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· By kieranjboyd · Published 2024-08-16T23:05:44.812Z

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Murder! In the manor! Gasp! It's up to you, detective, to figure out the identity of the killer, how they did it, and where the murder took place. Scour the clues - they will reveal the names of the suspects/weapons/rooms you can eliminate from your catalogue of crime. (I must apologise and remind you that I use UK spelling, and prefer modern UK things in general). Only then will you be able to make your accusation and solve this mystery!
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  • kieranjboyd constructor · 2024-08-16T23:05:44.812Z
    Hints:
    1. The title references a famous board game that involves solving a mystery - familiarity with that game's mechanics and current line-up is required here.
    2. The instructions tell you to "Scour the clues" - maybe check for any names that might be hidden between the words?
    3. You should be able to find 5 suspects, 5 weapons, and 8 rooms - the missing elements from each set reveal the details of the murder.
    Solution: Mrs. Peacock, with the lead pipe, in the billiards room. Well done, gumshoe!
    If you need any specific answers, drop a comment and I can help out. 😊
    • lukadisgre 🤓3:59 · 2024-08-17T23:03:11.055Z
      Legitimately one of the most clever crosswords I've ever played, amazing!!! Once I saw "Scar let" I knew something was up, but I didn't expect so much more. I felt like a real detective checking off suspects and finding the answer :D
    • ariel haymarket 🤓3:49 · 2024-08-17T00:44:21.004Z
      A very nice puzzle with a pseudo-meta!
      1A
      Degree needed to secure tenure, usually (abbr.)
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      Across
      1. 1A
        Degree needed to secure tenure, usually (abbr.)
      2. 4A
        Merchandise's sale rate (proposed)? (abbr.)
      3. 8A
        Smell god awful
      4. 10A
        Stud-y?
      5. 11A
        Female empowerment non-profit (abbr.)
      6. 12A
        Pirate's bird
      7. 13A
        Commercial centre of Venice
      8. 15A
        Film franchise with all the post-apocalyptic hot-rods
      9. 18A
        British reference that added "Aussieness" this year (abbr.)
      10. 21A
        Job all roombas do
      11. 22A
        "Got it"
      12. 24A
        1/100 of a yen
      13. 25A
        Wingspan nerds, for example
      14. 26A
        Lion that Scar let tumble off a cliff
      15. 29A
        Muscat residents
      16. 31A
        Streaming service on which to watch famed Libra Ryan Reynolds' Welcome to Wrexham
      17. 35A
        Capital where you'd hear "avec" and "les" [tick "Foreign Vocab" on your kieranjboyd crossword bingo card!]
      18. 36A
        Warts and all
      19. 37A
        Signs, as a lease
      20. 38A
        Grow or evolve rapidly
      Down
      1. 1D
        Lever (open)
      2. 2D
        Chop up lumber
      3. 3D
        Boxing Day month (abbr.)
      4. 4D
        Shopping venue
      5. 5D
        One leading a solo, ungenerous life
      6. 6D
        Greek P
      7. 7D
        Bacon's … er … vat (or yam's, or whatever ingredient you're cooking)
      8. 9D
        Cosmic payback
      9. 10D
        Bad start?
      10. 12D
        Roman goddess of peace
      11. 14D
        ___ Fleming, creator of James Bond
      12. 15D
        They might provide a lead-in in groomsmen's speeches, say
      13. 16D
        Ginger ___
      14. 17D
        Home of the Riksdag, German ex-pats, and Christiansborg Palace
      15. 19D
        Always, poetically
      16. 20D
        Professionals dealing with jock itch, enemas, etc. (abbr.)
      17. 22D
        Dormitory VIPs
      18. 23D
        Malcolm X's birthplace
      19. 25D
        Petrol, in the States
      20. 27D
        Colleges, Down Under
      21. 28D
        Hi-___ (stereo types)
      22. 29D
        Nail polish brand
      23. 30D
        "I hitched a ride with a vending machine repair ___" (opening lyrics of the Sheryl Crow hit Everyday Is A Winding Road)
      24. 32D
        Kind of port
      25. 33D
        Simu ___, star depicting Shang-Chi in the MCU
      26. 34D
        American currency [that's two worse than 32D?]
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