The goal of this Mix & Match puzzle is to reconstitute a set of nine 9-letter words that have each had two quadgrams removed. Below are two separate puzzles. Each includes a table to fill out and a set of quadgrams with which to fill it up. Using each quadgram once, fill the blanks in the table to form various nine-
| C | ____ | ____ |
| S | ____ | ____ |
| S | ____ | ____ |
| R | ____ | ____ |
| T | ____ | ____ |
| F | ____ | ____ |
| I | ____ | ____ |
| S | ____ | ____ |
| S | ____ | ____ |
| ANAT | LENT |
| CHOO | LESS |
| DARY | MATE |
| ECON | NANI |
| ECUR | RIVA |
| ERER | SION |
| FORM | TUTT |
| ICAL | TYLE |
| LBOY | UNEI |
| ____ | ____ | E |
| ____ | ____ | C |
| ____ | ____ | D |
| ____ | ____ | D |
| ____ | ____ | R |
| ____ | ____ | E |
| ____ | ____ | O |
| ____ | ____ | N |
| ____ | ____ | G |
| ATIV | IRRE |
| BEAR | MNIA |
| ELOC | NONL |
| FORM | OGLI |
| GREY | RAVI |
| GULA | SHIN |
| IMBR | SUBL |
| INSO | ULAT |
| IQUI | UTIO |
If you think you’ve figured out all the answers
| B | O | L | I | N | G | E | R | A | R | A | P | A | H | O | |
| A | C | A | V | O | T | E | K | ||||||||
| S | O | C | I | O | L | I | N | G | U | I | S | T | R | ||
| Q | U | A | D | S | T | A | L | L | T | E | T | R | A | ||
| U | T | T | E | R | E | L | I | D | O | R | I | A | N | ||
| E | R | A | S | E | D | D | A | L | E | K | B | I | D | ||
| A | L | T | E | R | W | O | M | E | N | ||||||
| A | G | A | D | I | X | O | N | Y | E | A | T | S | |||
| L | E | N | S | F | G | O | B | N | |||||||
| L | E | T | H | N | O | L | O | G | U | E | C | ||||
| O | R | L | O | P | A | I | N | U | A | R | U | B | A | ||
| P | I | I | L | L | E | M | P | E | R | O | R | ||||
| H | B | C | O | E | N | F | O | P | O | E | D | ||||
| O | B | I | C | E | S | T | R | I | V | I | S | R | I | ||
| N | A | D | E | N | E | H | S | I | N | F | |||||
| Y | O | O | P | E | R | S | C | H | E | G | L | O | F | F |
The solution to February’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:
Xinxin Chang • Vincent Fish • Lily Houghton • Vitória Rodrigues Souza
Across: 1. anagram of bore around (about) LING; 6. Initial syllables: A(rabic)-RA(jasthani)-PA(lauan)-HO(pi); 9. (chi)c avo(cado), It. for cave/Lingui)ST ALL(an); 18. (Hitti)TE TRA(nslator); 21. homophone; 23. (t)ELI(c); 24. anagram of and/or I; 25. odd letters in EaRs At SpEeD; 27. D(ans)(ALE)K; 28. B + I.D.; 29. Latin for the other; 30. WO(lof) + MEN(ominee); 32. A.G. + A (Aga Khan, Aga Cookers); 33. DIX (Roman numeral 509) + O + N; 36. YE(AT)S; 37. (Nickname for Leonard); 38. (danglin)G OB(ject); 40. anagram of tongue hole; 43. E + anagram of sour; 44. CARD + IFF; 45. OR + LOP; 47. A.I. + U.N. (backwards); 48. A. (RUB(e))A; 49. BO(ling)ER; 50. I’ll (ill-b)O(bb)ED; 58. O(BIC)(E)N (Lat. Nom. Pl. of obex, for barrier/E)L)OFF.
Down: 1. dum(B AS QUE)stioning; 2. Anagram of Spanish con, acronym for Non-Gl(IDEST)op; 14. (Mon)G(o)LIA(n); 15. S. (anagram of took) E.; 19. anagram of bitte (Ger. for please); 20. pun (“reigns”); 22. (Tig)RE ED(ucator); 24. pun (“do we”); 26. (Ask) DR IF T(ime); 31. U.R. in anagram of name; 32. ALLO (Fr. greeting) + PHONY; 34. (L)INGO (backwards); 35. NO ON(e); 39. anagram of flub he is (called tailor in Australia); 40. anagram of piece + N.E.; 41. Homophone; 42. GA(PP)(I)NG; 46. L(IBID.)O; 51. (C)LOSER; 53. M + O + V + I.E.; 55. (I)N TH(I)S; 59. B.A. + O; 60. (ex)CEP(t).