XX Puzzles – Claimed

Dasher has owned up to taking this and is hot on the trail for the next! If you were trying, better luck next time. The solution is below. ACROSS1. in charge (19)4. open out (13)6. operate (2)8. truly great (22)10. an endurance (5)11. in the middle (7)12. spun out (9)13. relating to oxygen (17)15. ancient…

Well that didn’t take long, with Funky being the first to claim over 1,000 coins in total, taking the 150XX coins this time, currently worth $! The solution to this puzzle is below. I’ll post another soon! ACROSS3. a void (20)7. the recipient of good fortune (2)11. mainly sweet produce (23)12. postpone (13)13. shifting in…

Well, Funky managed to crack the puzzle again after many aborted attempts and taking with him 100 XX Coins, worth $! That keeps him firmly in the lead – congrats! I’ll have another puzzle up soon. Below is the solution. ACROSS1. mute (12)5. assign assumed responsibility (6)6. a doom companion (9)8. to initialise (2)10. a…

Oh boy, funky did it again in less than 24 hours this time, taking 250 XX Coins from me, currently worth $! I thought I made this one super hard because of the bigger prize but how wrong I was! Next time, crypticness will ensue! Congrats though to funky who has cemented his lead on…

Goodness me, it took 11 days for this one to get solved in the end, I’ve finally found the right level of difficulty to flummox everyone!! Congratulations to BlockJayne for her third win! Below is the solution and I’ll post another very soon. Stay tuned! ACROSS2. quick bite (15)4. sudden depressurisation (23)8. from solid to…

Funky has solved one again which puts them in the lead! But it took a few days and they admitted it was harder so I’m on the right track! Stay tuned for another puzzle soon. Below is the solution to this one: ACROSS3. an object alerting (21)6. deemed classic (18)7. chaos is avoided (3)9. current…

I’ve got to start making these harder! Good old Funky got in there within a couple of days. Strob was hot on his tail though – sorry you missed out this time Strob but congrats to Funky taking another 250XX and getting him to 2nd on the leaderboard! (Or first if you count number of…

Well that’s another record – less than 24 hours since publishing this one and it got solved. And there’s me thinking I’d made the clues slightly harder in some cases. Alas no, but congrats to Funky who’s done it again! Another puzzle will be published soon. Below is the solution for this one anyway! ACROSS2….

Goodness me it took Shuhari less than 24 hours to solve this one – I’m gonna have to really try to make them harder now! The solution is below. I’ll publish another within the next week. Stay tuned! ACROSS2. night time hangout (1)4. solely (20)6. trainer (16)10. the 8th month, in Latin (13)11. natural aptitude…