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Warning: This puzzle may contain spoilers about Undertale and its plot. Please don't proceed if you don't want to be spoiled, since nothing will be in hide tags!



Undertale was released for the Switch this year, and Deltarune was released recently too! This puzzle will revisit the Undertale universe, with all of its zany characters and morally challenging plot routes—as we know, there's three general routes you can take in Undertale: the Pacifist Route, the Genocide Route, and the Neutral Route. Each of the clues in this puzzle has chosen to follow exactly one of those routes, but when I played the game, it seems I didn't have much of a choice.

(1) The 20 clues on the Pacifist Route have each made friends with an Undertale character, with 4 clues for each of the 5 characters. For each of these clues, taking the n-th letter from the front of the clue, where n is the number associated with the character below, will tell you why I couldn't follow these clues along the Pacifist Route.




  1. Toriel thinks that cryptic clues are too hard, so she's added an extra definition to each of them to try to hint them better.


  2. Papyrus: NYEH-HEH-HEH!! I'VE TURNED ALL MY ENTRIES BLUE!!


  3. Undyne's been throwing her spears in all directions, especially unconventional ones, and she might have thrown some entries too.


  4. Alphys, as addicted to social media as always, can only find the time to transmit the clues over the phone.


  5. Asgore still feels bad about the time he broke the SPARE button, so he's added SPARE letters to one word in each of his clues. They might have gotten a bit messy in the process, though.



(2) Instead, I followed the Genocide Route, along with 21 clues: each of them has had a visit from Sans, who's up to his practical jokes, as always. Each clue's wordplay half produces a string that is one letter longer than what its definition half defines (and that may or may not be a word). The word defined by the definition half, which should be entered, is thus this string, sans a character (ha!). Taking these extra characters, in clue order, will tell you the equally bad line I delivered once I defeated Sans.



(3) Finally, the remaining 17 clues in the puzzle followed the Neutral Route. They function as normal clues.



(4) Undertale is all about exploring where the line between right and wrong or good and evil lies, in order to find out what's truly important: thusly, highlight each cell on the grid which lies on the intersection between a Pacifist and Genocide entry. The highlighted letters, in clue order, will spell out the wordplay half of a final cryptic clue, which will show what's truly important in Undertale, depending on which route you've chosen!



it's a grid!



Across
1 Servant's failure to gain river land
6 MBA, for example, hosts empty time for everyone (hyph.)
11 Current, fashionable model entering car
12 Attempt to take in love for wait system
13 Character with speech impediment to go back in time by infinitesimal amount
14 Magician Geller, formerly known as "Waste Material"
15 POOCH GROOVE appears in odd meta
17 Informally tell on in Australia home, heading out back
18 Recess time's right to follow clubs
20 Leading man journalist gazed at
22 Japanese hot spring's on mountain base, filled with brine
24 Professor with grand shadow
25 Selected column to showcase ancient architecture, ultimately
28 Ruins chocolate bar brand
30 Notes sea-scaper of legal importance
31 Employment of wise man after unemployment starts
35 Grants revolutionary sight to follow augur regularly
37 Sorcerers trap soldier
39 Establish group to chase thieves on the inside
40 Defeat—also, behead—soldiers from both sides
41 Mats rearranged to cover Regina's fly sting
42 Dynamic, pivotal role, but losing at club
45 In the middle of ammonia derivant
46 Thieves air gun, breaking into Sorre composition
47 "Plane": the composition's 23 by 28 inches
48 One in front of the other: time and—



