Idea by Andrew Marc Greene
Puzzle by Trip Payne
Answer: CANARY ISLANDS
Problem: New Year’s Town/​Holi Town
This crossword is a combination of a “Something Extra” puzzle (where many entries are one letter too short to fit into the grid, and expand into an adjacent shaded square) and a “Something Different” puzzle (where most entries are made-up words and phrases). Once the grid is filled, the letters in the shaded squares spell FUERTEVENTURA ARCHIPELAGO, which clues the solution, CANARY ISLANDS.
SHAQI RAFRA CASID
PERUM ENUON OHERE
AREAE TTEMO OAMEN
NOFIE RIRAU TOIST
SMALL EVENN UMBER
HESIT EEALV EARNA
ENTER AGREE NROOM
NTURO VERAS EAARC
IRRIT ATEDT ATTOO
DIBSH IASIP EATTN
OMANP ARTNE RSHIP
TENTO NILGR ATESA
HUTAR IAAMU SEVIP
ARIDK INGAN IMATE
TOPAS ISONE TENOR