Monday, August 5, 2013

StarCityGames.com Crossword Solution 2

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Across

1. ____ Ged: BALA. (http://wiki.mtgsalvation.com/article/Bala_Ged, http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=+[bala]+[ged])
5. Some are alternatives: COSTS. (http://wiki.mtgsalvation.com/article/Alternative_cost)
9. A brave boggart might nab one: GOAT. (Goatnapper
)
13. Master of elocution: AZOR. (http://wiki.mtgsalvation.com/article/Azor, Azor's Elocutors
)
14. Fortified ____: AREA. (Fortified Area
)
15. Dash forward with a sword: LUNGE. (Lunge
, Skillful Lunge
)
16. They don't have snow landwalk (!?): BARBARIANGUIDES. (Barbarian Guides
, who apparently can escort other creatures through the snow, but can't traverse it alone)
19. Ramirez DiPietro's favorite verb? ARE. (Ramirez DePietro
, yes, this is an awful pirate pun, and the clue was misspelled)
20. It's endless, with the right vessel: REST. (Vessel of Endless Rest
)
21. All __ ____: ISDUST. (All Is Dust
)
22. Her surname, which rhymes with her touch: VESS. (Liliana Vess
, Liliana's Caress
)
23. A brooding dragon must have had one: MATE. (A reference to Broodmate Dragon
, but also just a true statement, assuming dragons don't undergo parthenogenesis)
24. Hands, to Wafo-Tapa: MAINS. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guillaume_Wafo-Tapa, Into the Void
)
26. Giant ___: FAN. (Giant Fan
)
27. Ownre fo a flasyh goldne tigre? SETH. (Note the jumbling of the clue, Seht's Tiger
)
31. ~1/15 of cards: RARES. (http://wiki.mtgsalvation.com/article/Booster_pack#Contents_and_cost, where a "card" is a thing you can put in a deck, so the marketing card doesn't count)
32. Too familiar refutation of a Gitaxian probe? JINNO. (Gitaxian Probe
, "Jin
, no!")
34. Bronzebeak: MOA. (Bronzebeak Moa
)
35. They might include a golden fleece or winged sandals: THEROSARTIFACTS. (Theros is an ancient Greek themed set, so artifacts from Greek mythology are reasonable guesses for Theros artifacts)
38. Grafdigger's marsh: FEN. (Haunted Fengraf
, http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/fen)
39. Her chosen never die: NISSA. (Nissa's Chosen
)
40. _____ Havoc: WREAK. (Wreak Havoc
)
41. Kind of Wurm or Giant: CRAW. (Craw Wurm
, Craw Giant
)
43. What the Golgari farm: ROT. (Golgari Rot Farm
)
44. Dromad Purebred: CAMEL. (Dromad Purebred
, click through to the Oracle text)
45. Ponder's functional preprint: OMEN. (Ponder
, Omen
, the casting costs differ, so the clue probably should have said "almost")
47. Ravnica is one: CITY. (http://wiki.mtgsalvation.com/article/Ravnica)
48. If he wanted your opinion, he'd have told you what it was: PEMMIN. (Stifle
)
51. Cycling circle of sorts: RUNE. (A Rune of Protection is basically a cycling Circle of Protection)
52. ___ / ALL / CSP: ICE. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Magic:_The_Gathering_sets, see Ice Age Block)
55. Distant, white cousin of Nicol Bolas: ALABASTERDRAGON. (Nicol Bolas
, Alabaster Dragon
)
58. He's bound by honor: NAGAO. (Nagao, Bound by Honor
)
59. 63 of 90 Sliver cards have this word: HAVE. (Count 'em, this one was sneaky as clues generally shouldn't contain answers)
60. Type of creature that's no longer a creature type: LORD. (http://wiki.mtgsalvation.com/article/Lord, e.g. Goblin King
)
61. Brass ____: GNAT. (Brass Gnat
)
62. Primarily blue Shard: ESPER. (http://wiki.mtgsalvation.com/article/Esper)
63. Coste de maná convertido de Domri Rade: TRES. (Domri Rade
, http://translate.google.com/#en/es/three)