Down
1 Vis-a-vis being eaten by leopards: man's fear
2 Hack advertising by the Ocean State
3 Spike drink with drugs, essentially, to be set up with thirst
4 Covered in gold—"shame!", we hear
5 Artist Schieren, of old Tokyo
6 Noble gas returning zero effects, briefly
7 Upset, primarily, engaged in cold complaint to duelist Aaron
8 Morale raised by excursions
9 Spaces containing negative ages
10 Color of flag on the radio
12 Crazy rant about Vietnamese dynasty
15 "Heartbreak! Paupers imprisoned by woman," Tom cries
16 "Introduction to Animation" to follow "Body Art Brief" later
17 British military award daring soldiers obtained, primarily (abbr.)
19 Outcomes of Erin neatly dusting staircases, from tops to bottoms
21 Wear clothing, heading out
22 Scored zero—it can be relied on (hyph.)
23 Blunt blades were sharp once, too; edge softens, in the end
24 Raffle to give away a, er, musical instrument
26 Currency related to nervous system
27 Plastered and drunk, initially, rush to welcome ship
29 That head covering!
32 A profit, once more
33 Belt brief dirge out
34 Prohibitionist carrying, initially, expensive champagne to wrap
36 Twitch's Spring Sale market starts
38 Working plan to support personae: 1,000 rounds
39 Auditor's pen is cause of sore eyes
40 Tag, with front scratched off, for first murder victim
41 Blue's Clues ending with commercial
43 In the spotlight: Psy's latest books
44 Before queen and her heart






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  • In the description of the Genocide Route, do you mean that the wordplay produces a string 1 letter longer than the definition, or 1 letter longer than what the definition defines? (The former is what the rubric says; the latter seems a priori more likely.)
    – Gareth McCaughan♦
    Nov 29 at 18:38










  • @Gareth: 1 letter longer than what the definition defines, my bad! I'll go edit that.
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    Nov 29 at 18:43










  • Just played undertale, so perfect timing for me to.. uh, not solve this as fast as someone else. Looks fun -- although, there seems to be a mettaton shaped hole in this mettaton shaped puzzle.
    – TwoBitOperation
    Nov 29 at 18:54






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    Would you care to clarify whether the answers entered on the Genocide Route are always words? (And, just to check: there is no reason why the answer entered should be the same as the result of the definition, right? The wordplay is defined-word + 1 letter and is answer + 1 letter, but the defined-word and the answer could be different?)
    – Gareth McCaughan♦
    Nov 29 at 18:55






  • 1




    (So far, in the cases I'm surest about it looks as if the answer entered is always the same as the definition result. But the rubric strongly suggests otherwise.)
    – Gareth McCaughan♦
    Nov 29 at 19:21















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Warning: This puzzle may contain spoilers about Undertale and its plot. Please don't proceed if you don't want to be spoiled, since nothing will be in hide tags!



Undertale was released for the Switch this year, and Deltarune was released recently too! This puzzle will revisit the Undertale universe, with all of its zany characters and morally challenging plot routes—as we know, there's three general routes you can take in Undertale: the Pacifist Route, the Genocide Route, and the Neutral Route. Each of the clues in this puzzle has chosen to follow exactly one of those routes, but when I played the game, it seems I didn't have much of a choice.

(1) The 20 clues on the Pacifist Route have each made friends with an Undertale character, with 4 clues for each of the 5 characters. For each of these clues, taking the n-th letter from the front of the clue, where n is the number associated with the character below, will tell you why I couldn't follow these clues along the Pacifist Route.




  1. Toriel thinks that cryptic clues are too hard, so she's added an extra definition to each of them to try to hint them better.


  2. Papyrus: NYEH-HEH-HEH!! I'VE TURNED ALL MY ENTRIES BLUE!!


  3. Undyne's been throwing her spears in all directions, especially unconventional ones, and she might have thrown some entries too.


  4. Alphys, as addicted to social media as always, can only find the time to transmit the clues over the phone.


  5. Asgore still feels bad about the time he broke the SPARE button, so he's added SPARE letters to one word in each of his clues. They might have gotten a bit messy in the process, though.



(2) Instead, I followed the Genocide Route, along with 21 clues: each of them has had a visit from Sans, who's up to his practical jokes, as always. Each clue's wordplay half produces a string that is one letter longer than what its definition half defines (and that may or may not be a word). The word defined by the definition half, which should be entered, is thus this string, sans a character (ha!). Taking these extra characters, in clue order, will tell you the equally bad line I delivered once I defeated Sans.



(3) Finally, the remaining 17 clues in the puzzle followed the Neutral Route. They function as normal clues.



(4) Undertale is all about exploring where the line between right and wrong or good and evil lies, in order to find out what's truly important: thusly, highlight each cell on the grid which lies on the intersection between a Pacifist and Genocide entry. The highlighted letters, in clue order, will spell out the wordplay half of a final cryptic clue, which will show what's truly important in Undertale, depending on which route you've chosen!



it's a grid!



