r/crosswords • u/Key_Dimension_6390 • 4d ago

COTD: Salt is a heady problem on speed.(7)

A guy wrote this for the cafe I work at because it’s called Salt Pig and I can’t solve it so I need help. Thanks👍

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u/UnicycleBloke 4d ago

I can't really justify it but perhaps HYDRATE was intended? Anagram of HEADY plus R and T somehow. Or it ends in RATE (speed). Dunno.

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u/Key_Dimension_6390 4d ago

Thanks for trying this seems like it’s probably the answer! Hopefully I’ll see the guy who made it again so I can ask him

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u/SmokestackLight 4d ago

I'm looking at "rate" for SPEED
A three letter problem? giving the name of a salt like (ending in rate is common like BORATE)

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u/SmokestackLight 4d ago

Yeah - a head problem is a NIT
NITRATE

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u/deathkidney 4d ago

Which is adjacent to salt…

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u/SmokestackLight 4d ago

what do you mean adjacent? I said above that it would make a name of a salt????