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Missing Ink

BySowmya

Aug 23, 2020 #1ACGrids, #1ACross, #Cryptics, #Hypatia, #Puzzles, #Sowmya Ramkumar

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1ACross is happy to present “Missing Ink”, from “Hypatia“, exclusively for our solvers.

Answers can be submitted by anyone who wishes to participate, on or before EOD 2nd Sep. 2020. All those who submit entries have a chance to enter our new leader board for 2020.

Annotations for the puzzle will be discussed at 1ACross on Thursday, Sep. 3, 2020.

Please note these special instructions for solving:

In each clue, there is exactly ONE letter missing from the wordplay.

If these missing letters in all the Across clues and then the Down clues are entered sequentially, then you will be able to fill the blanks below to arrive at a well-known phrase.

– – E /- – – – – /- – – – -/- O -/- U – – -/O – – R/-/-A–/-O-

Here’s the interactive version

Here’s the link to the PDF

Happy solving.

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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2 thoughts on “Missing Ink”

  1. I have completed the grid. But immediately there came a popup saying that you have successfully completed the puzzle and the window had been closed. Since then I am unable to access the grid; neither PDF nor IA version. Can you kindly help me to submit as I have solved the phrase also.

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