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Enigmatic Variations No. 1335: Treasure Hunt solution

Filled crossword grid

 

The grid could only be completed by having two letters entered in a number of cells. The cells affected point to one of the four Xs in the grid, which is the location of the treasure.

 

FAIRIES; ai in fries

STIES; tie in s,s

ADNOUNS; ad no + anag.

TWI(X)T; 2 mngs.

TEETH; te(n)et + h

AINÉE; A-(l)ine + e

WOOL CARD; L car in wood

ASPER; P in a ser

ILLUSTRIOUS; ill + (in D)ustrious

PERLUSTRATE; per lust rate

AESC; ae + Sc(ottish)

PARAMECIUM; arame c in Pium

O(X)TER; (Prom)oter

FLURR; l in fur(0)r

RINSE; n in rise

NICOSIA; anag.

ENZED; z in dene (rev.)

NARTHE(X); cyclical permutation of THENAR

FAT CAMP; act (rev.) in fam. P

ADEN; de in a N

INEXPERT; per in I next

ROTHER; r other

ENTOMOSTRACAN; anag.

STALWORTH; owl (rev.) in start H

TWICE; w in tice

E(X)ERGUE; e’er + gue(sts)

STEDD; hidden

SUOVETAURILIA; anag.

BALUSTERED; A in blustered

ROSEBUSH; be so (all rev.) in rush

RELA(X)IN; la in rein

SYCORA(X); cor! in anag.

SPORE; p in sore

SIAMESE; I am in sese

ALLOT; all OT

BRIE; brie(F)

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