CROSSHARE
Print Puzzle
Download .puz File
Account / Settings
Construct a Puzzle

Heart Cryptic 2

· By Melanie Branton · Published 2025-01-31T06:58:13.803Z

Constructor's Note
The HEART of the word is the letter(s) in the centre, so CAT's HEART is A and the HEART of ROME is OM. AT HEART, TAKE TO HEART etc = put it in the centre of the word e.g. Unfortunately, setter at heart has false name = (Unfortunately = ALAS) with (setter=I) at its (heart = centre) = ALIAS. BROKEN-HEARTED = letters in centre in wrong order HEARTLESS/LOSING HEART = letter(s) in the centre removed HEART TRANSPLANT = letter(s) in the centre replaced with different letter(s)
Checking for previous play data...

Comments

Sign in with google to leave a comment of your own:

  • nate 🤓46s · 2025-01-31T20:53:03.462Z
    nice!
    • Melanie Branton constructor · 2025-01-31T22:28:08.245Z
      Thank you <3
    • Brohan 🤓22s · 2025-01-31T21:00:02.090Z
      this is such a good puzzle that I solved it again on a device I'm signed in on so I could tell you. this is such a good way to deeply teach the several forms of "heart" in clues. making it a full mini (without the gaps) is the icing on the cake that makes this genius. thank you for making this <3
      • Melanie Branton constructor · 2025-01-31T22:28:44.656Z
        Thank you so much for your really lovely comment = that has made my day! <3
      • Jonathan Airey 🤓2:28 · 2025-02-01T11:14:23.842Z
        👏
        • Melanie Branton constructor · 2025-02-01T13:44:51.377Z
          Thank you <3
        • Shark 🤓3:18 · 2025-02-01T20:16:10.749Z
          Danke schön!
          • Melanie Branton constructor · 2025-02-02T18:52:02.518Z
            Bitte schön!
          • Zack Johnson 🤓1:01 · 2025-02-06T14:33:28.044Z
            Nice one!
            • Melanie Branton constructor · 2025-02-06T18:55:37.955Z
              Thank you! <3
            • Brandon Cathcart 🤓2:12 · 2025-02-06T16:51:26.361Z
              Very useful for someone just starting to try cryptics :) Thanks!
              • Melanie Branton constructor · 2025-02-06T18:56:21.551Z
                Thank you <3 I hope you will have a very happy future solving cryptics. Welcome to the cryptic club!
              1A
              Heartless beast is unsurpassed (4)
              1
              2
              3
              4
              5
              6
              7
              Across
              1. 1A
                Heartless beast is unsurpassed (4)
              2. 5A
                Engineers have it in heart to create a ceremony (4)
              3. 6A
                Air a broken-hearted operatic song (4)
              4. 7A
                Part of school year when Tom has heart transplant, involving the Emergency Room (4)
              Down
              1. 1D
                One of the Simpsons is broken-hearted to be a spoilt child (4)
              2. 2D
                Great Lake is broken-hearted in the Republic of Ireland (4)
              3. 3D
                Rip the heart out of stair to mix things up (4)
              4. 4D
                Tam with ecstasy in heart makes the sports squad (4)
              Loading...