Across
1 Servant's failure to gain river land
6 MBA, for example, hosts empty time for everyone (hyph.)
11 Current, fashionable model entering car
12 Attempt to take in love for wait system
13 Character with speech impediment to go back in time by infinitesimal amount
14 Magician Geller, formerly known as "Waste Material"
15 POOCH GROOVE appears in odd meta
17 Informally tell on in Australia home, heading out back
18 Recess time's right to follow clubs
20 Leading man journalist gazed at
22 Japanese hot spring's on mountain base, filled with brine
24 Professor with grand shadow
25 Selected column to showcase ancient architecture, ultimately
28 Ruins chocolate bar brand
30 Notes sea-scaper of legal importance
31 Employment of wise man after unemployment starts
35 Grants revolutionary sight to follow augur regularly
37 Sorcerers trap soldier
39 Establish group to chase thieves on the inside
40 Defeat—also, behead—soldiers from both sides
41 Mats rearranged to cover Regina's fly sting
42 Dynamic, pivotal role, but losing at club
45 In the middle of ammonia derivant
46 Thieves air gun, breaking into Sorre composition
47 "Plane": the composition's 23 by 28 inches
48 One in front of the other: time and—



Down
1 Vis-a-vis being eaten by leopards: man's fear
2 Hack advertising by the Ocean State
3 Spike drink with drugs, essentially, to be set up with thirst
4 Covered in gold—"shame!", we hear
5 Artist Schieren, of old Tokyo
6 Noble gas returning zero effects, briefly
7 Upset, primarily, engaged in cold complaint to duelist Aaron
8 Morale raised by excursions
9 Spaces containing negative ages
10 Color of flag on the radio
12 Crazy rant about Vietnamese dynasty
15 "Heartbreak! Paupers imprisoned by woman," Tom cries
16 "Introduction to Animation" to follow "Body Art Brief" later
17 British military award daring soldiers obtained, primarily (abbr.)
19 Outcomes of Erin neatly dusting staircases, from tops to bottoms
21 Wear clothing, heading out
22 Scored zero—it can be relied on (hyph.)
23 Blunt blades were sharp once, too; edge softens, in the end
24 Raffle to give away a, er, musical instrument
26 Currency related to nervous system
27 Plastered and drunk, initially, rush to welcome ship
29 That head covering!
32 A profit, once more
33 Belt brief dirge out
34 Prohibitionist carrying, initially, expensive champagne to wrap
36 Twitch's Spring Sale market starts
38 Working plan to support personae: 1,000 rounds
39 Auditor's pen is cause of sore eyes
40 Tag, with front scratched off, for first murder victim
41 Blue's Clues ending with commercial
43 In the spotlight: Psy's latest books
44 Before queen and her heart






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  • In the description of the Genocide Route, do you mean that the wordplay produces a string 1 letter longer than the definition, or 1 letter longer than what the definition defines? (The former is what the rubric says; the latter seems a priori more likely.)
    – Gareth McCaughan♦
    Nov 29 at 18:38










  • @Gareth: 1 letter longer than what the definition defines, my bad! I'll go edit that.
    – Level 51
    Nov 29 at 18:43










  • Just played undertale, so perfect timing for me to.. uh, not solve this as fast as someone else. Looks fun -- although, there seems to be a mettaton shaped hole in this mettaton shaped puzzle.
    – TwoBitOperation
    Nov 29 at 18:54






  • 1




    Would you care to clarify whether the answers entered on the Genocide Route are always words? (And, just to check: there is no reason why the answer entered should be the same as the result of the definition, right? The wordplay is defined-word + 1 letter and is answer + 1 letter, but the defined-word and the answer could be different?)
    – Gareth McCaughan♦
    Nov 29 at 18:55






  • 1




    (So far, in the cases I'm surest about it looks as if the answer entered is always the same as the definition result. But the rubric strongly suggests otherwise.)
    – Gareth McCaughan♦
    Nov 29 at 19:21













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Warning: This puzzle may contain spoilers about Undertale and its plot. Please don't proceed if you don't want to be spoiled, since nothing will be in hide tags!



