No Clue Crossword (MIT Mystery Hunt 2020)
| No Clue Crossword | |
|---|---|
| MIT Mystery Hunt 2020 | |
| Balloon Vendor | |
| Author(s) | Asher Walkover |
| Answer | Click to revealMOB |
| Statistics | |
| No. solves | 31 |
| No. total guesses | 185 |
| Links | |
| Puzzle | Link |
| Solution | Link |
No Clue Crossword is a puzzle from the Balloon Vendor round of the 2020 MIT Mystery Hunt. The puzzle is presented as a crossword where all of the clues are "No clue".
Puzzle Elements[edit | edit source]
Grid-Centric - Solvers are given a normal crossword grid, in addition to a list of clues that all read "No clue."
Flavortext - The balloon merchant gives you what appears to be a crossword, but your brief conversation with him isn't very helpful. "What's this for?" "No clue." "Where'd it come from?" "No clue." "Am I supposed to solve it?" "No clue."
Red Herring - The puzzle has a somewhat misleading presentation; the crossword grid is not meant to be filled with anything.
Diagramless Crossword - One may note that the clue numbers do not align between the "clues" and the crossword grid. However, the solver can reconstruct a different grid from the clue numbers, in the fashion of a diagramless crossword.
Marked Elements - Some clue numbers have asterisks next to them. Marking the squares corresponding to those entries on both grids and overlapping them...
Give Me a Y - ...forms letter shapes that spell out the answer.
