Puzzle #1

Edgar · Feb 16, 2015

Okay everyone, I know you have been anxiously awaiting the Puzzle Contest wondering if it would actually start today as scheduled - well wait no longer, it is HERE.

This is a crossword puzzle. Click on any square for a word and the clue for that word will appear. Type your answer in the field below the clue. When you fill out the entire puzzle correctly, a Congratulations message will appear along with a Completion Code and a link to the Submission Form.

Fill out all the information in the Submission Form, especially the Completion Code and submit the form before the deadline. You will earn one point for this puzzle toward the overall prize and you will be eligible for the individual prize drawing for this puzzle.

You can click on the Check Puzzle button at any time while you are working on the puzzle to see if you have made any mistakes so far.

The deadline for this puzzle is 11:59 AM, Central Time on Tuesday, February 17. Any entries received after that time will not be accepted.

Post any questions in this thread and I will do my best to answer them as soon as possible.

Don't forget to read the http://www.penturners.org/forum/f289/puzzle-contest-official-rules-129661/

Good luck everyone
Edgar

Edgar · Feb 16, 2015

Error in Puzzle #1

I have been informed of an error in Puzzle #1.

The clue "Catalpa speciosa" appears twice. The correct word for that clue is a 5-letter word (down) on the right side of the puzzle.

Unfortunately, that clue also appears for a 9-letter word (down) on the left side of the puzzle. The correct clue for that word is "Celtis occidentalis".

my bad
Edgar

bobleibo · Feb 16, 2015

Edgar
Is there a way to do part of the puzzle and save it to come back later?
Thanks

Sataro · Feb 16, 2015

Good question Bob! I've been working on this puzzle for a while now. Got to get ready for work in about 5 hours. Hate to have to start all over...

Sataro · Feb 16, 2015

Bob, I saved it & shut down my iPad. You will lose all data that way. So I guess you will have to keep working on it! I've got to give up & hit the bed. Best of luck on it. One word left & lost all of it! Ouch...

Edgar · Feb 16, 2015

I don't believe it is possible to save a partial puzzle.

If you can't leave the page open until you can get back to it (or if you're afraid it might get lost somehow), you can simply print the page or make a screen shot of it. That way you would have all the words you've figured out so far and would simply have to type them back in without having to try to remember the clues or look them up again.

I just tried a print to pdf test and it did create a pdf file with the words I've already entered, so you should be able to actually print a partial puzzle to a printer or to a pdf file.

Hope this helps
Edgar

southernclay · Feb 16, 2015

ctrl+v ctrl+c
ctrl+v ctrl+c
ctrl+v ctrl+c
ctrl+v ctrl+c:biggrin::biggrin::biggrin:

alankulwicki7 · Feb 16, 2015

Down to the last clue and I'm having a devil of a time finding it

bobleibo · Feb 16, 2015

alankulwicki7 said:
Down to the last clue and I'm having a devil of a time finding it

Something tells me you are not the only one who lost some sleep last night.. still working on it~

Sataro said:
Bob, I saved it & shut down my iPad. You will lose all data that way. So I guess you will have to keep working on it! I've got to give up & hit the bed. Best of luck on it. One word left & lost all of it! Ouch...

I did a print screen just in case but left the program up through the night and it was still there....so was that one WRONG answer! Ugh!

alankulwicki7 · Feb 16, 2015

bobleibo said:
alankulwicki7 said:

Down to the last clue and I'm having a devil of a time finding it

Click to expand...

Something tells me you are not the only one who lost some sleep last night.. still working on it~

This is Edgar's way of driving us all crazy :biggrin:

Sylvanite · Feb 16, 2015

One of the other clues gave me problems too, until I found the answer under a different species, but I'm still stuck on that last one.

mg_dreyer · Feb 16, 2015

That makes three of us on the last one.

Edgar · Feb 16, 2015

I'm glad to see so many of you working so hard on this first puzzle. Looks like it's going to be a fun week. :devil:

Let me just say that the clue for the 12-letter word that is giving some of you the fits is indeed the correct clue.

Sometimes what you think should be the answer to a clue might itself actually be another clue. :wink:

Twist-Ed · Feb 16, 2015

Is there anyone that has actually completed this.
Or is everyone having a" Devil of a Time"

mg_dreyer · Feb 16, 2015

Thanks

Edgar · Feb 16, 2015

I have also received a question about the clue "Lindera benzoin" which appears twice - once for a 5-letter word and once for a 9-letter word.

This is intentional and just another little twist to make you question your sanity (or mine).

