A new prize crossword, number 30,092, challenges enthusiasts with 26 creative clues. The crossword engages participants with intricate wordplay involving various themes and word structures.
Highlights of the Across Clues
Among the across clues, puzzle solvers will encounter a 5-letter word where a “maiden in reverse” initially causes a “dent in a bumper.” Italian cuisine takes the spotlight with a hint referencing “taste of cheese,” requiring a 3-letter and 5-letter word. Another interesting clue involves “sticky stuff” paired with a 6-letter and an 8-letter solution, juxtaposed with something that can remove it.
Participants will also look for a “prize to catch shark detailed” incorporating a 9-letter term clearly linked to someone taking bets. For the 5-letter challenge, an “award” must be “unblemished,” while another clue demands identification of “sound German wheels round” through five letters. Solvers must also decode a clue about an “old plane flying right to me,” seeking two words comprising 5 and 4 letters.
Noteworthy Down Clues
The down clues present an intriguing set, such as a “bird tough for Archer” spanning a 5-letter and 4-letter answer. Another clue asks for a 3-letter and a 6-letter phrase describing something that “rolled over, in something to kick.” There’s also a 4-letter challenge correlating to an “opera not entirely mirthful,” whilst a “planet in stew” is the subject of a complex 4-letter, 3-letter, and 5-letter solution.
Crucially, participants must identify a “part played by Baltic capital investing millions in bureaucracy,” a 9-letter solution that intertwines locations and finance. The 7-letter and 2-letter phrase presents a scenario where someone “tripped, breaking item of crockery— in little pieces?”
Crossword aficionados are invited to engage with this inventive prize crossword, a testament to the joys of word-based challenges where “and pass” and “elephant in bunk” offer a satisfying stretch of problem-solving activity spanning all levels of enthusiasts.
Reporting based on coverage first published by theguardian.com.