P is for Pterodactyl
By Elgel
Apologies for the delays between puzzles; I've been busy moving to a new city and a new job role, and haven't had much time for making grids. I do have multiple in the works though, so stay tuned.
The letter shapes on the left can all be fitted together into the main grid, without overlap.
The grid cells untouched by letter shapes give two descriptions of this puzzle, one for each way you resolve an ambiguity.
Do note the ordering of letters in the shape words; to fit the constraint of "finishing this year", they don't all go round as neatly as I'd like.
Interface instructions: use Shift-[letter] to move the coloured shapes around.
The letter shapes on the left can all be fitted together into the main grid, without overlap.
The grid cells untouched by letter shapes give two descriptions of this puzzle, one for each way you resolve an ambiguity.
Do note the ordering of letters in the shape words; to fit the constraint of "finishing this year", they don't all go round as neatly as I'd like.
Interface instructions: use Shift-[letter] to move the coloured shapes around.
Across
| 1 | One representing five taken in by car group meets blame (6) |
| 2 | Blow arrangement by leaving Lex in confusion (4) |
| 3 | Held in quiet netscape's back, covering for nonresident (4) |
| 4 | Jet is cause of anemia? (5) |
| 5 | I sadly assumed another name (5) |
| 6 | Hollywood hideout is filled up (5) |
| 7 | Some wine perhaps in tale surrounding tour on vacation (5) |
| 8 | Moll's upset with delay (3) |
| 9 | Exclamation as pilot's stressing units over the radio (5) |
| 10 | Rod cut round lake (4) |
| 11 | Venerable one's fifth plot? (4) |
| 12 | Cohort goes next, though often ignored (3,1) |
| 13 | Half eaten children scattered around monster (4) |
| 14 | One leaving bar with jug? (6) |
| 15 | Stars breaking up in Nebraska over eggs (5) |
| 16 | Roof piece finishes off Mount Fuji memorial service (4) |
| 17 | Promise that could inspire studs into becoming hard-working? (3) |
| 18 | While cycling, catch badgers (4) |
| 19 | Snakebird painting (perhaps in blood, perversely) (6) |
| 20 | Kill, marrying, f***? Rejecting each, a cunning method (5) |
| 21 | Ecstasy precedes special kind of experience (3) |
| 22 | Setter's hunt for gold (4) |
| 23 | Muscle top's swapping bottoms with no prep (2,3) |
| 24 | Brief, amazed description of Mo's seating (5) |
| 25 | Suggest knight over knave in court position (5) |
| 26 | Scuffed knee raw, causing alarm (7) |
| 27 | In the end, status quo returned for Middle East market (4) |
| 28 | Poetic, ethereal artiste Rory's exhausted (4) |
| 29 | One third of stand falls off music player (4) |
| 30 | Paul's partner found in naked orgy (3) |
| 31 | Period ending in us leaving (4) |
| 32 | Abandoned without name or relief (4) |
| 33 | Call over pal (3) |
| 34 | River finally cleared out messy place (3) |
| 35 | Shredded moss and fruits (7) |
| 36 | Forcefully take short boat back (4) |
| 37 | Sitter's requirement and product? (5) |
| 38 | Carroll's sleep terror is boring? (5) |
| 39 | Dry, spectacle-wearing German (4) |
| 40 | Madman trades both mothers for drugs, attaining paradise (4) |
| 41 | Something remembered in memorial; a modem... (5) |
| 42 | ...understanding handling 56K (6) |
Other
| A | Talk poetically of lost little area (10) |
| B | Gave support for foul and obvious Spoonerism (10) |
| C | Regularly act angry or suspicious (4) |
| D | Weatherman's unit for graduating time (6,3) |
| E | I'd best be off; good timing for going down river (3,5) |
| F | Pay respects by one monarch; and again, getting more passionate (7) |
| G | One filled with bile is happier holding everything back, initially (4,7) |
| H | Using tongue, he gets to the centre of his Twisters (7) |
| I | Kill current now (3) |
| J | In Paris, I returned most of dirty stone (5) |
| K | Born into royalty, getting a leg up? (7) |
| L | Keep on; so role becomes rote? (4) |
| M | Inspiring arrangements of low, large bras broken by pig (4,6) |
| N | Call-out button on boats (5) |
| O | Going with the clock on individual tax to piccolo? (8) |
| P | According to appeals, 'to take notice' means 'causes' (9) |
| Q | Quite bold, baroque, mashup (4,5) |
| R | Talk earnestly, fascinated with proton-neutron exchange (4) |
| S | Small journey around a distinctive path (6) |
| T | Blows past Tesla's cars (5) |
| U | Let go new ladies in employment (7) |
| V | Very wrong to skip start in dance (5) |
| W | Supplier's heated argument's beginning in taking the husband out (5,4) |
| X | Doctors exonerating cutting poor triage for anaesthetic (5) |
| Y | Old hand from the old country (6) |
| Z | Take a look into god completely stripping acolytes with fervour (9) |
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