#WordOfTheDay Cryptic 1
◆ · By Leonard Williams · Published 8 months ago
Constructor's Note
Seven entries in this puzzle were selected as a Word of the Day Merriam-Webster. Can you guess which ones were chosen in July?
Hope you enjoy these puzzles. Check out “Black Blocks, White Squares: Crosswords with an Anarchist Edge” from AK Press. Feel free to follow me on Twitter @polslaw.
Checking for previous play data...
Comments
Sign in with google to leave a comment of your own:
1A
Ow! Hell! … Hurt? Too bad, though (2,4)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
Across
- 1AOw! Hell! … Hurt? Too bad, though (2,4)
- 5APlayful like a puppy? (7)
- 9AFinalize deconstruction of “Sin Canto” (8)
- 10ASubtle new aunts sounded posh (6)
- 11AA boomer found among chippies (6)
- 12ALike Cruise’s reported storms (7)
- 13AEndlessly modest works of poetry (4)
- 14AMe, that is, controlling raging anger: What a zoo! (9)
- 17ADeliver (in a way) an additional diet treatment (9)
- 20AAvocado habanero festival held in hot city (4)
- 22AKeen architect gives away pass to see wrinkly dog (4,3)
- 23AMischievous Ramona dressed as Theban deity (4-2)
- 24AShop at mistakenly? Pity (6)
- 25AConfirm dinner plans after Frankie lost a grant (8)
- 26ALike this “Curb Your Enthusiasm” scenario: Danson acquires debts (7)
- 27ATracee Ross starts and stops fashions (6)
Down
- 2DMiami ballers record the apparent temperature (4,5)
- 3DDoes a Houdini in some SUVs (7)
- 4DHang with ragged toiler (6)
- 5DTotally lost it and became a mimic (4,3)
- 6DBluster conceals existential crisis for neighborhood toughs (8)
- 7DFancy picture enthralls Indiana (7)
- 8DTips cabbies (5)
- 15DThin eider unnatural? On the contrary, it’s genetic (9)
- 16DAccommodates Crazy Pat’s toad (6,2)
- 18DAchieved hurt again? (7)
- 19DThis holds First Lady’s footpads (7)
- 20DEntrance pass gives admission to risky situation (2-2-3)
- 21DMobile device requires key permit (6)
- 22DExpressionism: art movement embracing pain (5)
Loading...