ZXword

[R-Tape]

winter and summer games

Thanks, sorry I thought the name was part of the answer somehow.

did they ever have a spring and autumn games?

Coitus and Pickling would be the main events.

[R-Tape]

This is what the original grid was supposed to look like (including 12 down):

Ooh a crossword!

14 across - PHYSICS.

(sorry ) thanks for a well crafted quiz Rorth.

[MatGubbins]

special

..e.i..
utewiza

attribUTEWIZArd
(yeah, I know it looks stupid, but it's worth a shot.)

[Rorthron]

special

..e.i..
utewiza

attribUTEWIZArd
(yeah, I know it looks stupid, but it's worth a shot.)

No, it wasn't worth a shot.

("Special" is not right, either.)

[Kweepa]

Here's what I have come up with:
STEPICK (Ste Pickford)
SPECIMG (some kind of Spectrum image software?)

[MatGubbins]

species

[Rorthron]

Here's what I have come up with:
STEPICK (Ste Pickford)
SPECIMG (some kind of Spectrum image software?)

species

These aren't right, though "StePick" is on the right lines: it's a person.

[R-Tape]

Not Thorpe, not Priestley, not Einar, not Railton.

Struggling.

[Rorthron]

Not Thorpe, not Priestley, not Einar, not Railton.

Struggling.

So close....

[MatGubbins]

joefish

[R-Tape]

joefish

Aaaah.

[Rorthron]

All correct.

Here is the full solution:

Spoiler

[Rorthron]

Could a mod amend the original post to include the corrected grid image? That way, others can still attempt the crossword properly without reading the spoilers in the comments after it.

[PeterJ]

[mention]Rorthron[/mention] I'm out today but I'm sure [mention]R-Tape[/mention] can do it.

[Rorthron]

@Rorthron I'm out today but I'm sure @R-Tape can do it.

Thanks. I can see it's fixed now.

[R-Tape]

Yep sorry, I did it and wasn't sure whether to post or send a PM. In the end I just clicked 'like' to convey the message.

Ta for the crozzy Rorthron.