Printer's Devilry #3 (Midi)
It's been a few months since my last puzzle in the PD genre, and what better time time than Halloween to have some devilish wordplay fun? After writing two minis earlier this year, I wanted to see what I could make work in a slightly larger grid. Most PDs I've seen are 12x12 barred grids with the longest entries being 9-10 letters long, such as this Azed grid which includes THUNDER GOD, INTERSTATE, ORCHESTRAL, etc. As a start I settled on an 8x8 grid with the longest answers being 6 or 7 letters.
As mentioned in the instructions, the undeviled passage at 15-Down reconstitutes two proper nouns. There was a debate in my mind about whether this mechanism would be fair play; but in the end I went with it for several reasons, chiefly that I spent a long time investigating alternatives and could not come up with anything better! Besides, the undeviled passage makes sense, the two propers should be recognizable, and the solver has crossings for all four letters in the answer to aid them.
Hope this delivers a satisfying challenge--enjoy!
Really enjoyed this! I’ve been looking for something to ease me into PD crosswords. Azed probably isn’t the best place to start for a beginner like me, but I’ve found few other options. This was just right. I’ll have to go back and try your other ones. Thanks!
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