PUZZLE #539
TOUCHWORD 3
In a normal crossword, words cross each other; in this puzzle, they simply touch. More specifically, all answers read across each
numbered row (ranging from two to three answers per row), and every letter touches, along an edge, at least one identical letter
above or below it. Since the top and bottom rows also loop around and connect with each other, they're considered touching as well.
Once everything is filled out, read out the highlighted diagonal line for the FINAL ANSWER: the name of a video game for the PlayStation 3
1) See what someone is saying?: Hyph.
Indoor dog or cat, say
2) Londoner's liquid measurement
"Aw, crud!"
Tennis tournament that Coco Gauff won in 2023: 2 wds.
3) Placed in opposition, with "against"
Fanfiction.net genre involving inner emotional turmoil
Lucy Liu's role in both Kill Bill movies: Hyph. (answer hidden in FORENSIC)
4) Blast from the ____
Odie's original owner in Garfield who hasn't been seen since 1983
Typhoons, tempests and tornadoes, for three
5) In conclusion
Mounted medieval soldier (or a mustached ally of He-.... errr, Prince Adam’s heroic alter ego): Hyph.
6) Plastic building block company that will release a Game Boy set in fall 2025
Cybernetic daughter of Thanos in the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Stuns for a loop
7) "Away with thee!"
Bladed construction vehicle such as Komatsu's huge D575 model
8) Gets started
Ferrell who played Alex Trebek in SNL's "Celebrity Jeopardy" sketches
The Mars-exploring robot Curiosity, for one
9) Shroud of _____
Big gulp from a big drink
Shows to be true beyond a reasonable doubt
10) Rutabaga relative
Purple vegetables known as "aubergines" in the UK
11) Manitoba's capital where the NHL's Jets are based in
Georgia's capital where the above mentioned Jets were originally from
12) Feathered limb of a harpy
_____ de Lioncourt (Tom Cruise's role in Interview with the Vampire)
Roo's mother from Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree
13) Mutilate beyond recognition
Some Christmas decorations hung by the chimney with care
14) Cartographers' creations
"Well, one thing _____ another, and...": 2 wds.
High-stress situations
15) Expire, as a magazine subscription
Like an impromptu meeting: 2 wds.
Option for changing a password you've forgotten
Once you think you know what the FINAL ANSWER is, send it to either redhead64@chartermi.net or itsredhead64@gmail.com (though I'm more likely to check the second one) and I'll put your name on a solvers list once I post the answers in about two weeks. You can also use those email addresses to give me some comments and feedback (or even ask for a hint, though you'll be marked as having used one if you do so) or send me the answer to last week's puzzle, if you haven't already figured it out. If you have a printer and want to solve this puzzle on paper, just head below the break for a link to a .PDF version which you can print out!
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