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Hello everyone! Fancy another quiz tomorrow? No? Well, I'll be posting one anyway, at around 9:00. Join me then for quiztastic fun and games.

Happy Friday, guys and gals! Wooohooooooo!

Here's another Speccy-related crossword. Clues are a mix of cryptic(ish) and not-so-cryptic(ish), some anagrams, some clues from past quizzes, a couple of them are quotes from advertising taglines. A bit of a mix of stuff, basically. Apologies in advance if some of them are a bit rubbish.

Rules for this quiz: No more than three answers per post. No consecutive posts from the same user (mine don't count). No points given for this quiz. Must perform at least one Quirkafleeg.

Have fun, folks!



Across:
1. MC Hammer fan club
6. Butterfingered biker
8. Wargames-esque hacking sim
9. Soap-based game
10. Speccy mascot of sorts, before going Solar
13. Croucher and co.
15. Destructive spree, or a block of memory
17. Untitled
18. Popular shmup, heavily inspired by Atari's Gravitar
19. It attacks, in 3D
22. Don't push him!
25. Venom's arch nemeses
26. Could be summer or winter
29. Master of Rivendell
30. The team who brought us 21 Down
31. What was Martin a master of?
32. Light or action

Down:
1. Intergovernmental fleet
2. Unable to recall the type of eclipse
3. School or a big cat
4. "Reinforcements arrive!"
5. Lime ration?
6. "Crime's a disease. He's the cure."
7. Old-timey vampire
11. A quest ark?
12. M-m-max distance between vehicle roof and bridge
14. Harm ants?
16. An old school RPG and herbaceous plant (in French)
20. Vader's last minion
21. Fey lord
23. Some/most of us probably hadn't heard of this until we got a Speccy
24. National Lampoon star's home
27. Upper echelon
28. Fictional battlefield that inspired Deathchase

6 down - Cobra
29 across - Elrond
12 down - Headroom

4 down - Bandersnatch

Great crossword! Thanks for this!

22 across - Rambo
23 down - Magenta
26 across - Games

2 down - total
10 across - lunar
19 across - ant

6 across - Colin
8 across - Hacker
15 across - Rampage

7 down - Nosferatu

All correct so far, except...

Daren wrote: ↑Fri Aug 27, 2021 9:32 am8 across - Hacker

Across:
1. MC Hammer fanclub
8. Wargames-esque hacking sim
9. Soap-based game
13. Croucher and co.
17. Untitled
18. Popular shmup, heavily inspired by Atari's Gravitar
25. Venom's arch nemeses
30. The team who brought us 21 Down
31. What was Martin a master of?
32. Light or action

Down:
1. Intergovernmental fleet
3. School or a big cat
5. Lime ration?
11. A quest ark?
14. Harm ants?
16. An old school RPG and herbaceous plant (in French)
20. Vader's last minion
21. Fey lord
24. National Lampoon star's home
27. Upper echelon
28. Fictional battlefield that inspired Deathchase

5 down: ELIMINATOR - that question mark indicates an anagram, for those who aren't up to speed with cryptic crosswords...
13 across: AUTOMATA
18 across: THRUST

I've got some Friday Quiz answers right! Today will be a good day. Even more than throwing 50 rupees in a pond where I might still get Big Trouble.

(I've got seven more than this... just waiting for someone else to get in now...)

8 across - SATCOM
9 across - NEIGHBOURS

Hank's got one of mine, which leaves six. This wasn't one of them - this is the one I was unsure of, so feel free to tell me I'm wrong on this one:

17 across = NONAMED

I'll check back later and see if anyone has found the others I was sure of. Also, I've been quirkafleeging vigorously in the background, and it's not my problem that you can't see it. And no, I'm not going to grab a webcam and broadcast it. What do you think this is, OnlyFans?

24 down - Chase HQ?
31 across - Basket
32 across - Force

*performs a quirkafleeg*

Thanks for the great quiz!

28 Down - Endor

All correct! Bonus kudos to Daren for performing a fine Quirkafleeg!



Across:
1. MC Hammer fanclub
25. VENOM's arch nemeses
30. The team who brought us 21 Down

Down:
1. Intergovernmental fleet
3. School or a big cat
11. A quest ark?
14. Harm ants?
16. An old school RPG and herbaceous plant (in French)
20. Vader's last minion
21. Fey lord
27. Upper echelon

EDIT: Sorry everyone, I've just realised that the clue for 25 Across has been written/typed incorrectly until now (just edited it)... Oops!

25 across - MASK
11 down -Starquake

GreenCard wrote: ↑Fri Aug 27, 2021 11:14 am EDIT: Sorry everyone, I've just realised that the clue for 25 Across has been written/typed incorrectly until now (just edited it)... Oops!

I had that one solved anyway, but left it for someone else. I was around the right age for MASK when the toys were released but never thought all that much of it, beyond that 1957 Chevy that had a gun turret poking out of the window. Anyway, seeing as Daren's had his second shot I'll reveal one more...

14 down is TRASHMAN - another anagram.

I also have 21 down and 30 across without a hint of doubt, and I'm 90% sure of 27 down. Anyone want these? I'll give it until the Test Match breaks for lunch. And no, the answer isn't "Advanced Joe Root Scores Another Century And Gives India A Pants-Down Thrashing Simulator".

27D - Elite
21D - Corleth
30A - Beyond

Good work, Vampyre! You're earned yourself a pynt of pyg's blood.

More correct answers! Only a handful to go now...



Across:
1. MC Hammer fanclub

Down:
1. Intergovernmental fleet
3. School or a big cat
16. An old school RPG and herbaceous plant (in French)
20. Vader's last minion

Got here a bit late..!

1 across - Untouchables
20 down - Trantor
3 down - Combat?

16D Mandragore

Yes! All correct!

Just 1D left to get! We're so close!

1D - UN Squadron

Yes indeed!



And that, folks, is a wrap, and the fastest Friday quiz we've had in a while. Let's take a look at the scores...

1. cmonkey/Daren/evilpaul/Hank Scorpio/Juan F. Ramirez/MatGubbins/Morkin/Nitrowing/PeterJ/TMD2003/Vampyre

That's right, you're all winners this week, because there's no "i" in "very well done everyone, you solved the puzzle together, as a team."

As usual, I've been GreenCard, and you've all been wonderful. Thank you all very much for playing. Now, give those noggins a rest.