Monday, July 29, 2013

StarCityGames.com Crossword Solution 1

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1. Some lizards wade in it: MUCK. (Crimson Muckwader
)
5. Pace leader? CARA. ("Cara" literally leads "pace" in "carapace")
9. Ones that slaver: NULLS. (Slavering Nulls
)
14. Arch nemesis of Malfegor: ASHA. (http://wiki.mtgsalvation.com/article/Asha)
15. First name in ambush: ALAN. (Alan Rabinowitz drew Ambush
)
16. _____, Soratami Ascendant: ERAYO. (Erayo, Soratami Ascendant
)
17. 3/3 Gruul legend? THAR. (Ruric Thar
is 6/6 two-headed ogre, each head is a separate entity)
18. One "may be filled with water, or thistles, or things best left unseen": MOAT. (Moat
)
19. One of Charlie Catino's many masques: CANNO. (The alias used by Charlie Catino for Mercadian Masques)
20. It often turns Plains into Kithkin: CENNSENLISTMENT. (Cenn's Enlistment
)
23. Unhinged cop? ART. ("CoP" is common abbreviation for Circle of Protection, the "art" version
of which was printed in Unhinged)
24. Certain spirits gorge on it: ORE. (Ore Gorger
)
25. ___ Tingting, Fire Bowman artist: CAI. (Fire Bowman
)
26. Mangeni, to Zendikar's merfolk: ULA. (https://www.wizards.com/magic/magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/stf/82)
27. Chameleon ____: BLUR. (Chameleon Blur
)
29. Radix racket: HUM. (Hum of the Radix
)
32. Kamahl's sister: JESKA. (Jeska, Warrior Adept
, http://wiki.mtgsalvation.com/article/Jeska)
35. Stealth follower? SUIT. ("Suit" literally follows "stealth" in Neurok Stealthsuit
)
36. Forerunner of Legacy: SAGA. (Urza's Saga came before Urza's Legacy in the Urza block)
37. Mirran with the battle cry "I fight for the suns, the surface, and everything in between": ACCORDERPALADIN. (Accorder Paladin
)
40. Four for two: CHAR. (Char
)
41. Their might might be mistaken for righteousness: OAKS. (Compare Might of Oaks
and Righteousness
)
42. Lys _____, home of the Gilt Leaf: ALANA. (http://wiki.mtgsalvation.com/article/Lys_Alana)
43. Zendikar nomads: KOR. (http://wiki.mtgsalvation.com/article/Kor)
44. One might be born of wind or lava: MUSE. (Windborn Muse
, Lavaborn Muse
)
45. ___ Collector (strangely, not a squirrel): NUT. (Nut Collector
)
46. What your hand is full of, hopefully: GAS. (http://wiki.mtgsalvation.com/article/List_of_Magic_slang#Gas)
47. Moss___: DOG. (Mossdog
)
48. Obstruct, Yomiji style: BAR. (Yomiji, Who Bars the Way
)
51. A common but trusty steed in M12: ARMOREDWARHORSE. (Armored Warhorse
)
57. Famine's partner: FEAST. (Sword of Feast and Famine
)
58. Not mythic: RARE. (http://wiki.mtgsalvation.com/article/Rarity)
59. One may be infinite: LOOP. (https://www.wizards.com/magic/magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtgcom/daily/mr45)
60. Archangel or Archweaver: FATTY. (http://wiki.mtgsalvation.com/article/List_of_Magic_slang#Fatty)
61. They come in fire and carrion varieties: ANTS. (Fire Ants
, Carrion Ants
)
62. Kasimir the ____ Wolf: LONE. (Kasimir the Lone Wolf
)
63. Creature sacrificing artifact: ALTAR. (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?action=advanced&name=+[altar]&text=+[sacrifice])
64. Heading for the Tolarian Academy: WEST. (Academy at Tolaria West
)
65. Willy ____, GP Toronto 2012 champ: EDEL. (http://www.wizards.com/magic/magazine/article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/eventcoverage/gptor12/welcome)

