Expect plenty of tiny answers, 9 of them only one or two letters. 2 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 2 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 2 clues are fill-ins. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Cultural practice”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Problem”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Cultural practice”. Solve one of those two and every edge clue starts with a known letter.
Hints and answers, clue by clue
AClues look the way they do in the game. Tap Hint for a nudge or Answer to see the letters. The fully solved grid is below the hints.
Top row
These sit along the top edge and every answer runs down.
CULTURAL PRACTICE
1Cultural practice
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Fits T _ _ D _ _ I _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Be gracious to”.
TRADITION
REGULAR ABBR.
2Regular abbr.
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with R. Solving “Not young” first gives you its third letter.
REG
9:00-5:30 STORE SIGN
39:00-5:30 store sign
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
O _ _ _. “Not young” crosses it at the third square.
OPEN
ULTRA
4Ultra
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Ultra starts with the answer.
U
BASEBALL
5Baseball
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Begins with B. The second square is also part of “Harbor area”.
BB
NOT NOW
6Not now
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
Starts with L; pattern L _ _ E _. The fourth square is also part of “Studying aid”.
LATER
"ALL ___ ON ME"
7"ALL ___ ON ME"
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Say “ALL ___ ON ME” out loud and the blank fills itself: E _ _ _.
EYES
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
PROBLEM
8Problem
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Starts with T; pattern T _ _ U _ _ E. Solving “Baseball” first gives you its fifth letter.
TROUBLE
c---e
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Say what the picture shows. “c---e” is printed on it, and the dashes are the letters you type. Starts with R.
REP
NOT YOUNG
10Not young
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: A _ _ _. Check the third letter against “9:00-5:30 store sign”.
AGED
DIAMOND
11Diamond
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Write the first letter of Diamond, nothing more.
D
p--e
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“p--e”). What is left starts with I.
IP
BE GRACIOUS TO
13Be gracious to
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
T _ _ N _. Check the fourth letter against “Opposite of up”.
THANK
+ OR – ATOM
14+ or – atom
Left column 7/9 · 3 letters · across
Begins with I. Its third letter is shared with “Opposite of pro”.
ION
TO A SURFACE
15To a surface
Left column 8/9 · 4 letters · across
Begins with O. Its third letter is shared with “Opposite of pro”.
ONTO
NOR'S PARTNER
16Nor's partner
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits N _ _ T _ _ R. Check the fifth letter against “Hour”.
NEITHER
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
HARBOR AREA
17Harbor area
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits B _ _. Check the third letter against “ALL ___ ON ME”.
BAY
OPPOSITE OF UP
18Opposite of up
Row 3, col 5 · 4 letters · down
D _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Military struggle”.
DOWN
TIGHT END
19Tight end
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
TE
GRAB
20Grab
Row 4, col 6 · 4 letters · down
Fits T _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Be gracious to”.
TAKE
STUDYING AID
21Studying aid
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Shape: N _ _ E _. Check the fourth letter against “Not now”.
NOTES
CALL DEVICE
22Call device
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Begins with P. Its fourth letter is shared with “To a surface”.
PHONE
MILITARY STRUGGLE
23Military struggle
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Starts with W; pattern W _ _. Solving “Not now” first gives you its third letter.
WAR
OPPOSITE OF PRO
24Opposite of pro
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Fits A _ _ _. “To a surface” crosses it at the third square.
ANTI
CARNIVAL EVENT
25Carnival event
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
Starts with F; pattern F _ _ _. “Two in roman” crosses it at the third square.
FAIR
MUSICAL NOTE
26Musical note
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Musical note”.
F
EASY AS ___
27EASY AS ___
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Complete the phrase “EASY AS ___”. Shape: P _ _.
PIE
END POINT ASSESS.
28End point assess.
Row 8, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “End point assess.”.
EPA
OVERTIME
29Overtime
Row 8, col 5 · 2 letters · down
Shape: O _. The second square is also part of “Nor's partner”.
OT
TWO IN ROMAN
30Two in roman
Row 9, col 6 · 2 letters · across
I _. Its second letter is shared with “Carnival event”.
II
HOUR
31Hour
Row 9, col 6 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Hour.
H
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