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createExolve(`
======REPLACE WITH YOUR PUZZLE BELOW======
exolve-begin
exolve-id: gussalufz-11
exolve-title: Missing Instructions
exolve-setter: Gussalufz
exolve-copyright: 2018 Viresh Ratnakar
exolve-width: 15
exolve-height: 15
exolve-grid:
ADLIBS.DISCRETE
D.O.A.K.N.H.G.X
ONSECONDTHOUGHT
P.E.K.O.O.R.S.E
TURNSTWO.GATHER
S.S.E.L.T.L.E.N
...GATEAU..FLEA
F.M.T.D.M.A.L.L
ALES..GAMBIT...
S.L.I.E.Y.R.C.A
TUBING.STUBBORN
B.L.D.H.U.O.L.G
ACADEMICCIRCLES
L.N.E.N.K.N.A.T
LUCIDITY.NEARBY
exolve-prelude:
<p>
Please look for the following as you solve this puzzle:
<blockquote>
(a) Letter with Nina’s shape.<br/>
(b) Number of the second word ending in Nina’s initials.<br/>
(c) Number of the first word ending in Nina’s initials.<br/>
(d) Nina.
</blockquote>
</p>
<p>
JOIN the above ANSWERS to fill the blanks in the phrase:
<blockquote>
??? ???????? ???????? instructions
</blockquote>
</p>
<p>
Do an internet search on this phrase to find a set of instructions.
Some of the instructions thus found can be used to fill in the three-letter
parts that are left unclued in the wordplay in all the clues for words that
do not touch Nina.
</p>
<p>
Only three such three-letter parts are used as fillers in all those clues.
The nine letters from these three fillers can be jumbled to complete the
following sentence:
<blockquote>
Products that worked with the above used to have this ????: ????? inside.
</blockquote>
</p>
<p>
This puzzle was published in the
<a href='https://1across.org'>1ACross blog</a>
in December 118.
</p>
exolve-nina: a15 c13 e11 g9 i7 k5 m3 o1 a1 c3 e5 g7 i9 k11 m13 o15
exolve-nina: b7 c7 d7 g3 g2 g1 i15 i14 i13 m9 n9 o9
exolve-question: Fill in the blanks (??? ???????? ???????? instructions) (3,8,8) X86 ASSEMBLY LANGUAGE
exolve-question: Solution for the end puzzle (... this ????: ????? inside) (4,5) SEAL INTEL
exolve-explanations:
<h3>Explanations</h3>
<p>
Nina: ASSEMBLY LANGUAGE.
</p>
<blockquote>
(a) Letter with Nina’s shape is X.<br/>
(b) The number of the second word ending in AL (EXTERNAL) is 8.<br/>
(c) The number of the first word ending in AL (CHORAL) is 6.<br/>
(d) Nina is Assembly Language.
</blockquote>
<p>
Putting these four components together, with the word “instructions” added,
gives us the phrase: X86 Assembly Language instructions.
</p>
<p>
As a little research will easily show, the X86 Assembly Language is a
low-level computer programming language used in the X86 class of
microprocessors, a milestone in computing. The missing “instructions” are
literally instructions drawn from the computer instruction set used in this
language. The prelude helpfully calls for an internet search for
<a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=X86+Assembly+Language+instructions"
>X86 Assembly Language instructions</a>, and the very first result leads to
the needed list of instructions.
</p>
<p>
There are only four words in the puzzle that do not intersect with the
nina: 15a, 19a, 5d, and 26d. As noted in the puzzle prelude, only three
three-letter parts are needed to be picked from the x86 instruction set.
These three are: INT (used twice), LEA, LES. See annotations for 15a, 19a,
5d, and 26d below. The letters INT LEA LES can be jumbled to complete the
sentence:
</p>
<blockquote>
Products that worked with the above used to have this SEAL: INTEL inside.
</blockquote>
<h3>Notes</h3>
<p>
I had created a few grids earlier with ninas running across or down. For
this grid, i thought I would do a nina that went diagonally. There are two
diagonals, and I then figured I would fill them both with ninas. For a 15×15
grid with the top-left and bottom-left corners not being black, both nina
words running diagonally would have 8 letters. I searched for phrases with
the enum (8,8), looking for something interesting. I liked ASSEMBLY LANGUAGE
when I saw it in the list.
</p>
<p>
I assembled and filled the grid, with ASSEMBLY LANGUAGE as the nina
occupying the X shape made by the diagonals. The phrase “assembly language”
and the “X” triggered “X86” for me. I looked at the words starting at the
squares numbered 8 and 6 and, by a happy coincidence, both of them ended in
AL, the initials of “Assembly Language”.
</p>
<p>
Greedily, I wanted more masala.
</p>
<p>
I noticed that the nina touched almost every word in the grid—all but four
words, in fact. So, I figured, I could treat these four words in some
special way. I don’t remember exactly how the final part came about: I
would like to think that at this point I simply came up with the
realization that I could use x86 assembly language instructions in these
four words. It’s more likely, though, that I had internet-searched
“x86 assembly language” for ideas, brought up the instruction set, and then
had come up with the idea of leaving three-letter parts unclued in those
four words, using the x86 instruction set. I do remember that I had to
modify the grid-fill slightly as a couple of those four words did not have
three-letter x86 instructions embedded in them. But four-letter words are
forgiving and flexible!
