CROSSHARE
moreMenu

Cookie Cutter #6

◆ · By kieranjboyd · Published 2022-12-24T00:26:51.155Z

Constructor's Note
This is part of a series of crosswords in which a particular shape is revealed once complete. (This grid is the biggest of the set and was the hardest to make, so it'll also be the hardest to solve!) Once you've finished the grid, highlight a set of thematic grid entries (either on a print-out or in your mind) and follow all clue instructions to reveal the final shape.
Checking for previous play data...

Comments

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

  • kieranjboyd constructor · 2022-12-29T23:22:07.548Z
    Explanation: The presence of COMET, DANCER, DONNER RUDOLPH, and PRANCER suggest that you need to look for more reindeer. The clues for 13A and 22A reveal that Blitzen (German for BEAMING) and Dasher won't be found, but 45A will help you find Cupid hiding in OKCUPID. 21D hints that Vixen is hiding somewhere, and indeed they can be found in a diagonal path starting at the V in VALETS and heading southeast. Finally, 20A tells you (in a very cryptic way) that all these letters will still "miss ADD", and so we should also include the ADD joining the C from Cupid to the T from Comet.
    All these reindeer, plus VULPINE and ADD, reveal the shape of a sleigh.
    I told you it'd be tough!
    Play today's daily mini crossword
    1A
    Electricity bill unit (abbr.)
    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
    28
    29
    30
    31
    32
    33
    34
    35
    36
    37
    38
    39
    40
    41
    42
    43
    44
    45
    46
    47
    48
    49
    50
    51
    52
    53
    54
    55
    56
    57
    58
    59
    60
    61
    62
    Across
    1. 1A
      Electricity bill unit (abbr.)
    2. 4A
      Medical research agency in the US (abbr.)
    3. 7A
      'My Gal ___' (1942 American musical film starring Rita Hayworth as '___ Elliott')
    4. 10A
      Database administrator (abbr.)
    5. 13A
      Radiant, like one of the missing members of the thematic set when translated from German [don't highlight this entry!]
    6. 15A
      From Spain or Portugal
    7. 17A
      Carpenter's carpet?
    8. 18A
      In an impressive manner
    9. 19A
      Car parkers
    10. 20A
      Calculate incorrectly [or when read aloud, what the shape will do, unless you decide to complete it by highlighting three final cells]
    11. 21A
      LVI / VII [Roman numeral clue #I]
    12. 22A
      Sprint, like one of the missing members in this grid [don't highlight this entry either!]
    13. 23A
      Vehicle for some 59A
    14. 25A
      Early computer operating system
    15. 26A
      Letters after "quiet" or "decrepit"
    16. 28A
      Like very watery tea
    17. 29A
      NYC airport (abbr.)
    18. 30A
      Lucas' younger sister, on 'Stranger Things'
    19. 32A
      First year of the 28th century, to Caesar [Roman numeral clue #II]
    20. 33A
      Gears paired with racks in mechanical systems
    21. 35A
      48A equivalent for a Frenchperson
    22. 37A
      "Everything __ ___ place" (very neat)
    23. 38A
      Celestial streaker [but not in the nude sense, although it technically isn't wearing clothes]
    24. 40A
      Abbreviation for the Liberal Democratic Party (in many countries)
    25. 41A
      US organisation that's full of space cadets (abbr.)
    26. 42A
      "___ favor"
    27. 43A
      Repetitive greeting, especially useful in some 3D?
    28. 44A
      Make bigger (abbr.)
    29. 45A
      Greek god of love, whose Roman counterpart is hiding in the grid [and needs to be highlighted]
    30. 48A
      Hymn starter
    31. 49A
      Chorus member
    32. 51A
      Sierra Nevada's ______ Pass, named after an ill-fated family of travellers
    33. 54A
      Extinguished
    34. 55A
      "For the last time, forget it!"
    35. 57A
      Maya _______, American actress and comedian from 'SNL', 'The Mitchells vs. the Machines', and so much more these days
    36. 58A
      Cavorter
    37. 59A
      Drivers of a 23A
    38. 60A
      Prefix meaning "equal"
    39. 61A
      Complete a lap?
    40. 62A
      Letter that rhymes with "letter"
    Down
    1. 1D
      File size units (abbr.) [or people who share my initials]
    2. 2D
      Maneuvering in a serpentine way, perhaps through a crowd or a slalom course
    3. 3D
      Collection of landmasses that might appear in an inset for a US map [or in crosswords, thanks to all those convenient vowels]
    4. 4D
      Island country in the South Pacific Ocean [TIL!]
    5. 5D
      MIT bit?
    6. 6D
      Elevations (abbr.)
    7. 7D
      Σ or σ
    8. 8D
      "Host _ ____" (facilitate a Jewish ceremony)
    9. 9D
      Restraint
    10. 10D
      Took all reasonable precautions
    11. 11D
      Species of yellowjacket wasp [that presumably has no beard?]
    12. 12D
      Doesn't matter which
    13. 14D
      Year Pius IV became pope, on a plaque [Roman numeral clue #III]
    14. 16D
      Gene material (abbr.)
    15. 21D
      Like the fox that's hiding in the grid, which should be highlighted [you should highlight this clue too, for reasons]
    16. 22D
      Month when you might see the grid shape, in some countries at least (abbr.)
    17. 24D
      Match.com alternative
    18. 26D
      Container for coffee or ashes [but ideally not both]
    19. 27D
      Shape of the world in a Terry Pratchett series
    20. 28D
      Dirty bomb, for example (abbr.)
    21. 30D
      Greek god of dawn [whose Roman counterpart isn't important like that of 45A]
    22. 31D
      Snowballs in a fort
    23. 32D
      Medical nutrition therapy (abbr.)
    24. 34D
      Give __ _ go
    25. 36D
      "___ the fields we go…" [but how?]
    26. 39D
      Word after black or photo
    27. 43D
      Chinese province [that's one letter off a talk show host]
    28. 45D
      Something you don't want in your food
    29. 46D
      Enlists again
    30. 47D
      Prefix with -pedic
    31. 50D
      The One, in 'The Matrix'
    32. 51D
      Uses a cracker to sample some 51D
    33. 52D
      Biblical ruler of Israel who helped their kingdom rise in power [and whose name is hidden in this clue]
    34. 53D
      Without ice
    35. 54D
      Test for some tertiary education students (abbr.)
    36. 56D
      Hour, in Italy
    Loading...