Friday, February 8, 2008

250. Crosskull Puzzle



Functional Crossword Puzzle.

UPDATE: Missing clues/numbers have been added and typo fixed!

You can download a print ready PDF HERE.
I've never written a crossword before so apologies for some of the more obscure words and bizarre combinations. It was tricky to strike a balance between proper crossword form and keeping it looking like a skull. Hopefully it's not too hard (or easy!). The first person to e-mail me a correctly filled out puzzle will win a prize! I'll post the answers after we have a winner.

UPDATE: We have a winner! Congratulations to Linty who was the first person to solve the entire thing on the first try!

If you're stumped the answers are now HERE.

20 comments:

Isaac said...

You're missing a couple of clues, at the bottom of the nose-hole, to the right of #44.

Noah said...

I knew I'd miss something, thanks for the head's up!

MacGyver Jr said...

shouldn't the clue for 53 across be 3.14159 also?

mirambo said...

you are amazing!

Noah said...

Jaymes R.: Yikes, thanks!

Noah said...

Mirambo: Thank you!

MacGyver Jr said...

thanks a lot, this was/is fun, I've really enjoyed following this for a while!

Lost Moai said...

I've got it all except 58 across. I've got all the letters filled in, but it doesn't mean anything to me.

MacGyver Jr said...

Lost Moai: that was my problem to. i can make 58 across make sense or 45 down make sense, but it seems not both. I'm not sure...

Noah said...

Sorry 58 across is a fairly odd construction and includes an uncommon word. It probably needs a better clue. It helps if you add a comma before the last word and say it with a British accent!

Anonymous said...

Definatly gonna do this one asap and also you could do a skull to resemble the 1-31-07 boston bomb scare of the mooninites. i dont know if you know electronics but it'd worth a try

MacGyver Jr said...

Another Limited Rebellion : ok, then my answer probably works, I guess I was just used to seeing the last 2 words in that clue reversed...

Noah said...

Jaymes R: Yeah I thought it was kind of a fun bit of word play.

MacGyver Jr said...

Another Limited Rebellion: it's all fun an games till you make me doubt myself :) no, nice job, really.

snipmint said...

I think you should check it out this awesome skull + rat made by Jun Matsui. A Brazilian tattoo artist.
http://www.lifeunderzen.com/2008/02/06/el-raton-2/

Elin said...

Brilliant!

The Lone Beader® said...

Wow. Ingenius!!!

mim said...

And now you have a real appreciation for those people who make these up all the time. You did a great job. I got stumped on a few, but loved your clues, even it I didn't get them all.

Tatman said...

Thanks for combining 2 of my favorite things. Please check your email for my finished puzzle.

Unknown said...

Even if I would have gotten everything else right, I wouldn't have found the Hotrods - even if I knew this expression before seeing the posted answers. They don't seem very ecological.