearable in the middle
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10A’s anagram; auto, chord-sequencer synth option in many DAW plug-ins
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Across
- 5A[9D (as a color) + hint of Red = another fruit themed color] + “onomatopoeic word meaning noisy plunging into the water”
- 10A4 on a 4 (at the links), and anagram of 1D
- 11AEfficient data processing technique: _ /_ buffering (abbr.)
- 12AWith 8D, anagram for “___ Stoppable” see 13A / 14D anagram for a Disney themed pair of clues
- 13AWith 14D, anagram for “___ Possible” see 12A / 8D anagram for a Disney themed pair of clues
- 15AUP, __, LT, RT
- 17AFrench for “wheat,” and anagram of 17D
- 19A5D (as a color) + Pink + “fixed or unbudgeable”
Down
- 1D10A’s anagram; auto, chord-sequencer synth option in many DAW plug-ins
- 2DThis answer is a palindrome
- 3DPrefix for “-cron” (as a COVID-19 variant)
- 4DSpanish for “yes”
- 5DMen’s pant color that pairs with a navy blazer for a classic look
- 6DBamboo eater see 7D
- 7DEucalyptus eater see 6D
- 8DWith 12A, anagram for “___ Stoppable” see 13A / 14D anagram for a Disney themed pair of clues
- 9DMalbec, for one…or Concord, for another
- 14DWith 13A, anagram for “___ Possible” see 12A / 8D anagram for a Disney themed pair of clues
- 16DWoman with a habit
- 17D17A’s anagram; ___ Air, Los Angeles
- 18DThis answer is a palindrome
- 20DU Can’t Touch This Hammer