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  1. Deadly $X$ (5)

  2. White heroine or cocaine (4)

  3. Introduction of good old $X$ (4)




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  1. $X$ in screwy nail is $X$ object (5)


  2. $X$s scrapped behind engine driver's head for $X$ group (9)

  3. Unopened salad central solely to leaders of $X$ equation (3'1 3)











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    In the following clues, a certain term been replaced with $X$. Find out the meaning of $X$ and solve the crossword.




    enter image description here




    Down





    1. Deadly $X$ (5)

    2. White heroine or cocaine (4)

    3. Introduction of good old $X$ (4)




    Across






    1. $X$ in screwy nail is $X$ object (5)


    2. $X$s scrapped behind engine driver's head for $X$ group (9)

    3. Unopened salad central solely to leaders of $X$ equation (3'1 3)











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      10





      $begingroup$


      In the following clues, a certain term been replaced with $X$. Find out the meaning of $X$ and solve the crossword.




      enter image description here




      Down





      1. Deadly $X$ (5)

      2. White heroine or cocaine (4)

      3. Introduction of good old $X$ (4)




      Across






      1. $X$ in screwy nail is $X$ object (5)


      2. $X$s scrapped behind engine driver's head for $X$ group (9)

      3. Unopened salad central solely to leaders of $X$ equation (3'1 3)











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      In the following clues, a certain term been replaced with $X$. Find out the meaning of $X$ and solve the crossword.




      enter image description here




      Down





      1. Deadly $X$ (5)

      2. White heroine or cocaine (4)

      3. Introduction of good old $X$ (4)




      Across






      1. $X$ in screwy nail is $X$ object (5)


      2. $X$s scrapped behind engine driver's head for $X$ group (9)

      3. Unopened salad central solely to leaders of $X$ equation (3'1 3)








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          Building very heavily on PilsNot3's answer (upvoted), $X$ is




          Heavy Metal




          1D. Deadly $X$ (5)




          Fatal (Fat Aluminium)




          4A. $X$ in screwy nail is $X$ object (5)




          Anvil is a heavy metal object (Vanadium in nail anagrammed)




          6a. Unopened salad central solely to leaders of $X$ equation (3'1 3)




          Ohm's law. Coleslaw -> oleslaw -> take out le from solely, add heavy metal




          5a. $X$s scrapped behind engine driver's head for $X$ group (9)




          I can't see past Rémi Henry's suggestion of Motörhead, Possible wordplay: Heavy - Vanadium - Yttrium = Hea. Engine = Motör. D = Driver's head. This makes 2d, snöw, but given the an̈swer this seems to be Ök.







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          $begingroup$

          Partial



          The identity of $ X $ is




          Metal




          Solutions to the cryptic clues:



          1D. Deadly $X$ (5)




          FATAL(?) - deadly, is also the name of several metal bands




          2D. White heroine or cocaine (4)




          SNOW - Snow White, and “snow” is slang for cocaine.




          3D. Introduction of good old $X$ (4)




          GOLD - metal, G(ood) + OLD




          4A. $X$ in screwy nail is $X$ object (5)




          ANVIL - metal object, (NAIL)* around V (vanadium, a metal)




          5A. $X$s scrapped behind engine driver's head for $X$ group (9)




          MOTORHEAD(?) (suggested by Rémi Henry) - metal group, MOTOR (engine driver) + HEAD, not sure about “Metals scrapped” though




          6A. Unopened salad central solely to leaders of $X$ equation (3'1 3)




          ???’? LAW - Some kind of law relating to metals - maybe LEN’S LAW, or OHM’S LAW (suggested by ZanyG)? Though not sure how either fit the cryptic clue... We do have SLAW = “salad,” but the rest I have no idea







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            5A : rot13(ZBGBEURNQ) ?
            $endgroup$
            – Rémi Henry
            yesterday








          • 1




            $begingroup$
            What's rot13(Yra'f Ynj)? Do you mean (Yram'f Ynj)?
            $endgroup$
            – ZanyG
            yesterday










