Tuesday 26 April 2016

crosswords - Arsenic Based Life


Part of the Fortnightly Topic Challenge #35: Restricted Title 1




Down


1 Character in mario whose name does not match his species



2 Sebiora


3 Bread for a panini


4 Impolite way to say woman


5 Between non and sine


6 To be human


7 riiiiip in pieces xxxdddd so done


9 Good puzzles hagee them


10 Vehicle for transporting large things


11 Most emails, probably


13 Vehicle for descending hills



17 Lamcer ray


18 Advertise for your own product


19 Someone with a bad tepper


20 2.75 pounds in turkish


21 One of many ways of saying nonsb


22 Resort for relaxation


23 Help


28 Polite way to say woman


29 UK insult


30 Scienc-y container



33 Strongly recommend


34 Me, myself, and I, perhaps


35 Often said to be the first programmer


36 ordway enerallygay azndsay ikelay isthay


37 Fourth letter, phonetically


Across


1 Field with CPSEs


5 WWWWW


8 Word which crossword puzzles have told me means a collection of things


9 Allay any fears



12 Arsenic-Based Life


14 Emulate a clock at 1:08


15 Dalaas


16 Arsenic-Based Life


22 Word that means and also contains a word that means conbrumed


24 [Clue removed for potential spoilers -- even though it's been a month by now...]


25 Food with a pocket


26 More than graffiti


27 Arsenic-Based Life


31 Solo at an opern



32 Cuhade


35 Arsenic-Based Life


39 Type of fuega


40 Flips over to the dark side, in Othello


41 Chopper


42 Some poems


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How should your life b(As)e?



Answer



Building off @phenomist's answer:




The incorrect clue letters are all one- or two-letter chemical symbols; the proper letter is always a single letter.
In Down-then-Across order, the substitutions are (BI -> N), (GE -> V), (MC -> S), [P -> M], [SB -> E], [ZN -> I], [SE -> U], [AS -> I], [BR -> S], [N -> A], [CU -> S], [GA -> L]
Writing the single correct letters in the appropriate locations on a periodic table reveals two crossing A. S. names, "AMIENS" and "SILVIUS". The source of these names is a particular Shakespearean play, and the final answer.
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Final answer: How should your life be?



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