</p>
<p>
I also wanted to “close the loop”—I wanted to create some meta element that
would confirm/reinforce the special treatment of the four words. It was
natural to try to jumble the three-letter instructions that were the
unclued parts. I wanted to get something connected to “x86 assembly
language,” and “intel seal” presented itself nicely. It’s not a well-known
phrase though, but, luckily, weaving it into a reasonably natural sentence
involving the well-known phrase, “intel inside,” was not too hard.
</p>
exolve-across:
1 Makes up stuff to say—bald lies! Regularly out of order (2-4) AD-LIBS. BALD(-l)I(-e)S*. Def: Makes up stuff to say.
4 Individual cautious on the phone? (8) DISCRETE. Homophone of DISCREET. Def: Individual.
10 Ghost touched non-violently, actually (2,6,7) ON SECOND THOUGHT. GHOSTTOUCHEDNON*. Def: actually.
11 Outgrows one terrible urge (really nasty, sick, twisted, wicked obsession), for starters (5,3) TURNS TWO. T(-errible) U(-rge) R(-eally) N(-asty) S(-ick) T(-wisted) W(-icked) O(-bsession). Def: Outgrows one.
12 Fold the boring newspaper back (6) GATHER. THE in RAG<<. Def: Fold.
14 Girl had a second piece of bundt cake (6) GATEAU. G ATE A (-b)U(-ndt). Def: cake.
15 First fix bug! (4) FLEA. F (LEA unclued). Def: bug.
19 High class drinks (4) ALES. A (LES unclued). Def: drinks.
20 Opening gave Anand minor boost in tournament, at first (6) GAMBIT. G(-ave) A(-nand) M(-inor) B(-oost) I(-t) T(-ournament). Def: Opening.
24 A system for moving fluids from chest—going through intestine—to the rear (6) TUBING. BIN in GUT<<. Def: A system for moving fluids.
25 Pig-headed Reverend says, "Vehicle, change direction!" (8) STUBBORN. Spoonerism of BUS TURN. Def: Pig-headed.
27 "Mecca," said cleric dramatically, "is where scholars hang out" (8,7) ACADEMIC CIRCLES. MECCASAIDCLERIC*. Def: where scholars hang out.
28 Clearness in the sound of a very old woman with a simple song (8) LUCIDITY. Homophone of LUCY DITTY. Def: Clearness.
29 Close my bra, engaging reversed straps (6) NEARBY. (-m)Y BRA EN(-gaging)<<. Def: Close.
exolve-down:
1 Dramatises fitting rings: "Do measure in the middle!" (6) ADOPTS. APT around DO, (-mea)S(-ure). Def: Dramatises (Hmm, def indicates ADAPTS, thought ADOPTS is also sometimes used like that).
2 Busts of Eros rebuilt in capitals of Libya and Syria (6) LOSERS. EROS* in L(-ibya) S(-yria). Def: Busts.
3 A large body of water (not a lake), but ultimately a second-rate location (8) BACKSEAT. B(-l)ACK SEA (-bu)T. Def: a second-rate location.
5 Essentially not a fan of... (4) INTO. (INT unclued) (-n)O(-t). Def: a fan of.
6 ...of groups singing pieces from Bach or Albinoni (6) CHORAL. (-ba)CH OR AL(-binoni). Def: of groups singing.
7 One may tweet after cracking this case (8) EGGSHELL. Cryptic def.
8 Superficial kiss pierces forever (8) EXTERNAL. X in ETERNAL. Def: Superficial.
9 Scholar climbing step for learning (9) KNOWLEDGE. WONK<< LEDGE. Def: Learning.
13 Meal of mutton, chicken? Yum! This might make one trim one inch! (5,4) TUMMY TUCK. Composite anagram. MUTTONCHICKENYUM* = TUMMY TUCK ONE INCH. Def: This might make one trim.
16 Pitch? Flat slab, unfortunately (8) FASTBALL. FLATSLAB*. Def: Pitch.
17 "New Campbell soup lacks a bit of pepper," he voiced famously (3,5) MEL BLANC. NCAM(-p)BELL*. Def: he voiced famously.
18 Flying robot that can think, delivered in recyclable case (8) AIRBORNE. AI, BORN in R(-ecyclabl)E. Def: Flying.
21 Of course, I needed to heal after losing a partner (6) INDEED. I N(-e)EDED*. Def: Of course.
22 Back leading resident's angioplasty, limiting likelihood of cardiac arrest (6) COLLAR. R(-esident's) A(-ngioplasty) L(-imiting) L(-ikelihood) O(-f) C(-ardiac)<<. Def: arrest.
23 Very worried—last chunk of money has come under an Indian tax (6) ANGSTY. (-mone)Y under AN GST. Def: Very worried.
26 Hot clue? (4) HINT. H (INT unclued). Def: clue.
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