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Clues in red have changed upon reading it through again sober, apologies :(
 

 
(I helped save b3ta! drimble he'd been white, he'd been black, Sat 9 Jun 2012, 1:14, archived)
# dear god
i just sat and read all he clues, i really have nothing better to do.
(I helped save b3ta! Thor_sonofodin has done things, terrible things on, Sat 9 Jun 2012, 1:56, archived)
# It gets worse
I'm actually doing it
edit: the situation does, not the word thing, that's going well
(I helped save b3ta! Antubis right round, like a record, lion, Sat 9 Jun 2012, 2:01, archived)
# On a Friday night, too :'(
edit: oh yeah, and some of the answers are REALLY shit, but dictated by what would fit in the spaces remaining. 43 down, for instance.
(I helped save b3ta! drimble he'd been white, he'd been black, Sat 9 Jun 2012, 2:03, archived)
# Haha
I'm not surprised, crosswords are hell to make
(I helped save b3ta! Antubis right round, like a record, lion, Sat 9 Jun 2012, 2:11, archived)
# I found it easy in the past
until I realised that there were all these RULES you had to stick to, about symmetry and so forth. I've still not done it right because the middle 'island' shouldn't be isolated in that way, but I kind of gave up with this halfway. I guess the newspapers have computer programs to make them, I can't see how someone at The Times has the time or the sanity to write a completely new one every day!
(I helped save b3ta! drimble he'd been white, he'd been black, Sat 9 Jun 2012, 2:18, archived)
# I'm sure a lot only have one axis of symmetry
Hah, you never know, there are some crazy people out there. I'm kinda tempted to write a program that generates them now though, possibly with some kind of website scraping to make it choose audience-relevant words.
Anyway, looks like I've buggered up some of the corners. So I think I'll leave the rest 'til tomorrow.
(I helped save b3ta! Antubis right round, like a record, lion, Sat 9 Jun 2012, 2:56, archived)
# There are a few other formats
Like rotational symmetry.
(Wize, Sat 9 Jun 2012, 3:01, archived)
# Ah, I've seen them before
So yeah, patterns and symmetry of some kind. Although.. why is that? The only way that has any purpose is in those horrific ones that make you work out what squares to fill in black as well. *checks Wikipedia* Oh, tradition :)
(I helped save b3ta! Antubis right round, like a record, lion, Sat 9 Jun 2012, 3:11, archived)
# this is awesome!
i shall try it tomorrow

back page this now! (of The Times)
(DreddPirateBob has watched every scifi film ever on, Sat 9 Jun 2012, 2:25, archived)
# Ooh, ta
(I helped save b3ta! drimble he'd been white, he'd been black, Sat 9 Jun 2012, 12:56, archived)
# Bloody fucking christ.
2:30 in the morning, with a gutful of beer and whiskey is not the best time for this. Think I'll have to check back.
(I helped save b3ta! Willmot laid a scotch egg, Sat 9 Jun 2012, 2:37, archived)
# Verily.
I shall have to come back to this once I've slept off this whiskey, vodka and terrible cold.
(I helped save b3ta! Bourbon Fox Bourbon is a moron, Sat 9 Jun 2012, 2:48, archived)
# Nicely "click"
I'll solve it tomorrow (my bedtime now)
Then when I feel the urge, I'll post another
(I helped save b3ta! An Egg ,D, Sat 9 Jun 2012, 3:02, archived)
# :)
(I helped save b3ta! drimble he'd been white, he'd been black, Sat 9 Jun 2012, 12:56, archived)
# this is utterly brilliant
yet I sadly suspect that in-jokes will be its un-FP-ing.
(I helped save b3ta! finnbar has officially retired, Sat 9 Jun 2012, 9:17, archived)
# It's really not, but thanks anyway :)
(I helped save b3ta! drimble he'd been white, he'd been black, Sat 9 Jun 2012, 12:56, archived)