          • $begingroup$
            @ZanyG rot13(lrnu, gung jnf jung V jnf ersreevat gb, ohg V pna’g guvax bs nal bgure zrgny-eryngrq rdhngvbaf)
            $endgroup$
            – PiIsNot3
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          • $begingroup$
            Considered rot13(Buz'f Ynj)? Not sure if it fits with the cryptic, but at least it's three letters.
            $endgroup$
            – ZanyG
            yesterday










          • $begingroup$
            Could it refer to rot13(Zbu'f ynj ? Nygubhtu gung'f ernyyl n fpnyr gung eryngrf gb uneqarff bs ryrzragf) and I'm not sure about the apostrophe in that case either. Would rot13(ebpx) fit the same pattern as it's quite similar in meaning
            $endgroup$
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            yesterday













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          $begingroup$

          Building very heavily on PilsNot3's answer (upvoted), $X$ is




          Heavy Metal




          1D. Deadly $X$ (5)




          Fatal (Fat Aluminium)




          4A. $X$ in screwy nail is $X$ object (5)




          Anvil is a heavy metal object (Vanadium in nail anagrammed)




          6a. Unopened salad central solely to leaders of $X$ equation (3'1 3)




          Ohm's law. Coleslaw -> oleslaw -> take out le from solely, add heavy metal




          5a. $X$s scrapped behind engine driver's head for $X$ group (9)




          I can't see past Rémi Henry's suggestion of Motörhead, Possible wordplay: Heavy - Vanadium - Yttrium = Hea. Engine = Motör. D = Driver's head. This makes 2d, snöw, but given the an̈swer this seems to be Ök.







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            All cörrect! :D
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          6












          $begingroup$

          Building very heavily on PilsNot3's answer (upvoted), $X$ is




          Heavy Metal




          1D. Deadly $X$ (5)




          Fatal (Fat Aluminium)




          4A. $X$ in screwy nail is $X$ object (5)




          Anvil is a heavy metal object (Vanadium in nail anagrammed)




          6a. Unopened salad central solely to leaders of $X$ equation (3'1 3)




          Ohm's law. Coleslaw -> oleslaw -> take out le from solely, add heavy metal




          5a. $X$s scrapped behind engine driver's head for $X$ group (9)




          I can't see past Rémi Henry's suggestion of Motörhead, Possible wordplay: Heavy - Vanadium - Yttrium = Hea. Engine = Motör. D = Driver's head. This makes 2d, snöw, but given the an̈swer this seems to be Ök.







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            All cörrect! :D
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          $begingroup$

          Building very heavily on PilsNot3's answer (upvoted), $X$ is




          Heavy Metal




          1D. Deadly $X$ (5)




          Fatal (Fat Aluminium)




          4A. $X$ in screwy nail is $X$ object (5)




          Anvil is a heavy metal object (Vanadium in nail anagrammed)




          6a. Unopened salad central solely to leaders of $X$ equation (3'1 3)




          Ohm's law. Coleslaw -> oleslaw -> take out le from solely, add heavy metal




          5a. $X$s scrapped behind engine driver's head for $X$ group (9)




          I can't see past Rémi Henry's suggestion of Motörhead, Possible wordplay: Heavy - Vanadium - Yttrium = Hea. Engine = Motör. D = Driver's head. This makes 2d, snöw, but given the an̈swer this seems to be Ök.







          share|improve this answer











          $endgroup$



          Building very heavily on PilsNot3's answer (upvoted), $X$ is




          Heavy Metal




          1D. Deadly $X$ (5)




          Fatal (Fat Aluminium)




          4A. $X$ in screwy nail is $X$ object (5)




          Anvil is a heavy metal object (Vanadium in nail anagrammed)




          6a. Unopened salad central solely to leaders of $X$ equation (3'1 3)




          Ohm's law. Coleslaw -> oleslaw -> take out le from solely, add heavy metal




          5a. $X$s scrapped behind engine driver's head for $X$ group (9)




          I can't see past Rémi Henry's suggestion of Motörhead, Possible wordplay: Heavy - Vanadium - Yttrium = Hea. Engine = Motör. D = Driver's head. This makes 2d, snöw, but given the an̈swer this seems to be Ök.