Undertale was released for the Switch this year, and Deltarune was released recently too! This puzzle will revisit the Undertale universe, with all of its zany characters and morally challenging plot routes—as we know, there's three general routes you can take in Undertale: the Pacifist Route, the Genocide Route, and the Neutral Route. Each of the clues in this puzzle has chosen to follow exactly one of those routes, but when I played the game, it seems I didn't have much of a choice.

(1) The 20 clues on the Pacifist Route have each made friends with an Undertale character, with 4 clues for each of the 5 characters. For each of these clues, taking the n-th letter from the front of the clue, where n is the number associated with the character below, will tell you why I couldn't follow these clues along the Pacifist Route.




  1. Toriel thinks that cryptic clues are too hard, so she's added an extra definition to each of them to try to hint them better.


  2. Papyrus: NYEH-HEH-HEH!! I'VE TURNED ALL MY ENTRIES BLUE!!


  3. Undyne's been throwing her spears in all directions, especially unconventional ones, and she might have thrown some entries too.


  4. Alphys, as addicted to social media as always, can only find the time to transmit the clues over the phone.


  5. Asgore still feels bad about the time he broke the SPARE button, so he's added SPARE letters to one word in each of his clues. They might have gotten a bit messy in the process, though.



(2) Instead, I followed the Genocide Route, along with 21 clues: each of them has had a visit from Sans, who's up to his practical jokes, as always. Each clue's wordplay half produces a string that is one letter longer than what its definition half defines (and that may or may not be a word). The word defined by the definition half, which should be entered, is thus this string, sans a character (ha!). Taking these extra characters, in clue order, will tell you the equally bad line I delivered once I defeated Sans.



(3) Finally, the remaining 17 clues in the puzzle followed the Neutral Route. They function as normal clues.



(4) Undertale is all about exploring where the line between right and wrong or good and evil lies, in order to find out what's truly important: thusly, highlight each cell on the grid which lies on the intersection between a Pacifist and Genocide entry. The highlighted letters, in clue order, will spell out the wordplay half of a final cryptic clue, which will show what's truly important in Undertale, depending on which route you've chosen!



it's a grid!



Across
1 Servant's failure to gain river land
6 MBA, for example, hosts empty time for everyone (hyph.)
11 Current, fashionable model entering car
12 Attempt to take in love for wait system
13 Character with speech impediment to go back in time by infinitesimal amount
14 Magician Geller, formerly known as "Waste Material"
15 POOCH GROOVE appears in odd meta
17 Informally tell on in Australia home, heading out back
18 Recess time's right to follow clubs
20 Leading man journalist gazed at
22 Japanese hot spring's on mountain base, filled with brine
24 Professor with grand shadow
25 Selected column to showcase ancient architecture, ultimately
28 Ruins chocolate bar brand
30 Notes sea-scaper of legal importance
31 Employment of wise man after unemployment starts
35 Grants revolutionary sight to follow augur regularly
37 Sorcerers trap soldier
39 Establish group to chase thieves on the inside
40 Defeat—also, behead—soldiers from both sides
41 Mats rearranged to cover Regina's fly sting
42 Dynamic, pivotal role, but losing at club
45 In the middle of ammonia derivant
46 Thieves air gun, breaking into Sorre composition
47 "Plane": the composition's 23 by 28 inches
48 One in front of the other: time and—



Down
1 Vis-a-vis being eaten by leopards: man's fear
2 Hack advertising by the Ocean State
3 Spike drink with drugs, essentially, to be set up with thirst
4 Covered in gold—"shame!", we hear
5 Artist Schieren, of old Tokyo
6 Noble gas returning zero effects, briefly
7 Upset, primarily, engaged in cold complaint to duelist Aaron
8 Morale raised by excursions
9 Spaces containing negative ages
10 Color of flag on the radio
12 Crazy rant about Vietnamese dynasty
15 "Heartbreak! Paupers imprisoned by woman," Tom cries
16 "Introduction to Animation" to follow "Body Art Brief" later
17 British military award daring soldiers obtained, primarily (abbr.)
19 Outcomes of Erin neatly dusting staircases, from tops to bottoms
21 Wear clothing, heading out
22 Scored zero—it can be relied on (hyph.)
23 Blunt blades were sharp once, too; edge softens, in the end
24 Raffle to give away a, er, musical instrument
26 Currency related to nervous system
27 Plastered and drunk, initially, rush to welcome ship
29 That head covering!
32 A profit, once more
33 Belt brief dirge out
34 Prohibitionist carrying, initially, expensive champagne to wrap
36 Twitch's Spring Sale market starts
38 Working plan to support personae: 1,000 rounds
39 Auditor's pen is cause of sore eyes
40 Tag, with front scratched off, for first murder victim
41 Blue's Clues ending with commercial
43 In the spotlight: Psy's latest books
44 Before queen and her heart






