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

Weekly Words Week 73

◆ · By Cobb County Public Library · Published 2021-08-21T04:00:10.183Z · Crosshare's Daily Mini for 8/22/2021

Checking for previous play data...

Comments

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

  • JeffPrug 🤓6:51 · 2021-08-21T20:52:54.447Z
    This was a big'un! Loved the clue for ITALICISE, though I put ITALICIZE first which threw me off for a bit. ROCHESTER's clue was great as well. Really impressive fitting 8 9-letter entries so smoothly.
    • Cobb County Public Library constructor · 2021-08-23T11:22:47.481Z
      Glad you liked the whole concept! We used the same grid (well, a flipped version) for Weekly Words Week 30 if you haven't tried that one yet and want another dose of the fun.
    • Mike D 5:08 · 2021-08-22T01:08:28.373Z
      Awesome grid!
    • Joah 7:35 · 2021-08-22T04:30:29.606Z
      Nice cluing. Got caught up on the DONNA/ARS crossing (I put a Y instead), but I loved the clue for EPICENTER!
      • Cobb County Public Library constructor · 2021-08-23T11:24:01.217Z
        The clues really make or break a puzzle like this, I think! Good to hear we nailed it :P
      • Ajay 6:05 · 2021-08-22T06:55:42.201Z
        Tricky and tough for me. Thanks for posting!!!
        • Cobb County Public Library constructor · 2021-08-23T11:20:03.955Z
          "Tricky and tough" was the goal so that's the highest praise you could give :D
        • Dstr 5:52 · 2021-08-22T18:54:21.161Z
          botched BOSCH
        • Jon 🤓5:12 · 2021-08-26T16:41:13.683Z
          Very nice cluing.
        • brucery 🤓2:56 · 2021-08-26T21:02:56.098Z
          Enjoyed the puzzle, though I made the same initial error as Jeff and had “italiciZe”. Happy that the Crosshare newsletter brought your puzzle to my attention. It’s awesome to see a library’s staff creating crosswords. 👍
          • Cobb County Public Library constructor · 2021-08-27T11:01:28.457Z
            COVID had many unfortunate effects on our library, but one of the positive effects was giving us the chance to branch out into more experimental virtual offerings like crosswords!
          • Tonearm 🤓1:19 · 2021-08-27T18:57:10.736Z
            Love the long themers!
            • Cobb County Public Library constructor · 2021-08-30T11:01:02.634Z
              Thanks! I wouldn't really call them "themers" but they do make the puzzle what it is :D
            • Daz 45:05 · 2021-09-09T20:53:29.994Z
              Took me a while but I got there. Can you explain the italicise clue? Google didn't help me!
              • Cobb County Public Library constructor · 2021-09-10T14:10:05.605Z
                Italicizing a word in writing stresses that word. In Britain they spell it ITALICISE, not ITALICIZE, so to hint that we wanted the British spelling, the clue uses the British spelling of neighbor as well. So if you wanted to stress the word "neighbour" you would ITALICISE it!
                • Daz 45:05 · 2021-09-10T15:35:35.468Z
                  Ah, fantastic! Thanks!
                  • Phil The 16:40 · 2022-07-16T08:26:52.961Z
                    As a Brit, of course I never noticed that you spelled neighbour correctly LOL
                Play the previous daily mini crossword
                1A
                Immersion, informally
                1
                2
                3
                4
                5
                6
                7
                8
                9
                10
                11
                12
                13
                14
                15
                16
                17
                18
                19
                20
                21
                22
                Across
                1. 1A
                  Immersion, informally
                2. 4A
                  2012 Green Day album
                3. 7A
                  Content on Change.org
                4. 10A
                  NHL team that plays its home games at the highest elevation
                5. 11A
                  Blinking and sweating, perhaps
                6. 12A
                  Role, metaphorically
                7. 13A
                  Fleur-de-___
                8. 14A
                  Airport serving 10-Across's city
                9. 15A
                  Storied big bird
                10. 16A
                  Pseudonymous children's author Pseudonymous
                11. 18A
                  By definition, it's right above the focus
                12. 20A
                  Their creations often get worn
                13. 21A
                  Controversial US gov. org.
                14. 22A
                  First word of MGM's motto
                Down
                1. 1D
                  Fleshed out
                2. 2D
                  What to do if you want to stress your neighbour?
                3. 3D
                  Alternatives to capsules
                4. 4D
                  Stannum
                5. 5D
                  Eyre man?
                6. 6D
                  EPO and HGH, to athletic performance
                7. 7D
                  He was often syndicated alongside Alex
                8. 8D
                  Classroom helpers, for short
                9. 9D
                  Solidify
                10. 14D
                  Summer or Brazile
                11. 15D
                  2012 Taylor Swift album
                12. 16D
                  Get down on both knees, maybe
                13. 17D
                  There are about 8,766 of them in the average yr.
                14. 19D
                  Controversial US gov. org.
                Loading...