Cox Rathvon (Hex)
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Mountain Climbing
a cryptic puzzle by
Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon
Puzzle
Explanation only
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The 20 letters (circled in the diagram) spell
The Abominable Snowman
.
Across
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COARSE
: COARSE (homophone)
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STRANGEST
: ST(RANGE)ST
→ enter as STERANGEST
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ENUMERATION
: ENUMERATION (anag.)
→ enter as NOLITAREMUN
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OPERA
: OPERA (anag.)
→ enter as AREPO
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UTAHANS
: UTAHANS (anag.)
→ enter as TTAHANS
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PLAZA
: PLA + Z + A ("alp" rev.)
→ enter as PBLAZA
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GIRDLE
: GIRD(L)E (anag. + "L")
→ enter as GIRD, ELN
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DIALOGS
: DIALOGS (anag.)
→ enter as SGIOLAID
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CARAT
: CAR(A)T
→ enter as HRAC, AT
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BROW
: BROW(n)
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CLIMAX
: CLIM(b) + AX
→ enter as CWLIMA
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RELIC
: RE(L)IC (anag. + "l")
→ enter as CILAER
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SIAM
: SIAM (hidden)
→ enter as MAIS
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STEAL
: STEAL (anag.)
→ enter as TS, EAL
•
DEANS
: DEANS (anag.)
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NOTICED
: NOTICED
→ enter as NO, DECIT
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PINTO
: PINTO (anag.)
→ enter as NBIP, TO
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GARCON
: GARC + ON (rev.)
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BALLED
: B(ALL)ED
→ enter as DELLA
•
LOOM
: LOOM (first letters)
→ enter as AL, OOM
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APEX
: APE + X
→ enter as AO, OMAPN, ENS
Down
1.
CUT
: CU + T
→ enter as TUC
2.
OATH
: OAT + H (anag. + "h")
→ enter as HTAO
3.
ARARAT
: ARARAT (hidden)
→ enter as TARARA
4.
SPACEMAN
: SP(ACEM)AN ("came" anag.)
→ enter as NAMECAPS
5.
EONS
: EONS (anag.)
→ enter as SNOE
6.
TOPI
: TOP + I
→ enter as IPOT
7.
ELBOW
: EL + BOW
→ enter as WOBLE
8.
RILL
: R + ILL
→ enter as LLIR
9.
NAZI
: NA(Z)I (anag. + "z")
→ enter as IZAN
10.
GRADIENT
: GRADIENT (anag.)
→ enter as TNEIDARG
11.
SMILAX
: SMILA + X (anag. + "x")
→ enter as XALIMS
12.
TURN
: TUR + N ("rut" rev.)
→ enter as NRUT
13.
END
: END (hidden)
→ enter as DNE
14.
GRID
: GRID (anag. minus "e")
→ enter as DIRG
15.
AWLS
: AW(L)S (anag. + "l")
→ enter as SLWA
16.
BALBOA
: B(ALB)OA
→ enter as AOBLAB
17.
LAMINA
: L + AMINA ("anima" rev.)
→ enter as ANIMAL
18.
CADRE
: CADRE (anag.)
→ enter as ERDAC
19.
IGLOO
: I + GLOO(m)
→ enter as OOLGI
20.
COLON
: COL + ON
→ enter as NOLOC
21.
DOME
: DO + ME
→ enter as EMOD
22.
LAPS
: LAPS(e)
→ enter as SPAL
23.
MANX
: MA(N)X
→ enter as XNAM