Cryptic Split Lines

by Marty Sears by Marty Sears

CASE 3819

Cryptic Split Lines

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The brief

Fill the grid with the digits 1-9 so that digits don't repeat in any row or column.

Each digit is represented by a letter of the alphabet, to be determined.

Using these letters, the answer to each cryptic clue below can be placed into the grid in a straight line, reading from left to right or downwards. Each peach circle marks the start of at least one word, and each peach diamond marks the end of at least one word. Every word starts at a circle and ends at a diamond. Different words can not share more than one cell.

If a blue dot sits on a word, it divides that word into segments which each have the same sum when the letters are translated to digits.

𝗖𝗟𝗨𝗘𝗦 (sorted by answer length)

𝟯 𝗟𝗘𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗦:

  • Hole discovered in hospital (3)
  • Cool joint (3)
  • Tree has changed (3)
  • Is able to cancel the first half (3)
  • Tear drops within split seconds (3)

𝟰 𝗟𝗘𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗦:

  • Disc useful for a better snack (4)
  • Pinched the middle part of a foot (4)
  • Fashion accessory reportedly from Bangkok or thereabouts (4)
  • Bits of advice given to person who’s been waiting? (4)

𝟱 𝗟𝗘𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗦:

  • Breathes heavily on bottoms (5)
  • Rodent is returning to an Indian music producer (5)

𝟲 𝗟𝗘𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗦:

  • Photos of royalty, by the sounds of it (6)
  • Take tin openers to all the care homes (6)

𝟳 𝗟𝗘𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗦:

  • Musician reimagines rap hits (7)
  • In stomach, pin found instead of cat food (7)

𝟵 𝗟𝗘𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗦:

  • Penguin has face part and back parts (9)
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