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Snowflake | a cryptic puzzle by Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon Answers to this puzzle’s clues go in the grid along the paths indicated by their clue numbers. For example, the answers to the pair of clues labeled “1–12” start in the cell marked “1” and end in the cell marked “12”; a heavy bar separates the first and second answers. Single entries like “3–10” follow a bending path from border to border. Letters in the 12 shaded cells, reading clockwise from 1 to 36, should ultimately be filled by digging snow.
Clues 1–12 Take cheerfully white, fluffy stuff (6) Joe getting in on reversible sort of blanket (6) 2–11 Civil War general committed flanking error (5) Wryly announced liver in abundance? (5) 3–10 Got clean rag, having need to satisfy (8) 4–9 Get ready to play third piece of four in exercise (4,2) 7–18 Trainee put six feet under by mid-month (6) Rocky hill in front of old Winter Olympics site (6)
8–17 Mongrel I encountered next to a Roman meeting house (5) Listening, hunch over a Buddhist monument (5) 9–16 Eve slips, breaking hips (8) 10–15 Damp, empty spot in animal’s lair (6) 13–24 Wacko about defense is uninhibited sort (6) Irish county’s graham crackers (6) 14–23 Unwelcome visitor with orange spaghetti sauce (5) Sugars 500 servings of corn (5) 15–22 Wound up nice tour in a bad way (8) 16–21 Tap barfly embracing slob (6) 19–30 A deity housed in father’s shrine (6) Involve nation’s leader in online commerce (6) 20–29 Franchise owner in Sarajevo territory (5) Essay about medical drama material (5)
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21–28 Mixed a mai tai, including red liqueur (3,5) 22–27 Spy employer having managed head cases? (6) 25–36 Lodge had a meal present from the start (6) Flat bones in back area (6) 26–35 Rage conveyed by tin whistle (5) Fasten in a way that is in vogue (3,2) 27–34 Damaged rig that I sealed securely (8) 28–33 Language a Republican linked to a pen name (6) 31–6 Fragmentary chunk of stibnite brought back (2,4) Fairly late New England goal (6) 32–5 One or two, maybe, shovel the stuff (5) Bath scent of yours and mine maintaining effect (5) 33–4 Fast runners chase the bum (8) 34–3 Shopping bags containing last of layer cakes (6)