I done made a cryptic-style comedy crossword.
Just a bit of fun.
All the answers are the names of comedy actors, jokes, characters, shows, or terms used in comedy.
Printer/toilet-friendlier version here: http://texturbation.com/blog/bcgccc1.htm
CLUES
Across
3) Cartoon protagonist follows a chicken on stage, a national f**king treasure. (7, 3)
4) A python on a French river looks the same backwards. (10)
8) Dark summer ended in a Flanders field (10)
9) With BT, press 5 for a reference to an earlier joke (8).
14) Formerly Christian comic will crowbar vehicle, we hear. (5, 4)
15) Crinkly motions? My arse! (5, 9)
17) A regal knew mixed up councillor trio. (2, 3, 5)
18) A comedy-writing triumvirate? (4, 2, 5)
Down
1) Disturbed Nil feeds Jewish standup (8)
2) Lenworth has been up at the crack of dawn (5, 5)
5) Panel show will taunt wimps, we hear. (4, 3, 4)
6) The end of a fizzy drink is familiar for a bad shepherd (3)
7) Someone in Slade made arrows? (8)
10) Wigga Gail is messed up (3, 1)
11) Farted around article concerns priests. (6, 3)
12) Handles for forks? No! (4, 7)
13) Confused goon, touting, won't get a fourth sitcom series. (3, 5, 3)
16) This joke is hard to swallow? (3)
I used http://www.puzzle-maker.com/CW/ to automatically generate the grid, which is why it's not as symmetrical as ones in newspapers. I take sole blame for any mistakes in the clues.
Let's see how long it takes for y'all to solve it.
SPOILER ALERT: posts below contain the answers!
IF YOU WANT TO TRY IT YOURSELF, BEST NOT READ ANY FURTHER.
