a 15x15 cryptic for my AVCX debut!
Oh no there's been a terrible mix-up at the cryptic mini factory! Somehow I made a full-sized grid... for AVCX?!?
Here's a direct link to the puzz, which you can buy for $1 — or you can get take part in their much-needed subscription drive! If they don't meet their goal, it's very possible AVCX cryptics will become a thing of the past 😔. It makes a great gift for the nerd(s) in your life!
Enjoy, sickos!
Enjoy, sickos!
This was an excellent puzzle! Keep up the good work!
ReplyDeleteGreat cryptic! Excellent work, and exactly the sort of puzzle that's the reason I'm joining AVCX during subscription drive season. Thanks to you and them both!
ReplyDeleteHowever! I am DEEPLY DISTURBED by one clue and would love to hear others' thoughts. Spoiler ahead.
Okay so in 8 DOWN, the clue is "Appliance brand is holding onto old game console for its competitor (7)". The word play part includes "old game console" clueing for NES. Then the definition part of the clue is "its competitor"... which is the Sega GENESIS, competitor of the Nintendo system whose name is hidden inside it.
So what is the word "it" in the definition referring to? From the surface reading of the clue, "it" refers back to "old game console", and it strikes me as a little weird that that phrase is now doing double duty as part of both the word play and the definition. But actually "it" isn't just referring to the phrase "old game console" itself — "it" must be referring specifically to the NES to clue for the Sega being the Nintendo's competitor.
So the "it" in the definition is actually referring to... the answer for a part of the word play?! 🤯
Is that, like, allowed?
Happy New Year, and may this be your only heated online debate about pronouns this holiday season.
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