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Warning: This puzzle may contain spoilers about Undertale and its plot. Please don't proceed if you don't want to be spoiled, since nothing will be in hide tags!



Undertale was released for the Switch this year, and Deltarune was released recently too! This puzzle will revisit the Undertale universe, with all of its zany characters and morally challenging plot routes—as we know, there's three general routes you can take in Undertale: the Pacifist Route, the Genocide Route, and the Neutral Route. Each of the clues in this puzzle has chosen to follow exactly one of those routes, but when I played the game, it seems I didn't have much of a choice.

(1) The 20 clues on the Pacifist Route have each made friends with an Undertale character, with 4 clues for each of the 5 characters. For each of these clues, taking the n-th letter from the front of the clue, where n is the number associated with the character below, will tell you why I couldn't follow these clues along the Pacifist Route.




  1. Toriel thinks that cryptic clues are too hard, so she's added an extra definition to each of them to try to hint them better.


  2. Papyrus: NYEH-HEH-HEH!! I'VE TURNED ALL MY ENTRIES BLUE!!


  3. Undyne's been throwing her spears in all directions, especially unconventional ones, and she might have thrown some entries too.


  4. Alphys, as addicted to social media as always, can only find the time to transmit the clues over the phone.


  5. Asgore still feels bad about the time he broke the SPARE button, so he's added SPARE letters to one word in each of his clues. They might have gotten a bit messy in the process, though.



(2) Instead, I followed the Genocide Route, along with 21 clues: each of them has had a visit from Sans, who's up to his practical jokes, as always. Each clue's wordplay half produces a string that is one letter longer than what its definition half defines (and that may or may not be a word). The word defined by the definition half, which should be entered, is thus this string, sans a character (ha!). Taking these extra characters, in clue order, will tell you the equally bad line I delivered once I defeated Sans.



(3) Finally, the remaining 17 clues in the puzzle followed the Neutral Route. They function as normal clues.



(4) Undertale is all about exploring where the line between right and wrong or good and evil lies, in order to find out what's truly important: thusly, highlight each cell on the grid which lies on the intersection between a Pacifist and Genocide entry. The highlighted letters, in clue order, will spell out the wordplay half of a final cryptic clue, which will show what's truly important in Undertale, depending on which route you've chosen!



it's a grid!



Across
1 Servant's failure to gain river land
6 MBA, for example, hosts empty time for everyone (hyph.)
11 Current, fashionable model entering car
12 Attempt to take in love for wait system
13 Character with speech impediment to go back in time by infinitesimal amount
14 Magician Geller, formerly known as "Waste Material"
15 POOCH GROOVE appears in odd meta
17 Informally tell on in Australia home, heading out back
18 Recess time's right to follow clubs
20 Leading man journalist gazed at
22 Japanese hot spring's on mountain base, filled with brine
24 Professor with grand shadow
25 Selected column to showcase ancient architecture, ultimately
28 Ruins chocolate bar brand
30 Notes sea-scaper of legal importance
31 Employment of wise man after unemployment starts
35 Grants revolutionary sight to follow augur regularly
37 Sorcerers trap soldier
39 Establish group to chase thieves on the inside
40 Defeat—also, behead—soldiers from both sides
41 Mats rearranged to cover Regina's fly sting
42 Dynamic, pivotal role, but losing at club
45 In the middle of ammonia derivant
46 Thieves air gun, breaking into Sorre composition
47 "Plane": the composition's 23 by 28 inches
48 One in front of the other: time and—



