A very Wiki crossword

Humour

A very Wiki crossword

This issue, we have a crossword, made by Wikipedians for Wikipedians. Inspired by previous crosswords in The Signpost, it can be played online at the following link, or on pencil-and-paper by printing out the image below.

Across

1. Junkie

3. Community water source

7. Roman field treatment

10. Gardener's friend

11. Meta

14. Today's featured questions

16. Signature box, alternately (Alternate clue: Article, Talk, and Template are examples)

17. Edit-addicted autodidacts battle

18. Come in white and red, with x

21. I'm dynamite! I'm a power load!

22. Please, sir, may I have some more clue? (Alternate clue: unlinked, unfindable)

23. The backend

24. Originally non-bias

Down

2. Coined by TMRC at MIT

4. His name is oft-invoked with Law

5. Obvious gibberish, in other words (Alternate clue: Lie detector skeleton)

6. IATA United Airlines, extended

8. Newbie cafe

9. Philosophy of reduction

12. Clarification, for short

13. When blue becomes 101 un-quartered (Alternate clue: chain mold)

15. Banish from view, for short

19. Google borrows heavily from it

20. As powerful as Queen Elizabeth

Happy crosswording! Answers will come with our next issue. Hints will be provided in the comments below, so beware spoilers as you scroll!

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This... is devilishly hard! I've gotten 16 of the 24 words figured out after a few hours of thinking, but I've absolutely no clue about the other eight. Whoop whoop pull up ^{Bitching Betty ⚧ Averted crashes} 01:07, 1 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
- Well, here's your first hint, then! Pretty much all the answers can be found at Wikipedia:Glossary. Happy hunting and feel free to ask for more hints. Ganesha811 (talk) 01:19, 1 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  - Whoop whoop is doing well, I have only 9 so far. Thanks for the hint, Ganesha, that's what I dragged myself over here for! – Athaenara ✉ 08:44, 1 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  - Doing better now, I nominate "Roman field treatment" for Best Clue. – Athaenara ✉ 17:58, 1 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Whatever; I'm tired. Kleinpecan (talk) 10:23, 1 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
ADDICT R VILLAGEPUMP O F P D T U A W ?A?T I T A E D GNOME N E A ??T? L D H N D E DIDYOUKNOW E R T S U N L???????? EDITWAR S S??E V O M E E T I D N B J TNT E????N MEDIAWIKI S D F L S G M E O M B B NPOV O X

Whatever; I'm tired. Kleinpecan (talk) 10:23, 1 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

     ADDICT
         R
 VILLAGEPUMP
      O  F   P
      D  T U A
      W   ?A?T
      I  T A E
   D GNOME   N
   E     A ??T?
   L  D  H   N  D
   E DIDYOUKNOW E
 R T  S  U   N  L????????
 EDITWAR S   S??E
 V O  M  E   E  T    I
 D N  B J   TNT E????N
MEDIAWIKI    S  D    F
 L S  G M    E       O
   M    B            B
      NPOV           O
                     X

I've added some alternate clues for ones that seem to be tougher than others. @Kleinpecan: you're really close, but probably the reason 16 and 22 across are giving you issues is that 13 down is wrong - here's a hint for it. Nice work overall though. For a hint on 7-across click here, for a hint on 11-across, click here. @Athaenara: @Whoop whoop pull up: some clues if you want them. Ganesha811 (talk) 13:24, 1 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Great and very fun (if hard) puzzle! Someone needs to explain 22-across to me though -- I only guessed what it was when I already had 13- and 19-down. 15 (talk) 16:21, 1 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! Here's a link - the main character is an ______. The line (also from a movie adaptation) has become a bit of a meme nowadays. Ganesha811 (talk) 17:15, 1 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hmmm, the one I'm really struggling with is 13 down. I'm 99% sure I know what it is, but that answer doesn't show as correct. -- Asartea ^Talk ^| ^Contribs 19:59, 1 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Asartea:, if you'd like to double-check, the answer for 13-down can be found here. Ganesha811 (talk) 20:39, 1 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
@Ganesha811 Oh, like that. My brain was thinking just HTTP404, because that seemed to fit better with the clue. -- Asartea ^Talk ^| ^Contribs 05:54, 2 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Arrgh, I was so convinced it was "redlink", though I also tried "deleted". — Bilorv (talk) 16:38, 2 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I fail to see how the original clue for 16 was related to the solution, but the new one might have been too easy. ~~~~
User:1234qwer1234qwer4 (talk) 22:39, 1 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@1234qwer1234qwer4: my thinking was as follows (in white, so highlight to read): a signature box, as in on a form or document, is literally a "name space", a place to put your name. Ganesha811 (talk) 23:33, 1 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
With a little bit of guessing (11 across was a fun one) and using the alternative clues that were added below the crossword here but not at the website, I've managed to figure out 19 of the words. I did not find 4, 12, 13, and 19 down, as well as 7 across. Seeing a solution has been posted somewhere in this discussion, I will probably take a look at that now. ~~~~
User:1234qwer1234qwer4 (talk) 23:45, 1 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Similarly for 5 down. While the alternate clue makes the answer obvious, I still have no idea how the original clue is related. – SD0001 (talk) 03:46, 2 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Not obvious enough for me to understand either... — Bilorv (talk) 16:38, 2 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Got half of them myself, and filled in most of the rest from the hints and by looking at the glossary. Very well written. Only one I don't really like is 1 across – I don't here that much onwiki (just the synonym found at "WP:[answer]"). Still missing 5 down, 6 down and 18 across. — Bilorv (talk) 16:38, 2 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
ugg 10 was hard and 22 had me scratching my head haha Mujinga (talk) 13:32, 12 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Utterly distracted by 21 across. Now listening to the AC/DC catalogue. Guess it will be a loong way back to the top if I want to crossword. Tribe of Tiger ^{Let's Purrfect!} 06:28, 25 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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