[text] @m.hughes; crosswords [open]

[dadandgone]

Okay. I give up.

Rosinante and I have been pouring over this crossword puzzle book from the General Store for a long time and between the two of us we just have no idea what some of these clues are referring to.

You guys are all from different worlds, right? Maybe one of you can help us.

[He includes a picture. The picture is an open puzzle book, turned to a mostly completed crossword puzzle page. Anyone from a normal, modernish Earth might realize that most of what they have left blank are due to context problems related to being from very different realities.

Feel free to tease them, help them, or somewhere in between.]


((ooc: Lauren helped me make this post by putting together a visual reference for you all. The words highlighted in pink are the words that Maes and Rosinante DO NOT KNOW. We figured we would give you the solutions, in case you are like us and play characters who would actually BE GOOD at crosswords while we are not.

Replies may come from Maes or Rosinante as they are both far too invested in solving this now.))

Comments

[originallutece]

4 down. A-N-K-H. How long have you been puzzling over this?

@silent

[callada]

Couple days on and off? Maes is better at these than I am, I found that out.

Who or what is Pharaoh?

[originallutece]

A title, similar to King or Emperor. Much like a king has a crown, a pharaoh had an ankh-- although it wasn't solely used as a symbol of him, so the simile has its limits.

They ruled over a country called Egypt once upon a time.

[callada]

Got it, thanks. This'll help. That whole upper left was looking almost impossible for a while.

[dadandgone]

You should see me at home when I know more of the references and I have my precious daughter cheering me on!

@cuttingedge; text

[knifecollecting]

5 down is Uzi.

68 across might be engines? I don't do crosswords.

[Not that often, anyway.

She knows guns though.]

@silent

[callada]

Uzi Gal? What a name. Thanks.

And engine, huh? I know what an engine is but what's the v-8 part of it mean?

Re: @silent

[knifecollecting]

[Jo's no grease monkey, but she knows the basics.]

It's how the engine is laid out. They're set up like \ / on top of the engine.

@elvira

[vampirella]

i take it you've never been to italy

( that's . .. not helping them with the answer, is it? whoops )

@m.hughes

[dadandgone]

Never even heard of a place called Italy.

[vampirella]

i'd ask if you were living under a rock but it's probably some multiverse thing, isn't it

@dr; text

[donttalktome]

There's only one Leonardo that matters in Terran history, and the rest of his name is da Vinci.
I'd say that last part's your 11 down.

[Does he have any clue whatsoever where "Vinci" is? NOPE.]

@silent

[callada]

So you think he's named after where he came from?

@m.hughes

[dadandgone]

It does fit at least. And works with 'Eating'

[donttalktome]

I believe that's how that language works, but old Earth languages are not my specialty.
Still, I think it means "of Vinci" or "from Vinci". Something like that.
People apparently didn't really do surnames back then.

[lunchbreaks]

Dearest Maes and Rosinante,

The site you seek for 62 down must be Eden.

Sincerely,
Aziraphale

[dadandgone]

Dear Aziraphale,

That works! Thank you for your contribution. Must have been a big fall if the word 'EDEN' is synonymous with it.

Thanks again,
Maes

[lunchbreaks]

Dearest Maes,
Yes. Therein transpired humanity's original sin.

But it does hold a special place in my heart, and fall as it was, humanity's done well enough for itself over the years since, I'd like to think!
Anytime,
Aziraphale.

@vegemight.

[magnitudes]

35 down. Brahms second symphony is in D. Or I guess for a crossword it'd be I-N-D. I don't know, might work.

@vegemight.

[dadandgone]

Well, it doesn't contradict anything and fits, so I'll take that as a pass.

@eleven | text

[savingthrows]

how does the game work

do you just make up words for it

i dont know many words but maybe i can make one up if youd like

tallest regards
- eleven

@m.hughes

[dadandgone]

You are given a direction (across or down), a number, and a clue. You then have to find that direction and number on the puzzle, see how many spaces there are, and then see if you can figure out a word that fits.

For example. Across - 73 "Coffee _". You go to 73 and follow the across direction and it is four spaces. That means the likely answer is "BEAN". It's four letters and can fill in the blank after coffee in the hint.

What gets tricky is you have to make sure that the answer the works with the other clues. Aziraphale helped us and told us that Down - 62 is "EDEN" -- that works because it is the right number of letters and uses the 'N' from "BEAN".

We've also learned it can be hard if you don't know what something is. Rosinante and I aren't familiar with some of these references, so we asked people around Beacon to help. If you want to try your hand at making them that could be fun, but you really aren't supposed to make up words to fit the puzzle. That's cheating.

Did I explain it okay?

Sincerely,
Maes Hughes

[savingthrows]

[ It's a lot of text, so it takes her a while to read and understand. But she appreciates it, how thorough the explanation is. Makes it easier. ]

thank you

i think i understand this was a very okay explanation

i dont think i know enough words to help im sorry

its a game for very smart people

maybe ill have enough words someday to play too

tallest regards
eleven

@captain

[patriotnow]

I have only heard of these things. Humans had such rudimentary games in the ancient times.

@cherylbombshell

[sweetwater]

61 down is Elia of A Streetcar Named Desire fame. The film isn't as good as the play, but it cannot be overstated that Marlo Brando is devastatingly handsome.