Each of the crossword clues below reference a clue for the grid (for instance, c1 would be the clue going from r7c1 to r9c1 going down).
After solving the Crossword Puzzle, convert the letters to digits using the letters on your phone: 2-ABC, 3-DEF, 4-GHI, 5-JKL, 6-MNO, 7-PQRS, 8-TUV, 9-WXYZ and you get a Classic Sudoku puzzle.
Row Clues:
R1: Depending on your target region, removed by Flash or Mr. Proper's legion. (4)
R3: First name of the holy US cities. (3)
R4: Bird family being not silly, hide in the back of PAX and BILLY. (3)
R6: Lumberjack's tool to split, also helps his armpit. (3)
R7: In the past doses of roses in noses, now copper chopper (5)
R9: Impress by and into a car. (4)
Column Clues:
C1: Always nice to hear from this friend in the ear. (3)
C2: Having no... (4)
C3: Kind of movies for nerds between Alamo and Hertz (4).
C4: In front of doors or rices (3)
C5: Raising head for battles, don't touch it when it rattles (5)
C6: & back (3)
C7: Not earlier or sooner, last breath of a ballooner. (5)
C9: Sound of "barely won", the tail of my sister’s son. (4)
Solution code: Rows 5 and 8
on 18. May 2023, 12:48 by Rollo
Toll! :-) :-) :-)
on 13. March 2023, 22:53 by olima
@Krokant... schön, dass Du dieses "antike" Rätsel gefunden und erfolgreich gelöst hast.
on 13. March 2023, 22:50 by Krokant
Nice crossover with cryptic crosswords. It took me an embarrassingly long time to find some of the words. :)
Danke auch für die deutsche Variante. Die war (zusätzlich) sehr hilfreich. Wortspielereien sind für Nicht-Muttersprachler manchmal gar nicht so einfach zu entschlüsseln.
Panthera: Thank you! I'm very glad I got to collab with Olima :)
on 3. April 2022, 04:38 by panthchesh
Watch Rangsk solve it live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpykEscQxRc&t=6210s :)
on 12. March 2022, 12:20 by panthchesh
slight grammatical error in German version.
on 8. March 2022, 15:15 by AnnaTh
It was definitely an advantage to use both English and German descriptions. Nice!
on 8. March 2022, 12:51 by panthchesh
Fixing the rules a little.