Down

1. Ali ____: BABA. (Ali Baba
)
2. Lim-Dûl possessed him: AZAR. (http://wiki.mtgsalvation.com/article/Azar)
3. It may be fatal, forbidden, or forgotten: LORE. (Fatal Lore
, Forbidden Lore
, Forgotten Lore
)
4. CON follower: ARB. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Magic:_The_Gathering_sets, Conflux, Alara Reborn)
5. Her touch, which rhymes with her surname: CARESS. (Liliana's Caress
, Liliana Vess
)
6. Samite Guardian: ORISS. (Oriss, Samite Guardian
)
7. ____ of the Synod: SEAT. (Seat of the Synod
)
8. Xu ___, Wu Longbowman artist: TAN. (Wu Longbowman
)
9. "The reejerey ______ the course of the school": GUIDES. (Merrow Reejerey
, yes, the substring repetition of "guides" is poor)
10. Zendikar continent nurtured by giants: ONDU. (http://wiki.mtgsalvation.com/article/Ondu, Ondu Giant
)
11. Guardian of the ____: AGES. (Guardian of the Ages
)
12. Ludevic's favorite subject? TEST. (Ludevic's Test Subject
)
15. Wander end? LUST. (Wanderlust
)
17. His aura isn't an aura: ARENSON. (Arenson's Aura
)
18. Painter of a flashy golden tiger: GIANNI. (Thomas Gianni painted Seht's Tiger
)
22. Olivia Voldaren der umgewandelten Manakosten: VIER. (Olivia Voldaren
, http://translate.google.com/#en/de/four)
23. Skyreach _____: MANTA. (Skyreach Manta
)
24. Dark Confidant's surname: MAHER. (http://wiki.mtgsalvation.com/article/Magic_Invitational)
25. Place where creatures fight: ARENA. (Arena
)
26. Adamaro ordinal: FIRST. (Adamaro, First to Desire
, "first" is an ordinal number)
28. "Presenting ... this card!": EMCEE. (Emcee
)
29. _____ War: TOTAL. (Total War
)
30. Wielder of the Hand of Righteous Retribution: HASK. (http://wiki.mtgsalvation.com/article/Captain_Hask)
31. Rude but needed advice for most MTGO streamers: RTFC. (http://wiki.mtgsalvation.com/article/List_of_Magic_slang#RTFC)
32. _____, the Jace Sculptor: JASON. (Jason Chan drew Jace, the Mind Sculptor
)
33. Wall __ _____: OFWATER. (Wall of Water
)
36. They're alluring: SIRENS. (Alluring Siren
)
37. Thirteen zombies make a decent sized one: ARMY. (A reference to Army of the Damned
)
42. Rabid aura lover: WOMBAT. (Rabid Wombat
)
44. Smoky flamekin relative: CINDER. (http://wiki.mtgsalvation.com/article/Elemental#Cinder, http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?action=advanced&name=+[cinder]&format=|[%22Lorwyn-Shadowmoor%20Block%22])
46. Source of Artful Beauty's artful beauty: MIAO. (Miao Aili painted Diaochan, Artful Beauty
)
47. One drop, two drop, three drop: CURVE. (http://wiki.mtgsalvation.com/article/Curve_out)
48. ____osaur: PANG. (Pangosaur
)
49. What Melancholy has, and those with melancholy don't: ELAN. (Melancholy
literally contains the substring "elan", but those with melancholy don't have élan )
50. Traitor to Mortals: MAGA. (Maga, Traitor to Mortals
)
51. ____ Intellect: REAP. (Reap Intellect
)
52. Elesh and Elspeth maker: IGOR. (Igor Kieryluk made the art for Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
and Elspeth, Knight-Errant
)
53. Mirrodin's nucleus: CORE. (Mirrodin's Core
)
54. Odds' other half: ENDS. (Odds // Ends
)
56. Set code for 35-Across: THS. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Magic:_The_Gathering_sets, see Theros)
57. Guildpact codename: Alt. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Magic:_The_Gathering_sets)
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