Chaco
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One of the things I did during my absence on the forums was playing a game of Scrabble with my father.

This crossword puzzle is based directly off of said game. The first person to PM me the complete solution to the crossword puzzle and post about it in this thread will receive +10 mod points from me. Put the letters in the .'d locations.

01|**|**|**|**|**|**|**|**|**|**|**|**|02|..|
..|**|**|**|**|**|**|**|**|**|**|**|**|..|..|
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03|04|**|**|**|**|**|**|**|05|**|**|06|..|**|
..|..|**|**|**|**|**|**|**|..|**|**|..|..|**|
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07|..|08|**|**|**|**|**|**|..|**|**|..|**|**|
..|..|..|**|**|**|**|**|**|..|**|**|..|**|**|
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**|09|..|10|11|**|**|12|13|..|**|14|..|**|15|
**|..|..|..|..|**|**|..|..|..|**|..|..|**|..|
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16|..|**|17|..|18|**|**|19|..|..|..|..|**|..|
..|..|**|..|..|..|**|**|..|..|..|..|..|**|..|
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20|..|**|**|**|21|..|..|..|..|**|..|**|**|..|
..|..|**|**|**|..|..|..|..|..|**|..|**|**|..|
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..|**|**|**|**|**|**|**|**|**|**|22|..|23|..|
..|**|**|**|**|**|**|**|**|**|**|..|..|..|..|
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24|..|..|25|**|**|**|26|..|..|..|..|**|27|..|
..|..|..|..|**|**|**|..|..|..|..|..|**|..|..|
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..|**|**|..|**|**|28|..|..|**|**|**|29|..|**|
..|**|**|..|**|**|..|..|..|**|**|**|..|..|**|
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**|**|**|..|**|30|..|..|**|**|**|**|..|**|**|
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**|31|**|32|..|..|..|**|**|**|**|33|..|**|**|
**|..|**|..|..|..|..|**|**|**|**|..|..|**|**|
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34|..|**|..|**|**|**|**|**|**|**|..|**|**|**|
..|..|**|..|**|**|**|**|**|**|**|..|**|**|**|
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35|..|..|..|..|**|**|**|**|36|..|..|..|**|**|
..|..|..|..|..|**|**|**|**|..|..|..|..|**|**|
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37|..|**|**|**|**|**|**|**|**|**|..|**|**|**|
..|..|**|**|**|**|**|**|**|**|**|..|**|**|**|
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..|**|**|**|**|**|**|**|**|**|38|..|..|**|**|
..|**|**|**|**|**|**|**|**|**|..|..|..|**|**|
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1 DOWN: passing trend (3)
2 DOWN: Italian for "pardon me": __ perdonato (2)
4 DOWN: what one did to create a tapestry (5)
5 DOWN: not paying attention (5)
6 DOWN: a grand race (4)
8 DOWN: a triumphant laugh (2)
10 DOWN: conditional preposition (2)
11 DOWN: casual refusal (2)
13 DOWN: anger, irritation (3)
14 DOWN: tossing ideas into the open (5)
15 DOWN: to use another's words (5)
16 DOWN: an employer does this to employees (5)
18 DOWN: German country code (2)
23 DOWN: hypothetical preposition: "--- it were otherwise" (3)
25 DOWN: cuts into neat pieces (6)
26 DOWN: off-the-cuff remark: "ad ---" (3)
28 DOWN: paced run (3)
29 DOWN: to regret (3)
30 DOWN: mother abbr. (2)
31 DOWN: watery cave (4)
33 DOWN: clever with words, keen (5)
34 DOWN: converse (4)

2 ACROSS: Michigan postal abbr. (2)
3 ACROSS: affectionate remark (2)
6 ACROSS: mathematical constant ratio (2)
7 ACROSS: exclamation of stupidity (3)
9 ACROSS: to have excessive pride (4)
12 ACROSS: goes well with tonic (3)
14 ACROSS: prefix meaning "two" or "double" (2)
16 ACROSS: masculine pronoun (2)
17 ACROSS: popular idea (3)
19 ACROSS: to ease emotional stress (5)
20 ACROSS: can go after "sat" but before "side" (2)
21 ACROSS: steadily decelerated (5)
22 ACROSS: the average meal (4)
24 ACROSS: consumes (4)
26 ACROSS: madhouse occupant (5)
27 ACROSS: electronic mail reply abbr. (2)
28 ACROSS: genie synonym abbr. (3)
29 ACROSS: musical note rhyming with "beam of light" (2)
30 ACROSS: large group of people (3)
32 ACROSS: jagged rock (4)
33 ACROSS: first person plural pronoun (2)
34 ACROSS: infinitive article preceding a verb (2)
35 ACROSS: call to attention from a pirate (5)
36 ACROSS: medieval musical instrument (4)
37 ACROSS: can go before "mon" and "er" (2)
38 ACROSS: to shortchange or scam (3)

One final clue to get you all started: All letters in a standard Scrabble set are used here, with the exception of one "U" which I was stuck with at the end of the game.

Once someone posts in the thread and I award the mod points, I'll post a picture of the final position.

Have fun, and get started quick!

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[Last edited by Chaco at 06-01-2008 04:05 AM]

zex20913
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Buzz! No clue for 13 Down.

Edit: Or 30 across.

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[Last edited by zex20913 at 05-31-2008 11:15 PM]

Chaco
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Sorry. Clues for those two words have been added.

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Tahnan
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There're only 98 squares used. Is your Scrabble set missing an O? PM, in any case, sent.

zex20913
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Aaaand sent. Just a touch late, apparently.

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TripleM
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Not that I've done the whole lot, but:

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[Last edited by TripleM at 06-01-2008 01:17 AM]

Chaco
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File: crossboard.JPG (86.8 KB)
Downloaded 131 times.
License: Public Domain

My mistake - I'm terrible with postal abbreviations but I thought the one for Mississippi would map in an obvious manner. (It doesn't.)

The actual state in question is Michigan, so I'll edit the puzzle to reflect this.

Tahnan pretty much had the entire puzzle right, though, so he gets the ten points. The board solution is attached.



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[Last edited by Chaco at 06-01-2008 04:12 AM]