the continuously transgendering hy libre!

@bigstuffedcat

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the continuously transgendering hy libre!@bigstuffedcat5/6/2023, 4:00 PM

M. Campbell @voidmoth

mousie!!@mousie5/6/2023, 3:37 PM

mousie's bite-sized cryptic 1

	Across		Down
3	Symbolizes this puzzle's shape (5)	1	Evenly upholsters to create elegant shapes (5)
4	Flat surface ends novel symmetrically (5)	2	Emphasizes with lines (5)

hi everyone!! i have been brainstorming cryptic xword clues and thought i would throw together a very small mini xword to test the waters. if you are new to cryptic crosswords, find a guide to solving them here.

lmk if you solve it!! <3

#cryptic crosswords #puzzles #crossword

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Euphemia @euphemia5/6/2023, 5:34 PM

I think I got it, this was fun!

For 2, which I was unsure of: Gbarf (gb naq rf sebz gur ortvaavat naq raq bs "gb perngr ryrtnag funcrf" guvf jbeq, gbarf = funcrf sbe gur qrsvavgvba cneg)

mousie!!@mousie5/6/2023, 9:42 PM

Thanks for playing, glad it was fun!

For 2: Pyrire, ohg vg'f abg GBARF. Jbhyq lbh yvxr n uvag?

Euphemia @euphemia5/6/2023, 10:20 PM

ah! I see it now, that's cool!

ghost of cohosts past @folly5/6/2023, 6:22 PM

okay so i've got (rot13 to prevent spoilers):

FUNEC (zhfvpny abgngvba) 4. PBIRE (gur gjb pbiref bs n obbx) 1. GUEBJ (ireo npg bs n guebj oynaxrg) 2.????? BEQRE (yvgrenyyl crbcyr nffrzoyrq va yvarf?) be OEVRS (n gurfvf rzcunfvmrq va frireny fubeg yvarf bs cebfr?)

Neither of these answers for #2 feel as deliciously correct as I would expect from a cryptic, so it makes me wonder if I'm off entirely on all four.

mousie!!@mousie5/6/2023, 9:44 PM

Pyrire jbex, ohg fbzr ner vapbeerpg. Jbhyq lbh yvxr nal uvagf?

mousie!!@mousie5/6/2023, 9:53 PM

lbhe nafjre sbe 3 vf ubarfgyl n ybg pyrirere guna zvar, fb, obahf cbvagf