The goal of this Mix & Match puzzle is to reconstitute a set of nine 9-letter words that have each had two trigrams removed. Below are two separate puzzles. Each includes a table to fill out and a set of trigrams with which to fill it up. Using each trigram once, fill the blanks in the table to form various nine-
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| EL | ___ | ___ | S |
| HO | ___ | ___ | C |
| AS | ___ | ___ | E |
| HI | ___ | ___ | M |
| RE | ___ | ___ | E |
| SP | ___ | ___ | R |
| UN | ___ | ___ | G |
| DE | ___ | ___ | E |
| ABL | NEW |
| ECI | NOR |
| ERO | SER |
| EVA | SIG |
| FIE | SIN |
| GRA | SIT |
| IFI | TEN |
| KIN | TIV |
| NAT | TOR |
| D | ___ | ___ | GM |
| A | ___ | ___ | EE |
| T | ___ | ___ | ED |
| N | ___ | ___ | NT |
| S | ___ | ___ | AL |
| C | ___ | ___ | ER |
| B | ___ | ___ | AD |
| I | ___ | ___ | NT |
| H | ___ | ___ | ES |
| ACT | IAP |
| ALE | NVA |
| DDR | OMB |
| ELE | ONV |
| ELL | PHE |
| ESS | RIA |
| HAR | RIC |
| HOL | SQU |
| HRA | TYP |
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The solution to January’s Cryptolinguistic Puzzle is provided here, with additional explanations given below.
Despite the high degree of difficulty, all of the following puzzlemeisters completed the puzzle and will be receiving prizes:
Rowan Katzenmeyer • Geoffrey Hooker • Adam Hesterberg & Jackie Bredenberg
Across: anagram of impeach vet, doormat; 10. O(D)E; 11. anagram of you, me, slops; 12. PI + D + GIN; 13. C. OR ON A.L.; 15. E(ASTER)N; 17. s(AUDI TOR)pedo; 19. AKA + N; 20. anagram of I regain; 22. AS + CII; 23. LAG backwards; 24. pun for you knit; 25. F(OC)US(S); 27. MA(I)N; 28. anagram of mach(in)es; 30. anagram of coal in gala; 32. I.P.A. (India Pale Ale; International Phonetic Alphabet); 34. EX + C.E.+ P.T.+ I + O.N. + LESS; 36. anagram of species much on time.
Down: 1. anagram of cursing U.S. politics; 2. anagram of he did, smelling; 3. anagram of stark into a; 4. TO (= OT backwards)PIC; 5. I DO; 6. anagram of ravel; 7. anagram of sun’s no mas; 8. jun(TA MIL)itia; 9. anagram of I yodel as narcissus; 14. anagram of agent or; 16. anagram of nun aura; 17. odd letters of AkA pAuL; 18. anagram of wit; 21. I + A + N; 26. PRO + NO + U.N.; 27. ME + ILL + E.T.; 29. A + U. + X; 31. A + C + T; 33. A + G + E; 35. pun for echo.
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