Cox Rathvon (Hex)
About
Mountain Climbing
a cryptic puzzle by
Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon
Puzzle
The 20 letters (circled in the diagram) spell
The Abominable Snowman
.
Across
a.
COARSE
b.
STRANGEST
c.
ENUMERATION
d.
OPERA
e.
UTAHANS
f.
PLAZA
g.
GIRDLE
h.
DIALOGS
i.
CARAT
j.
BROW
k.
CLIMAX
I.
RELIC
m.
SIAM
n.
STEAL
o.
DEANS
p.
NOTICED
q.
PINTO
r.
GARCON
s.
BALLED
t.
LOOM
u.
APEX
Down
1.
CUT
2.
OATH
3.
ARARAT
4.
SPACEMAN
5.
EONS
6.
TOPI
7.
ELBOW
8.
RILL
9.
NAZI
10.
GRADIENT
11.
SMILAX
12.
TURN
13.
END
14.
GRID
15.
AWLS
16.
BALBOA
17.
LAMINA
18.
CADRE
19.
IGLOO
20.
COLON
21.
DOME
22.
LAPS
23.
MANX