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AL’s Trick

BySowmya

Nov 3, 2019 #1ACGrids, #Crosswords, #Cryptics, #Gussalufz, #Puzzles, #Themes, #Viresh Ratnakar

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1ACross is happy to present “AL’s Trick”, from “Gussalufz“, exclusively for our solvers.

Answers can be submitted by anyone who wishes to participate, on or before EOD 13th November 2019.. All those who submit entries have a chance to enter our leader board for 2019.

Annotations for the puzzle will be discussed at 1ACross on Thursday, November 14, 2019.

Happy solving.

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS In eight clues, the definition parts have been replaced by the words “AL’s Trick.” Once you’ve figured out AL’s Trick, you can replace each “AL’s Trick” in these eight clues with one of the eight words revealed in the puzzle by applying AL’s Trick.

AL’s Trick is a technique for altering what a printed sheet of paper depicts.

Here’s a down clue that reveals what AL’s Trick is: If held upside-down, sneaking old man finally reveals AL’s Trick (4-2)

Once you enter the right solution to this clue in the designated space under the grid, you might even be able to see AL’s Trick in action! AL’s Trick has been a regular feature in X Y for over 55 years.

Discerning solvers can also find the words X and Y in this puzzle.

 

Here’s the link to the Interactive Version The grid needs to be done in the interactively due to a special feature.

If you need it, you can get a PDF, by opening the grid and then choosing File, Print and Print to PDF

By Sowmya

Sowmya is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and independent financial consultant based in the Middle East (Bahrain). She is a puzzle editor at Amuselabs. She has set over 1,300 crosswords for various publications including over 1000 mini crosswords, cryptic crosswords (under the pseudonym Hypatia for The Hindu) and themed crosswords for Cat.a.lyst (part of The Hindu Businessline). Sowmya runs the Facebook group 1Across where seasoned cruciverbalists interact while setting and solving clues. She has published three compilations of crosswords viz Cryptic Crossroads Volumes 1, 2 and 3. She Tweets cryptic clues daily @somsram

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4 thoughts on “AL’s Trick”

  2. Awesome puzzle! Loved it… when I started solving I was wondering what was wrong with the grid! Took me quite some time to actually figure out what was going on 😜 once i cracked the Al’s trick the whole puzzle looked beautifully crafted! Hats off to Gussalufz 👏🏼👏🏼 had great fun solving so much so that it doesn’t matter if I got everything right or not..

  3. Amazing what technology can do to compile a crossword. I loved it when I tapped and found the unfolding of the answers to the eight words. Very imaginative ! I cannot stop wondering. I have such a sense of happiness have solved.

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