1ACross and Bud are happy to present A Familiar Moving Easter Story”, an exclusive grid for our members and readers.
The online interactive version can be completed and submitted by anyone who wishes to participate, on or before EOD 31st March 2018.. All those who submit entries have a chance to enter our leaderboard for 2018. Here’s the current leaderboard
Annotations for the puzzle will be discussed at 1ACross on Sunday, April 1, 2018.
Happy solving.
PLEASE REMEMBER TO SAVE, TO BE ABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ASKED AT THE END OF THE PUZZLE
SOLVING INSTRUCTIONS
The following are required to answer the questions at the end of the puzzle
There are 8 clues for which there are two possible solutions – And these are off by one letter. The original letters (which are effectively part of the “wordplay component” in “charade type of clues” or a second definition) and the letter substitutions, both form two separate words, when they are read in the order they appear in the puzzle.
The original letters together form an 8 letter “Starting Point” and the Letter substitutions form the “Destination Point” for this “Easter Journey”
These should be read in the order they appear in the puzzle, left to right, line by line, proceeding downwards
In addition, using the 40 letters along the perimeter, using the “original letters” where applicable, you can arrive at the following phrase ” Relations X topnotch speedy Y” – where X has an Enum of 5 and Y has an Enum of 12.
A loose translation of the phrase is “kinsfolk possess first-rate, fast, trendsetting wheels”. You would need to figure out X and Y to answer the questions.
For online submission, the destination letters would need to be entered in the puzzle. For the jumble, the “original letters” or “Starting points” are required
Here’s the link to the interactive puzzle
Here’s a link to the PDF
Please note that our next puzzle will be published on Sunday, the 1st of April and not on Wednesday, the 4th.