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          • 1




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            All cörrect! :D
            $endgroup$
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            yesterday














          • 1




            $begingroup$
            All cörrect! :D
            $endgroup$
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            yesterday








          1




          1




          $begingroup$
          All cörrect! :D
          $endgroup$
          – jafe
          yesterday




          $begingroup$
          All cörrect! :D
          $endgroup$
          – jafe
          yesterday











          8












          $begingroup$

          Partial



          The identity of $ X $ is




          Metal




          Solutions to the cryptic clues:



          1D. Deadly $X$ (5)




          FATAL(?) - deadly, is also the name of several metal bands




          2D. White heroine or cocaine (4)




          SNOW - Snow White, and “snow” is slang for cocaine.




          3D. Introduction of good old $X$ (4)




          GOLD - metal, G(ood) + OLD




          4A. $X$ in screwy nail is $X$ object (5)




          ANVIL - metal object, (NAIL)* around V (vanadium, a metal)




          5A. $X$s scrapped behind engine driver's head for $X$ group (9)




          MOTORHEAD(?) (suggested by Rémi Henry) - metal group, MOTOR (engine driver) + HEAD, not sure about “Metals scrapped” though




          6A. Unopened salad central solely to leaders of $X$ equation (3'1 3)




          ???’? LAW - Some kind of law relating to metals - maybe LEN’S LAW, or OHM’S LAW (suggested by ZanyG)? Though not sure how either fit the cryptic clue... We do have SLAW = “salad,” but the rest I have no idea







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          $endgroup$









          • 1




            $begingroup$
            5A : rot13(ZBGBEURNQ) ?
            $endgroup$
            – Rémi Henry
            yesterday








          • 1




            $begingroup$
            What's rot13(Yra'f Ynj)? Do you mean (Yram'f Ynj)?
            $endgroup$
            – ZanyG
            yesterday










          • $begingroup$
            @ZanyG rot13(lrnu, gung jnf jung V jnf ersreevat gb, ohg V pna’g guvax bs nal bgure zrgny-eryngrq rdhngvbaf)
            $endgroup$
            – PiIsNot3
            yesterday










          • $begingroup$
            Considered rot13(Buz'f Ynj)? Not sure if it fits with the cryptic, but at least it's three letters.
            $endgroup$
            – ZanyG
            yesterday










          • $begingroup$
            Could it refer to rot13(Zbu'f ynj ? Nygubhtu gung'f ernyyl n fpnyr gung eryngrf gb uneqarff bs ryrzragf) and I'm not sure about the apostrophe in that case either. Would rot13(ebpx) fit the same pattern as it's quite similar in meaning
            $endgroup$
            – Smock
            yesterday


















          8












          $begingroup$

          Partial



          The identity of $ X $ is




          Metal




          Solutions to the cryptic clues:



          1D. Deadly $X$ (5)




          FATAL(?) - deadly, is also the name of several metal bands




          2D. White heroine or cocaine (4)




          SNOW - Snow White, and “snow” is slang for cocaine.




          3D. Introduction of good old $X$ (4)




          GOLD - metal, G(ood) + OLD




          4A. $X$ in screwy nail is $X$ object (5)




          ANVIL - metal object, (NAIL)* around V (vanadium, a metal)




          5A. $X$s scrapped behind engine driver's head for $X$ group (9)




          MOTORHEAD(?) (suggested by Rémi Henry) - metal group, MOTOR (engine driver) + HEAD, not sure about “Metals scrapped” though




          6A. Unopened salad central solely to leaders of $X$ equation (3'1 3)




          ???’? LAW - Some kind of law relating to metals - maybe LEN’S LAW, or OHM’S LAW (suggested by ZanyG)? Though not sure how either fit the cryptic clue... We do have SLAW = “salad,” but the rest I have no idea







