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Welcome to Title Builder Beta.

This small piece of kit is designed to make building your Quiz, Crossword or Puzzle question more effective. It should make finding your question easier for others and, the easier it is to find, the more likely someone is to answer it!

To build an easy to find question title simply select the paper and quiz, enter the quiz number if relevant and fill in the Publication Date. Once you’re happy click “Build Title” and the information should populate the Title field. Fill in the final required details of your question as you normally would, and click submit.

As this is a Beta we only have a limited number of papers and quizzes listed. If you think your favourite Quiz, Crossword or Puzzle should be listed here don’t hesitate to contact us.

Remember: You do not have to use the title builder - simply enter the title and question as you normally would and click submit!

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Speccie 2498 "Cross-Country"

LancastrianOik | 12:09 Thu 18th Mar 2021 | Crosswords

1 Answers

OK- I have the grid almost complete apart from the "unclueds". I think I can see where the "country" element of the theme comes in , but not the "cross".

So, for the "unclueds" I have the following:

12A (country) + *AN*

44A *YP + (country)

9D (country) + A*

11D (country) + K*R*

14D (country) + MAN*

18D (country) + OTH*

19D *O* + (country).

Googling the extraneous words/letters- for instance, 19D and 44A could be slang terms for defrauding someone and hence "cross". Alternatively, at 18D the extraneous word/letters leads me to a pope who sanctioned one of the crusades (hence "cross"). The trouble is I can't reconcile either train of thought with the remaining "unclueds". Aaaarrrggghhh!

Any hints (not specific answers) gratefully received.