Chro’math’tic Portmanteaus & Puns (#6)
◆ · By John S · Published 2024-08-26T02:37:25.247Z
Meta Prompt
Can you do color math & figure out the anagrams? See Puzzle #1 blog post by clicking the colormath^ tag for a full explanation of the series.
This puzzle’s meta requires you solve a final clue.
Meta Prompt: 7D + 3D + 8D = ?
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1D
9 ACROSS’ anagram; “Gross!”
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Across
- 6ABlue + Yellow + “porch entrance with a bug barrier” (2 wds.)
- 9AThe “O” in XOXO, and anagram of 1 DOWN
- 10ARepackaged loan risk investment (think ‘The Big Short’), and anagram of 4 DOWN
- 11AGrimer’s evolution (in Pokémon), and anagram of 11 DOWN
- 13AGray - White + “narrative foundation”
Down
- 1D9 ACROSS’ anagram; “Gross!”
- 2DThis answer is a palindrome
- 3DBlack ___ (cattle breed)
- 4D10 ACROSS’ anagram; “What’s up, ___?” * nibbles on carrot *
- 5DThis answer is a gold palindrome
- 7DFrom the country
- 8DSmells
- 11D11 ACROSS’ anagram; secret CIA brainwashing project (abbr.)
- 12DThis answer is a palindrome