36 Tile Challenge
You are given thirty-six square tiles. Thirty-two of them each have exactly one letter on their face. Specifically, there are 4 A's, 4 C's, 2 E's, 2 H's, 3 I's, 1 N, 1 O, 1 P, 4 R's, 3 S's, 3 T's, 1 U, 1 V, 1 W, and 1 Y. The other four tiles are black. Your challenge is to fit the tiles together such that they form two separate crosswords: one of them is 4 tiles across and 4 tiles down; the other one is 4 tiles across and 5 tiles down. Both crosswords have independent clues, and the words are not numbered; the clues are given by each row and column. If a row or column has more than one word (separated by a black tile), the clues for each word will be separated by a semicolon. Some words are actually strings of letters with a familiar pattern, or they may be single letters or acronyms. Some clues even have a trick answer to them. The clues will mention where these are. Using word knowledge and logic, make both crosswords.
Clues for the 4x4 crossword: 1st row: Positive quality 2nd row: A common form of precipitation 3rd row: (letter string) A string of four identical letters. 4th row: Very common English word 1st column: (acronym) Item frequently lost in the sofa 2nd column: Agreement, usually between nations 3rd column: Synonym of flush 4th column: Frequently mentioned upon a time Clues for the 4x5 crossword: 1st row: Can either be Soft or Hard 2nd row: Method of jeer 3rd row: Special studies 4th row: (letter) Most frequently used consonant; (trick) Reverse gold 5th row: Usually follows the word 'Poison' 1st column: One of the Five Ws 2nd column: Humans need it; (letter) Roman numeral 3rd column: (letter string) A string of consecutive letters of the alphabet. 4th column: Sometimes formatted into five distinct sections HintHint 1: Two black tiles will make up the 1st-column corners of the 4x4 crossword.Hint 2: A black tile must be placed in the lower-left hand corner of the 4x5 crossword. Hint 3: The 3rd row of the 4x4 crossword consists of all C's. Hide What Next?
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