Another midi-sized themeless puzzle with diagonal symmetry! This one is 11x11, and it all started with the diagonally crossing entries 38-Across and 9-Down. As I filled in the rest of the grid, I noticed a few chances to include some other entries that "fit" with those two seed entries (hah, seed!), so that's why I have somewhat contradictorily labeled this post with both the "themeless" and "mini themes" categories. Still, it's decidedly not a "themed puzzle", and I'm just pointing this out in case you notice the miniature theme and it helps you solve a clue or two.
I acknowledge there's an abundance of proper names in this puzzle, so that's why I'm labeling this Extra Hard, even though the rest of the clues are probably more medium-to-hard. I'm sorry if some of those names get in the way of your solving, but please always feel free to use that Reveal button liberally! In fact, just the other day I inadvertently learned that hitting Ctrl+R (on a Windows keyboard) while you're in the PuzzleMe applet will reveal the current entry instead of refreshing the browser page like I thought it would. So, now you know, too.
Enjoy the solve, and share if you do! Constructive feedback in the comments is always welcome.
Download links: [puz] [pdf] [solution] Direct link: [play online]
Did fine on the left half, but had to reveal a bunch of names on the right :(
ReplyDeleteI thought that might happen; sorry if that made it less fun for you! It's also why I mentioned the "reveal word" shortcut in the preamble before the puzzle.
DeleteAnd now I'm adding "make a themeless with NO proper nouns" to my constructor's to-do list :-)