1ACross is happy to present “The Oracle’s” latest puzzle, exclusively for our readers. Although we are publishing it today (by special request), it is not an April Fool’s joke… – or is it?
It certainly isn’t an April Fool Puzzle. Since it is Easter, how about some Easter eggs?
This puzzle has a Grand Prize – a copy of a painting of “Igreja da Nossa Senhora da Imaculada Conceição” by Cixor
The online interactive version can be completed and submitted by anyone who wishes to participate, on or before EOD 14th April 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 15, 2018.
Happy solving.
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2 His extraordinary marking frequently seen on properties
belong to 67 (1,1,1) IHS
3 The first person to die (according to the Bible) after loss of
arm at first, made some amount of noise (3) BEL
5 How one may address an entitled person in Bandar Abbas, Iran
(3) SIR
8 Sha mistakenly burnt remains (3) ASH
11 A hot oil bath for small fish? (3) FRY
12 New bitmaps show some activity at 67 (7) BAPTISM
13 Thailand’s means of linking computers (3) LAN
14 Possibly the number of players in a team an hour before
midday (6) ELEVEN
16 A subscriber identification module with “05” for sci-fi author
(6) ASIMOV
17 A gate for other ranks (2) OR
19 In short, old Mumbai railway station returned means of
communication (1,1) TV
20 Capture undulating navels with a bit of enthusiasm (7) ENSLAVE
21 Acknowledgement of delivery of pier, etc., in a bad condition
(7) RECEIPT
22 Silly aunts leave tarantulas crawling around on communion
table (5) ALTAR
24 There’s no fish in Finnish tavern (3) INN
25 Setter’s round new charged particle (3) ION
26 Main island’s secret (3) SEA
29 To some extent, Pasha vocally gives order to loot in olden
times (5) HAVOC
31 Son gets money to get marine creature (5) SQUID
32 Say, “Absolute” (5) UTTER
34 One agreement’s perfect (5) IDEAL
35 Wikis edited by New Zealanders (5) KIWIS
36 Golfer’s aide gets a portion of nougat for first daughter. That’s
sweet! (5) CANDY
39 Gun explodes, getting a wildebeest (3) GNU
40 Real writer has no alternative … entices after eliminating last
two characters (9) AUTHENTIC
42 Final goal (3) END
44 Primarily East Germany, for example, is abbreviated (2) EG
45 Assist top class delegate at first (3) AID
46 Cut part of final operation (3) LOP
47 Try an old Chinese game (2) GO
48 Sixth sense displayed during vespers (3) ESO
49 Mauritanian Muslim returned to space (4) ROOM
52 See first, head apostle’s initially light circle (4) HALO
54 Her Majesty’s message begins displaying interjection used
when you don’t know what to say (3) HMM
55 Typed, “26 with Eddie” (5) KEYED
56 Regularly, derby results in absence of alcohol (3) DRY
57 Are confused about time (3) ERA
59 Ethnic Chinese found in Afghanistan (3) HAN
61 Short mister’s short mistress (3) MRS
63 Popular hors d’oeuvre tin thrown out to animal (3) APE
64 State endless end (3)GOA
66 Setter’s found after devastation of Japan? Capital! (6) PANAJI
67 French urchin’s place of worship (6) CHURCH
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1 Good innkeeper’s spirit that may be found in 67 (5) GHOST
3 Edward sat behind food counter and pushed (8) BUFFETED
4 Put down individual for non-clergyman (9) LAYPERSON
5 One smiles crookedly to perform grave rites (9) SOLEMNISE
6 Overhaul city’s tax schedule finally (8) RENOVATE
7 The French sailor’s initially fit (4) ABLE
8 Fit broken tap (3) APT
9 Concealed animal skin after a piece of ear is bitten off (3) HID
10 Man involved in sax arrangement at festivity a week before
New Year (4) XMAS
15 Number 5’s a star that’s exploding (4) NOVA
16 Say, “Little avenue, right?” (4) AVER
18 Wrongly inquires about left hand. Give up? (10) RELINQUISH
19 Change model operated and take seat before No.1 returns (10) TRANSITION
23 Telegraph Office’s small turnover? (1,1)T O
27 Perhaps, a place to take off? … take off clothes under part of
staircase (7,5) LANDING STRIP
28 You and I accompanied the clergyman in Germany last month
composing tune played in 67 (7,5) WEDDING MARCH
30 Karpov always concealed a figure (4) OVAL
33 Sailor gets last letter for monarch (4)TZAR
37 Lord in court gets zero for game I play in Latin (4) LUDO
38 Elevated land in Philly (4) HILL
39 A term to express surprise at command to turn right? (3) GEE
40 State “Radio” (3) AIR
41 Bill’s companion maybe Chief Operating Officer (3) COO
43 Act on first letter of mandamus for Portuguese gent (3) DOM
50 Fine! A swine, without its tail, is an animal (5) OKAPI
51 Setter’s little German warplane (2) ME
52 Male God in capitals … it may be used repetitively to indicate
mirth (2) HE
53 A doctor consumes some honey for this purpose in Rome (2,3) AD HOC
58 British rule in India? In Agra-Jaipur? (3) RAJ
60 Sound you make when you stick your tongue out at 65? Confused? Aha! (3) AAH
62 Over! Not off (2) ON
65 Little person owing money to small doctor (2) DR