# It's the SDMB cryptic crossword! (Trial edition) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 11, 2004, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-sdmb-cryptic-crossword-trial-edition/249878 "2004-06-11T21:18:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2004, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-sdmb-cryptic-crossword-trial-edition/249878/1 "2004-06-11T21:18:26Z")
Has this been done before I wonder? Any cryptic crossword fans - have a go at [this quick puzzle](http://puzzles.puzzled.com/crossword/puzzles/puzzle1086988368.html). All the answers are Dopers! If I get really bored I might compile a full-size one some time - this is just a little taster. The grid is in the link - unfortunately it doesn’t number the grid, but they run simply top to bottom and left to right. Clues also reproduced here: ACROSS 1.Cor! I fled chilly sack (8) 2.Cool! Crazy! Pointless ring logo! (8) 3.E.g. magical men confused heavenly girl (7,5) 4.(see 2 down) 5.Avid, but a musical star moderator (4,4) DOWN 1.100 parasites rise on a crazy mixed-up southern master (5,5) 2.(and 4 across) Solo, backwards, on the level – not quite the thing for a Little Boy? (5,8) 3.Fossil creature: Latin god around south usually migrates (11) 4.I bond nylon with lady typeface moderator (4,6) 5.Guy with cap gets brown on island (9) ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2004, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-sdmb-cryptic-crossword-trial-edition/249878/2 "2004-06-11T21:30:18Z")
5 Across Tuba Diva 4 Down Lynn Bodoni Thanks _soooo_ much for posting this just as I’m getting ready to leave work! ---
**Author:** ![photopat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e95f7d/32.png) [@photopat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/photopat)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2004, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-sdmb-cryptic-crossword-trial-edition/249878/3 "2004-06-11T22:21:46Z")
Neat! Hard! Crunchy! 5 down: Manhattan ---
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2004, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-sdmb-cryptic-crossword-trial-edition/249878/4 "2004-06-11T22:29:41Z")
All correct so far… ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2004, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-sdmb-cryptic-crossword-trial-edition/249878/5 "2004-06-11T22:32:25Z")
3 Across Angelic Gemma ---
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2004, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-sdmb-cryptic-crossword-trial-edition/249878/6 "2004-06-11T23:34:05Z")
Yep… nobody else playing? ---
**Author:** ![Rufus\_Xavier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@Rufus\_Xavier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rufus_Xavier)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2004, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-sdmb-cryptic-crossword-trial-edition/249878/7 "2004-06-12T00:24:18Z")
1 across Coldfire ---
**Author:** ![Rufus\_Xavier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@Rufus\_Xavier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rufus_Xavier)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2004, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-sdmb-cryptic-crossword-trial-edition/249878/8 "2004-06-12T00:25:32Z")
2 down (and 4 across) Enola Straight ---
**Author:** ![peri](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/67e7ee/32.png) [@peri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peri)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2004, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-sdmb-cryptic-crossword-trial-edition/249878/9 "2004-06-12T01:09:53Z")
1 Down Cecil Adams ---
**Author:** ![peri](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/67e7ee/32.png) [@peri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peri)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2004, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-sdmb-cryptic-crossword-trial-edition/249878/10 "2004-06-12T01:22:02Z")
3 Down Desmostylus I believe 2 Across is you! ---
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2004, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-sdmb-cryptic-crossword-trial-edition/249878/11 "2004-06-12T07:20:17Z")
I do believe that’s the lot… well done, y’all. ---
**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2004, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-sdmb-cryptic-crossword-trial-edition/249878/12 "2004-06-12T12:08:10Z")
Really neat idea, **Colophon**. Now, if you can create one in which, say, 200 usernames appear … why, _that_ would be cool. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2004, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-sdmb-cryptic-crossword-trial-edition/249878/13 "2004-06-12T13:41:31Z")
I got them all except for 3 Down. Here are a few more clues (sorry, no grid) for you to solve. 1. Shoe tree? Just the opposite! (9) 2. Man juggling Izod, Tet (2, 5) 3. Strangely, a final Southerner (6) 4. Demon surrounded by crafty felines (6, 4) 5. Perhaps be fable girl (7) 6. Dude, escape to eat all in France! (9) 7. Ay, I form match, crazy lady! (5, 4, 3) 8. What really sentimental – or terrible – golfer may do (7) 9. Trade around 1000 – bad market conditions for him (9) 10. Woman blew in, scattered (6) ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2004, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-sdmb-cryptic-crossword-trial-edition/249878/14 "2004-06-12T14:02:09Z")
Do me! Do me! 1. Ed Zotti ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2004, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-sdmb-cryptic-crossword-trial-edition/249878/15 "2004-06-12T14:05:39Z")
1. (ooh, good one): FairyChatMom ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2004, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-sdmb-cryptic-crossword-trial-edition/249878/16 "2004-06-12T14:09:06Z")
1. Mangetout You’ve done this profesionally, haven’t you? ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2004, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-sdmb-cryptic-crossword-trial-edition/249878/17 "2004-06-12T16:22:16Z")
1. elfbabe ---
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2004, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-sdmb-cryptic-crossword-trial-edition/249878/18 "2004-06-12T20:18:09Z")
Heh… my “Mangetout” clue was: _Skin disease? Seller is a vegetable (9)_ But I couldn’t fit it in the grid. Erm, your other ones have me stumped so far though… ---
**Author:** ![peri](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/67e7ee/32.png) [@peri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peri)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2004, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-sdmb-cryptic-crossword-trial-edition/249878/19 "2004-06-12T21:25:56Z")
3 lainaf 9 swampbear