Down

1. Alaran sport with rowdy fans: MATCA. (Matca Rioters
)
2. Ethereal _____: USHER. (Ethereal Usher
)
3. 2nd word in the name of Maro's favorite M12 card: CHANT. (Mark Rosewater is obsessed with doubling, hence his favorite M12 card is Doubling Chant
)
4. Mirrodin designer: KARN. (http://wiki.mtgsalvation.com/article/Mirrodin_(plane))
5. MBS codename: CAMERA. (http://wiki.mtgsalvation.com/article/Mirrodin_Besieged)
6. How the cheese stands: ALONE. (The Cheese Stands Alone
)
7. Ayesh's husband in Ashes of the Sun: RAAL. (http://wiki.mtgsalvation.com/article/Raal, http://wiki.mtgsalvation.com/article/Ashes_of_the_Sun, and, erm, my apologies for this one)
8. ____-Magic Aura: ANTI. (Anti-Magic Aura
)
9. Faerie food: NECTAR. (Nectar Faerie
)
10. Demon with an epitaph: URAMI. (Tomb of Urami
)
11. Ivy ____ (where some denizens of Ravnica live): LANE. (Ivy Lane Denizen
)
12. Rebekah that vanished into memory: LYNN. (Vanish into Memory
is Rebekah Lynn's only piece of MTG art)
13. It may strangle: SOOT. (Strangling Soot
)
21. Tide or Blast (but not the sunburst Avenger): SOLAR. (Solar Tide
, Solar Blast
, and Lunar Avenger
, which strangely has sunburst)
22. Roman shields, or a Phyrexian zombie: SCUTA. (Phyrexian Scuta
)
26. He has a henchfiend or two: UKOR. (Henchfiend of Ukor
)
27. Laquatus's champion: BURKE. (http://wiki.mtgsalvation.com/article/Burke)
28. They can be loosened cheaply, in Unhinged: LIPS. (Loose Lips
)
29. Where to find a free blade on Zendikar: HADA. (Hada Freeblade
)
30. When his eye closed, a race awakened: UGIN (Eye of Ugin
)
31. Type of screw: MANA. (Mana Screw
, http://wiki.mtgsalvation.com/article/Mana_screw)
32. JACK-in-the-Mox
33. Oft repeated cost: ECHO. (http://wiki.mtgsalvation.com/article/Echo)
34. "A constant reminder of agonizing pain, and the follies of war": SCAR. (Scar
)
35. They spread and boil: SEAS. (Spreading Seas
, Boiling Seas
)
36. Rain that destroys lands: SALT. (Rain of Salt
)
38. _____ in Gloom: DOUSE. (Douse in Gloom
)
39. The last one is seldom funny: LAUGH. (Last Laugh
)
44. A rusalka might be one: MARTYR (Martyred Rusalka
)
45. Wicked get it: NOREST. (No Rest for the Wicked
)
46. ______ Dirk, protector of islands: GOSTA. (Gosta Dirk
)
47. Telim'Tor had a few: DARTS. (Telim'Tor's Darts
)
48. One might be protected by a warden: BROOD. (Broodwarden
)
49. Iname __ ___: ASONE. (Iname As One
)
50. Griptide's functional preprint: REPEL. (Griptide
, Repel
)
51. Where to find a hound on Zendikar: AFFA. (Affa Guard Hound
)
52. What valor can be made: REAL. (Valor Made Real
)
53. Cavotta or Tabak: MATT. (http://wiki.mtgsalvation.com/article/Matt_Cavotta, http://wiki.mtgsalvation.com/article/Matt_Tabak)
54. Beginning phase step: DRAW. (http://wiki.mtgsalvation.com/article/Beginning_phase)
55. Wax companion: WANE, (Wax // Wane
)
56. Bob : Dark Confidant :: ____ : Sylvan Safekeeper. OLLE. (http://wiki.mtgsalvation.com/article/Magic_Invitational)
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