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There's never a cross word on the Camino...

miguel_gp

Veteran Member
Just as a bit of fun, I’ve compiled a Camino-themed crossword puzzle which is available as an embedded image below.

The answers to the clues are based on Camino routes and places or basic Spanish (or French) words, with on the most part some sort of link to the Camino. I'm not clever enough to make it interactive so I'm afraid you will need to save and print off the image to fill in the grid.

I’ve never tried to compile a crossword before so I hope that the clues work ok for any of you that atempt to solve it.

As I say, just for fun, no prizes I’m afraid :roll: . I’ll post the solution up some time tomorrow. Enjoy and Good Luck!
Mig


Across

1 Sorry, did I misread this town on the Portugues (6)
4 Good Camino route for a mixed-up individual (6)
8 Galician river, that's borderline! (4)
9 You're never greeted with a good ONE of these (3)
10 Commanded to ¡come on! (5)
11 The definitive, feminine article (2)
15 City on a primitive route (6)
16 The final destination, but not the end of the world (8)
17 Alas, a bus company serving many routes (4)
20 It’s a Spanish law (3)
21 Me, I'd break that toy in two (2)
23 A lion from the north is home to a hotel Mr. Sheen would be proud of (4)
25 You, rather informally (2)
26 Beyond Finisterre (3)
29 Town in Galicia on the VdlP, famed for bread (3)
30 Start of the Portugues in Spain (3)
31 Simon says Yes (2)
32 They are, are they? (3)
33 Go, get a verb ending (2)
34 The Spanish Court, shopped in by the English maybe (5)
35 Potato, onion and egg tapa (8)
36 Delivered with the toot of a horn (3)

Down

1 A place to try a run through, what a load of bull! (8)
2 More than one water course (4)
3 Oh it’s nothing, really! (4)
4 A man leading the way on the forum (4)
5 The way a Valenciano may take (7)
6 A city so nice, it’s in here twice (8)
7 The fastest way to train in Spain (5)
12 Quite a feat, putting them one in front of the other (4)
13 One way, to guarantee not to return (3)
14 Not permitted to enter Spain, it’s the end of the Portugues for you then (7)
18 Sounds like someone set fire to this French bed (3)
19 He has a bit of an accent, but doesn't sound like heaven (2)
20 Him, well it doesn't sound like he's high up (2)
22 Discovered, or u seen a place to get a hot bath on the VdlP (7)
24 Green may well have recommended this holy accommodation on the VdlP (6)
26 Eastern mates are mixed up, it’s plain (6)
27 Spanish lady friend (5)
28 Its boiling at the fair for this cephalopod (5)
29 With an American inmate (3)
31 Abbreviated Spanish compass point, sounds like you said you’ll get stitched up (2)
34 Colin would lead you up to this French pass (3)

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Thanks Miguel, we had a lot of fun. The only ones we couldn't get were the VdlP places.
Are you planning another sometime?
TerryB and Tia Valeria
 
Hi Terry and Valeria,

Glad you enjoyed it. I hadn't considered another to be honest, but will give it some thought if I get the time and further inspiration.

Regards
Mig
 
Thanks Miguel
I almost managed it.
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Loved it. A lot of work much appreciated. Maybe you have thrown down a gauntlet? Anyone else wanna have a go? I'm already thinking of some clues...
 
It has been a while since I did one of these but there may be some newer members who wish to try their hand?

Basically it is a Camino-themed crossword, using Spanish or English words and also places on the Camino(s). I'm an amateur at this so I hope that the clues work ok

No prizes I'm afraid. The solution will be posted up in a day or two.

¡Buena Suerte!
Mig

 
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Idea for the next one: arrange the words so that the negative space creates the Santiago cross!!!!!
 
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