I wrote my first crossword zine and I’d love you to try it!
- Download the full zine (the first page is the front cover and beginners guide, the second page is the crossword. Don’t forget to print ‘flip on long edge’)
- Download just the inside crossword page
- No printer? Send me an email & I’ll post you one!
- Check the answers at the bottom of the page!
❓FAQ
How do I pay for this?
You don’t have to pay! If you do have some spare cash, you can send me a couple of quid via paypal towards printing & postage costs, and any spare I will split between PAFRAS and The Hangout.
Can I play this online?
No sorry, I haven’t found an online crosswords website that isn’t janky and I kinda want this to be a pen-and-paper type thing! If you don’t have access to a printer, send me an email & I’ll post you one.
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Answers Fancy Scripture Zine 01 May 2025
Across:
1. Prohibit King before Easter Monday off (4,7)
Reasoning: Prohibit = BAN, King = K, Easter = HOLIDAY. Answer: BANK HOLIDAY
8. Metal core expected around then? (1.1.1)
Reasoning: Core (middle three letters) of metal. Answer: E.T.A.
10. Sad delivery company alien (5)
Reasoning: Delivery company = UPS, alien = ET. Answer: UPSET
11. Boil art turned booker prize winner (7)
Reasoning: Anagram of ‘boil art’ gives 2024 Booker prize winner. Answer: ORBITAL
12. Alan loan limbo gets blown up (7,6)
Reasoning: Anagram of ‘alan loan limbo’ gives something that gets blown up. Answer: BALLOON ANIMAL
15. Lighting hits hard (5)
Reasoning: Double definition of lighting and hits hard. Answer: LAMPS
17. Head chef eats first ingredient (5)
Reasoning: CHEF gains the first letter of Ingredient to mean ‘head’. Answer: CHIEF
18. Side grassland cultivated lettuce wetter (5,8)
Reasoning: Anagram of ‘side grassland’ meaning ‘lettuce wetter’. Answer: SALAD DRESSING
22. Start to redecorate each function room everytime spring happens! (7)
Reasoning: first letters of Redecorate Each Function Room Everytime Spring Happens. Answer: REFRESH
24. Near a loud stadium (5)
Reasoning: Anagram of ‘near a’ meaning stadium. Answer: ARENA
25. Alternative in Exmoor? (3)
Reasoning: Every other letter in Exmoor, meaning alternative. Answer: EMO
26. Bars smeared messily – be ashamed! (11)
Reasoning: anagram of ‘bars smeared’ meaning ‘be ashamed’. Answer: EMBARRASSED
Down:
1. Rings after navy seen in the woodland (9)
Reasoning: Rings (BELLS) after navy (BLUE) for something seen in the woodland. Answer: BLUEBELLS
2. Not a sound always loved, at first (5)
Reasoning: First letters of Not A Sound Always Loved. Answer: NASAL
3. Do goths mix BBQ food? (3,4)
Reasoning: Anagram of ‘do goths’ meaning ‘BBQ food’ Answer: HOT DOGS
4. Oh true Norfolk revisited – “it’s right here!” (4,2,7)
Reasoning: Anagram of ‘Oh true Norfolk’ meaning ‘it’s right here!’ Answer: LOOK NO FURTHER
5. Add noise later as Irish capital left out (3,2)
Reasoning: Irish capital (DUBLIN) with left (L) out meaning ‘add noise later’ Answer: DUB IN
6. Abominable monster forgot me! However… (3)
Reasoning: Abominable monster ‘YETI’ without me ‘I’ meaning ‘However’ Answer: YET
7. Take a lap backwards, mate! (3)
Reasoning: ‘lap’ backwards meaning ‘mate’ Answer: PAL
9. A rat turned up to say goodbye (4)
Reasoning: ‘A rat’ backwards meaning ‘to say goodbye’ Answer: TARA
13. Primarily myself only international (3)
Reasoning: first letters of ‘Myself Only International’ meaning yourself internationally (e.g. Paris) Answer: MOI
14. Baywatch staff member left, then arranged rife drug (9)
Reasoning: Left (L) then anagram of ‘rife drug’ meaning Baywatch staff member Answer: LIFEGUARD
16. Family relationship was odd mainly (1.1.1)
Reasoning: Odd (1,3,5) letters of mainly meaning Family relationship Answer: M.I.L.
17. Root of cooking – always sweet, starchy, and vitamin A! (7)
Reasoning: First letters meaning a root Answer: CASSAVA
19. Excuse me? At the end of your shirt (4)
Reasoning: Double definition of ‘excuse me’ and something at the end of your shirt. Answer: AHEM
20. “Be wed!” annoyed nerd (5)
Reasoning: Anagram of ‘be wed’ that means ‘nerd’. Answer: DWEEB
21. Hide assumptions? (5)
Reasoning: Assumptions hidden in hIDE ASsumptions. Answer: IDEAS
22. Even friend’s face when flushed (3)
Reasoning: Even letters in ‘friend’ meaning ‘face when flushed’ Answer: RED
23. Undercover UFO enemy (3)
Reasoning: enemy hidden in uFO Enemy. Answer: FOE
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