Down
1 Vis-a-vis being eaten by leopards: man's fear
2 Hack advertising by the Ocean State
3 Spike drink with drugs, essentially, to be set up with thirst
4 Covered in gold—"shame!", we hear
5 Artist Schieren, of old Tokyo
6 Noble gas returning zero effects, briefly
7 Upset, primarily, engaged in cold complaint to duelist Aaron
8 Morale raised by excursions
9 Spaces containing negative ages
10 Color of flag on the radio
12 Crazy rant about Vietnamese dynasty
15 "Heartbreak! Paupers imprisoned by woman," Tom cries
16 "Introduction to Animation" to follow "Body Art Brief" later
17 British military award daring soldiers obtained, primarily (abbr.)
19 Outcomes of Erin neatly dusting staircases, from tops to bottoms
21 Wear clothing, heading out
22 Scored zero—it can be relied on (hyph.)
23 Blunt blades were sharp once, too; edge softens, in the end
24 Raffle to give away a, er, musical instrument
26 Currency related to nervous system
27 Plastered and drunk, initially, rush to welcome ship
29 That head covering!
32 A profit, once more
33 Belt brief dirge out
34 Prohibitionist carrying, initially, expensive champagne to wrap
36 Twitch's Spring Sale market starts
38 Working plan to support personae: 1,000 rounds
39 Auditor's pen is cause of sore eyes
40 Tag, with front scratched off, for first murder victim
41 Blue's Clues ending with commercial
43 In the spotlight: Psy's latest books
44 Before queen and her heart






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  • In the description of the Genocide Route, do you mean that the wordplay produces a string 1 letter longer than the definition, or 1 letter longer than what the definition defines? (The former is what the rubric says; the latter seems a priori more likely.)
    – Gareth McCaughan♦
    Nov 29 at 18:38










  • @Gareth: 1 letter longer than what the definition defines, my bad! I'll go edit that.
    – Level 51
    Nov 29 at 18:43










  • Just played undertale, so perfect timing for me to.. uh, not solve this as fast as someone else. Looks fun -- although, there seems to be a mettaton shaped hole in this mettaton shaped puzzle.
    – TwoBitOperation
    Nov 29 at 18:54






  • 1




    Would you care to clarify whether the answers entered on the Genocide Route are always words? (And, just to check: there is no reason why the answer entered should be the same as the result of the definition, right? The wordplay is defined-word + 1 letter and is answer + 1 letter, but the defined-word and the answer could be different?)
    – Gareth McCaughan♦
    Nov 29 at 18:55






  • 1




    (So far, in the cases I'm surest about it looks as if the answer entered is always the same as the definition result. But the rubric strongly suggests otherwise.)
    – Gareth McCaughan♦
    Nov 29 at 19:21


















  • In the description of the Genocide Route, do you mean that the wordplay produces a string 1 letter longer than the definition, or 1 letter longer than what the definition defines? (The former is what the rubric says; the latter seems a priori more likely.)
    – Gareth McCaughan♦
    Nov 29 at 18:38










  • @Gareth: 1 letter longer than what the definition defines, my bad! I'll go edit that.
    – Level 51
    Nov 29 at 18:43










  • Just played undertale, so perfect timing for me to.. uh, not solve this as fast as someone else. Looks fun -- although, there seems to be a mettaton shaped hole in this mettaton shaped puzzle.
    – TwoBitOperation
    Nov 29 at 18:54






  • 1




    Would you care to clarify whether the answers entered on the Genocide Route are always words? (And, just to check: there is no reason why the answer entered should be the same as the result of the definition, right? The wordplay is defined-word + 1 letter and is answer + 1 letter, but the defined-word and the answer could be different?)
    – Gareth McCaughan♦
    Nov 29 at 18:55






  • 1




    (So far, in the cases I'm surest about it looks as if the answer entered is always the same as the definition result. But the rubric strongly suggests otherwise.)
    – Gareth McCaughan♦
    Nov 29 at 19:21
















In the description of the Genocide Route, do you mean that the wordplay produces a string 1 letter longer than the definition, or 1 letter longer than what the definition defines? (The former is what the rubric says; the latter seems a priori more likely.)
– Gareth McCaughan♦
Nov 29 at 18:38