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          • 1




            $begingroup$
            5A : rot13(ZBGBEURNQ) ?
            $endgroup$
            – Rémi Henry
            yesterday








          • 1




            $begingroup$
            What's rot13(Yra'f Ynj)? Do you mean (Yram'f Ynj)?
            $endgroup$
            – ZanyG
            yesterday










          • $begingroup$
            @ZanyG rot13(lrnu, gung jnf jung V jnf ersreevat gb, ohg V pna’g guvax bs nal bgure zrgny-eryngrq rdhngvbaf)
            $endgroup$
            – PiIsNot3
            yesterday










          • $begingroup$
            Considered rot13(Buz'f Ynj)? Not sure if it fits with the cryptic, but at least it's three letters.
            $endgroup$
            – ZanyG
            yesterday










          • $begingroup$
            Could it refer to rot13(Zbu'f ynj ? Nygubhtu gung'f ernyyl n fpnyr gung eryngrf gb uneqarff bs ryrzragf) and I'm not sure about the apostrophe in that case either. Would rot13(ebpx) fit the same pattern as it's quite similar in meaning
            $endgroup$
            – Smock
            yesterday
















          8












          8








          8





          $begingroup$

          Partial



          The identity of $ X $ is




          Metal




          Solutions to the cryptic clues:



          1D. Deadly $X$ (5)




          FATAL(?) - deadly, is also the name of several metal bands




          2D. White heroine or cocaine (4)




          SNOW - Snow White, and “snow” is slang for cocaine.




          3D. Introduction of good old $X$ (4)




          GOLD - metal, G(ood) + OLD




          4A. $X$ in screwy nail is $X$ object (5)




          ANVIL - metal object, (NAIL)* around V (vanadium, a metal)




          5A. $X$s scrapped behind engine driver's head for $X$ group (9)




          MOTORHEAD(?) (suggested by Rémi Henry) - metal group, MOTOR (engine driver) + HEAD, not sure about “Metals scrapped” though




          6A. Unopened salad central solely to leaders of $X$ equation (3'1 3)




          ???’? LAW - Some kind of law relating to metals - maybe LEN’S LAW, or OHM’S LAW (suggested by ZanyG)? Though not sure how either fit the cryptic clue... We do have SLAW = “salad,” but the rest I have no idea







          share|improve this answer











          $endgroup$



          Partial



          The identity of $ X $ is




          Metal




          Solutions to the cryptic clues:



          1D. Deadly $X$ (5)




          FATAL(?) - deadly, is also the name of several metal bands




          2D. White heroine or cocaine (4)




          SNOW - Snow White, and “snow” is slang for cocaine.




          3D. Introduction of good old $X$ (4)




          GOLD - metal, G(ood) + OLD




          4A. $X$ in screwy nail is $X$ object (5)




          ANVIL - metal object, (NAIL)* around V (vanadium, a metal)




          5A. $X$s scrapped behind engine driver's head for $X$ group (9)




          MOTORHEAD(?) (suggested by Rémi Henry) - metal group, MOTOR (engine driver) + HEAD, not sure about “Metals scrapped” though




          6A. Unopened salad central solely to leaders of $X$ equation (3'1 3)




          ???’? LAW - Some kind of law relating to metals - maybe LEN’S LAW, or OHM’S LAW (suggested by ZanyG)? Though not sure how either fit the cryptic clue... We do have SLAW = “salad,” but the rest I have no idea








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            $begingroup$
            5A : rot13(ZBGBEURNQ) ?
            $endgroup$
            – Rémi Henry
            yesterday








          • 1




            $begingroup$
            What's rot13(Yra'f Ynj)? Do you mean (Yram'f Ynj)?
            $endgroup$
            – ZanyG
            yesterday










          • $begingroup$
            @ZanyG rot13(lrnu, gung jnf jung V jnf ersreevat gb, ohg V pna’g guvax bs nal bgure zrgny-eryngrq rdhngvbaf)
            $endgroup$
            – PiIsNot3
            yesterday










