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What do you mean "in the form of a cryptic"? Cryptic and non-cryptic crosswords both use the same shape and grids here. Often the same grid will offer two sets of clues. Do your cryptic crosswords have a different shape?
By [arbitrary, I suppose] US convention there are no unkeyed letters in a "regular" crossword, while cryptics are modeled after the British(?) practice of having just about every other letter unkeyed. As is the case in this non-cryptic one.
Come to think of it, I've never seen a British crossword puzzle that wasn't cryptic!
What is the practice in other countries?
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"Unkeyed" = not crossed by another word. With all letters "keyed" there is always another way to check that you have the right answer, as each letter is part of two words, one across and another down. A composer would have to work much harder to get words that are ambiguous in two ways simultaneously...
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ah. that was my assumption, but thanks for the clarification.
I worked with a church organist for a while that used to write crosswords for the NYT... quiet little old lady she was, but.
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I'm told that these days if you want to write a puzzle to submit to the Times (and get paid for it, of course) what they really want to know is the theme and the major words. Those being found worthy, you can go ahead and write the rest of the puzzle...
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What do you mean "in the form of a cryptic"? Cryptic and non-cryptic crosswords both use the same shape and grids here. Often the same grid will offer two sets of clues. Do your cryptic crosswords have a different shape?
By [arbitrary, I suppose] US convention there are no unkeyed letters in a "regular" crossword, while cryptics are modeled after the British(?) practice of having just about every other letter unkeyed. As is the case in this non-cryptic one.
Come to think of it, I've never seen a British crossword puzzle that wasn't cryptic!
What is the practice in other countries?
I've only ever seen the "no unkeyed letter" format in children's puzzles here in Zild. Both cryptic and non-cryptic crosswords routinely use the pattern shown in the example under discussion.
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Dag-gone, y'all ran off and did all this on me while I was at choir practice!  Give a girl a chance next time, won'tcha? Logwood, this is all your fault! wink
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*practice for marriage* Yes dear.  Edit: *flees!!*
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If you don't mind me spamming your boards with those, I wouldn't mind to make a habit out of it... seems much more fun racing for the answers in "help Logwood the crossword never-finisher" sessions... hehe
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