Edgar · Feb 16, 2015

Rest assured, I am reading your PMs about the puzzle, but I will answer the questions in this thread so everyone can have the benefit of the answers.

Edgar · Feb 16, 2015

Twist-Ed said:
Is there anyone that has actually completed this.
Or is everyone having a" Devil of a Time"

So far, I have not received any completed entries.

Don't worry though - you are not in a race to complete the puzzle, you just have to finish it before the deadline and I will post some more hints throughout the day to help with that pesky 12-letter word.

I may also extend the deadline. I am not trying to keep anyone from completing the puzzle - I just want you to exercise the gray matter a bit. :at-wits-end:

Edgar

alankulwicki7 · Feb 16, 2015

Finally. Now I can get back to spending President's day with my kids and quit ignoring them:biggrin:

Twist-Ed · Feb 16, 2015

Its a good thing I'm at work.
I would hate to use up all my down time at home like this.

wyone · Feb 16, 2015

I think SOMEONE is enjoying just a LITTLE too much making us crazy.. 12 letter word for CRAZY MAKER Edohmann

Darn that doesnt fit EITHER

alankulwicki7 · Feb 16, 2015

edohmann said:
Sometimes what you think should be the answer to a clue might itself actually be another clue. :wink:

I had tried this a couple of different times before I finally figured out which path to take....

Cmiles1985 · Feb 16, 2015

I stayed up until 3:00 this morning reading EVERYTHING on a certain devilish species... I still have not figured it out

longbeard · Feb 16, 2015

I'm done

I have several tabs open on top, one was google, one was the puzzle and a couple more. Went to click from google to the puzzle and hit that darn X button and closed the tab for the puzzle

First time i did it is when i first started and only had 4 words, no big deal, this time i had over half the words for the puzzle.....oh well :biggrin::biggrin::biggrin: I like being on the train :tongue:

Harry

Twist-Ed · Feb 16, 2015

Got it !

bobleibo · Feb 16, 2015

Edgar....you are evil !!!!

Sataro · Feb 16, 2015

Well I learned my lesson about someone's puzzle! Don't even start on it if it is near bedtime! It will get you hooked & you will not be able to quit. Darn puzzle caused me to only get about 4 hrs sleep before time to get ready for work...(-:

Edgar · Feb 16, 2015

bobleibo said:
Edgar....you are evil !!!!

and this is just the first puzzle :biggrin:

The Penguin · Feb 16, 2015

well, I'm down to 2 to clues remaining:

Populus deltoides

and

Parkinsonia aculeate

I don't know if Edgar is trying to pull a fast one or not - but I've got to head to a meeting and I'll look into those 2 further when I return.

Edgar · Feb 16, 2015

I received a question about the clues "Populus deltoides" and "Parkinsonia aculeate"

I can assure you that those are the correct clues.

Another hint:
In many crossword puzzles, the literal meaning of the clue is not always the proper answer. That may apply to one or more of the clues in this puzzle.

The Penguin · Feb 16, 2015

OK eddieboy.

I figured out the Populus clue

now on to Parkinsonia

Edward Cypher · Feb 16, 2015

Got it and Edgar I think you deserve that walking stick you little Devil

Edward Cypher · Feb 16, 2015

Like the name Ed, must be in the name Ed

I finally found it, that Edgar is a little devil. Wow and this is the first one. Oh my goodness, glad I have a lot of vicodin for the migraine he caused.

Twist-Ed said:
Got it !

The Penguin · Feb 16, 2015

you tricky devil.

can you check my entry? I may have had an aborted entry attempt.

Please send me a PM and let me know if I need to do it over.

thanks!

wyone · Feb 16, 2015

<<=== has NOT gotten it TYVM!! and giving me a migrane..

southernclay · Feb 16, 2015

Sassafras!!!!

Edgar · Feb 16, 2015

southernclay said:
Sassafras!!!!

We have a WINNER!!!

Extra points for saying the magic word

(just kidding)

Edgar · Feb 16, 2015

Entries are starting to trickle in, so the puzzle is not impossible.

You should receive a confirmation email of your entry shortly after you submit it. I will receive a notification of your entry about the same time. If you do not get a confirmation email within 30 minutes or so after your submittal, please send me a PM.

SteveJ · Feb 16, 2015

Not a bad crossword! I think the secret is to start late so that Google has been searching for those trees for a while and knows which ones are being clicked on. Took me just over an hour and a quarter. A full 30 minutes on just one clue though :mad-tongue:

Thanks Ed

Edgar · Feb 16, 2015

I don't know if this will help, but here is a picture of that 12-letter tree

Stay tuned for more hints later

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