          • $begingroup$
            Considered rot13(Buz'f Ynj)? Not sure if it fits with the cryptic, but at least it's three letters.
            $endgroup$
            – ZanyG
            yesterday










          • $begingroup$
            Could it refer to rot13(Zbu'f ynj ? Nygubhtu gung'f ernyyl n fpnyr gung eryngrf gb uneqarff bs ryrzragf) and I'm not sure about the apostrophe in that case either. Would rot13(ebpx) fit the same pattern as it's quite similar in meaning
            $endgroup$
            – Smock
            yesterday
















          • 1




            $begingroup$
            5A : rot13(ZBGBEURNQ) ?
            $endgroup$
            – Rémi Henry
            yesterday








          • 1




            $begingroup$
            What's rot13(Yra'f Ynj)? Do you mean (Yram'f Ynj)?
            $endgroup$
            – ZanyG
            yesterday










          • $begingroup$
            @ZanyG rot13(lrnu, gung jnf jung V jnf ersreevat gb, ohg V pna’g guvax bs nal bgure zrgny-eryngrq rdhngvbaf)
            $endgroup$
            – PiIsNot3
            yesterday










          • $begingroup$
            Considered rot13(Buz'f Ynj)? Not sure if it fits with the cryptic, but at least it's three letters.
            $endgroup$
            – ZanyG
            yesterday










          • $begingroup$
            Could it refer to rot13(Zbu'f ynj ? Nygubhtu gung'f ernyyl n fpnyr gung eryngrf gb uneqarff bs ryrzragf) and I'm not sure about the apostrophe in that case either. Would rot13(ebpx) fit the same pattern as it's quite similar in meaning
            $endgroup$
            – Smock
            yesterday










          1




          1




          $begingroup$
          5A : rot13(ZBGBEURNQ) ?
          $endgroup$
          – Rémi Henry
          yesterday






          $begingroup$
          5A : rot13(ZBGBEURNQ) ?
          $endgroup$
          – Rémi Henry
          yesterday






          1




          1




          $begingroup$
          What's rot13(Yra'f Ynj)? Do you mean (Yram'f Ynj)?
          $endgroup$
          – ZanyG
          yesterday




          $begingroup$
          What's rot13(Yra'f Ynj)? Do you mean (Yram'f Ynj)?
          $endgroup$
          – ZanyG
          yesterday












          $begingroup$
          @ZanyG rot13(lrnu, gung jnf jung V jnf ersreevat gb, ohg V pna’g guvax bs nal bgure zrgny-eryngrq rdhngvbaf)
          $endgroup$
          – PiIsNot3
          yesterday




          $begingroup$
          @ZanyG rot13(lrnu, gung jnf jung V jnf ersreevat gb, ohg V pna’g guvax bs nal bgure zrgny-eryngrq rdhngvbaf)
          $endgroup$
          – PiIsNot3
          yesterday












          $begingroup$
          Considered rot13(Buz'f Ynj)? Not sure if it fits with the cryptic, but at least it's three letters.
          $endgroup$
          – ZanyG
          yesterday




          $begingroup$
          Considered rot13(Buz'f Ynj)? Not sure if it fits with the cryptic, but at least it's three letters.
          $endgroup$
          – ZanyG
          yesterday












          $begingroup$
          Could it refer to rot13(Zbu'f ynj ? Nygubhtu gung'f ernyyl n fpnyr gung eryngrf gb uneqarff bs ryrzragf) and I'm not sure about the apostrophe in that case either. Would rot13(ebpx) fit the same pattern as it's quite similar in meaning
          $endgroup$
          – Smock
          yesterday






          $begingroup$
          Could it refer to rot13(Zbu'f ynj ? Nygubhtu gung'f ernyyl n fpnyr gung eryngrf gb uneqarff bs ryrzragf) and I'm not sure about the apostrophe in that case either. Would rot13(ebpx) fit the same pattern as it's quite similar in meaning
          $endgroup$
          – Smock
          yesterday




















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