MINI PUZZLE: [ ACROSS LITE][ PDF]
PROGRAMS: [Across Lite] [Adobe Reader]
Mini puzzle? No, just the usual 15×15 we get nearly every Thursday. Enjoy.
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61 across includes the numeral 5, but no other theme answers include a numeral ….my understanding of puzzle norms say that this is not right! Please ‘splain to me why you did that!
In Across Lite, typing “5” in the place where 5 should be is marked incorrect. BUT when you reveal that space, a 5 appears. I tried it several times.
Is this an Across Lite glitch? Is there something weird about the number 5 on a Mac and not on a PC? No, that’s ridiculous!
Eel is poisonous if it’s not cooked. Sashimi is always served raw. Therefore eel is not a sashimi fish
Not totally correct:
https://www.crossroadfukuoka.jp/en/event/?mode=detail&id=400000009421
I stand corrected! Thanks Glinda. Looks yummy.
I’ll try it sometime.
Because he made the puzzle! 🙂
And it’s a sweet one, Brendan o’ mine — loved the cute little thing!
Glinda, I know, right? I tried typing in FIVE, and also the #5 to no avail. Then I started questioning myself…”self, is it NOT the “5 Second Rule?” Even though I knew it was. Had to reveal the square to justify myself. (I’m on a Mac)
My experience (at least with NYT) Across Lite is that it only accepts letters, so I put an F in there but it didn’t give me the Happy Pencil. Not gonna obsess about it – I solved it. Nice puz as always.
Yep, same issue for me. It’s kind of annoying, especially since I was going to have a really fast time, but I didn’t check to see what my time was when I ran into that. In Fireball puzzles, for instance, Peter does something so that digits actually get accepted when you type them.
Great puzzle. High 5 Brendan.
And I thought *I* was an adventurous eater!
1700 is 5 PM, not AM
Ah, EARLIER…