In the description of the Genocide Route, do you mean that the wordplay produces a string 1 letter longer than the definition, or 1 letter longer than what the definition defines? (The former is what the rubric says; the latter seems a priori more likely.)
– Gareth McCaughan♦
Nov 29 at 18:38












@Gareth: 1 letter longer than what the definition defines, my bad! I'll go edit that.
– Level 51
Nov 29 at 18:43




@Gareth: 1 letter longer than what the definition defines, my bad! I'll go edit that.
– Level 51
Nov 29 at 18:43












Just played undertale, so perfect timing for me to.. uh, not solve this as fast as someone else. Looks fun -- although, there seems to be a mettaton shaped hole in this mettaton shaped puzzle.
– TwoBitOperation
Nov 29 at 18:54




Just played undertale, so perfect timing for me to.. uh, not solve this as fast as someone else. Looks fun -- although, there seems to be a mettaton shaped hole in this mettaton shaped puzzle.
– TwoBitOperation
Nov 29 at 18:54




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Would you care to clarify whether the answers entered on the Genocide Route are always words? (And, just to check: there is no reason why the answer entered should be the same as the result of the definition, right? The wordplay is defined-word + 1 letter and is answer + 1 letter, but the defined-word and the answer could be different?)
– Gareth McCaughan♦
Nov 29 at 18:55




Would you care to clarify whether the answers entered on the Genocide Route are always words? (And, just to check: there is no reason why the answer entered should be the same as the result of the definition, right? The wordplay is defined-word + 1 letter and is answer + 1 letter, but the defined-word and the answer could be different?)
– Gareth McCaughan♦
Nov 29 at 18:55




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(So far, in the cases I'm surest about it looks as if the answer entered is always the same as the definition result. But the rubric strongly suggests otherwise.)
– Gareth McCaughan♦
Nov 29 at 19:21




(So far, in the cases I'm surest about it looks as if the answer entered is always the same as the definition result. But the rubric strongly suggests otherwise.)
– Gareth McCaughan♦
Nov 29 at 19:21










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Explanation of Pacifist transformations:




Toriel's clues include one wordplay portion, and two distinct definition portions, all for the same word.

Answers to Papyrus' clues can become 'blue' in some manner. Three times, the answers can be directly associated to 'red', and have 'blue' counterparts; the fourth entry has a related word that is synonymous with 'blue'.

Answers to Undyne's clues are entered in reverse in their slots.

Alphys' clues include one word that has been replaced by a homophone.

Asgore's clues include one word that has been anagrammed with the additional letters {S,P,A,R,E}.




Clues, answers, and explanations:
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1. Servant's failure to gain river land




This is a Genocide clue. The extra letter is T.
DRUDGE = servant; R [river] in DUD [failure], plus GET [land]




6. MBA, for example, hosts empty time for everyone (hyph.)




This is a Papyrus clue. "Blue" also means risque or obscene, so G-RATED becomes the entry X-RATED.
G-RATED = for everyone; T__E [empty time] in GRAD [MBA, for example]




11. Current, fashionable model entering car




This is a Genocide clue. The extra letter is H.
RIPTIDE = current; HIP [fashionable] and T [model, as in Ford Model T] inside RIDE [car]




12. Attempt to take in love for wait system




This is an Alphys clue. The word 'wait' should actually be 'weight' in the clue.
TROY = weight system; O [love, as in 0 in tennis] inside TRY [attempt]




13. Character with speech impediment to go back in time by infinitesimal amount




This is a Toriel clue.
EPSILON = character (Greek letter) AND infinitesimal amount (common variable in math for amounts that shrink to zero); LISP [speech impediment] reversed and inside [get back in] EON [time]




14. Magician Geller, formerly known as "Waste Material"




This is a Genocide clue. The extra letter is E.
URINE = waste material; URI [magician Geller] and NEE [formerly known as]




15. POOCH GROOVE appears in odd meta




This is a Genocide clue. The extra letter is R.
MUTT = pooch; RUT [groove] in M_T_ [odd (letters of) "meta"]




17. Informally tell on in Australia home, heading out back




This is a Genocide clue. The extra letter is E.
DOB = informally tell on, in Australia; ABODE [home] with no first letter A [heading out] and reversed [back]




19. Recess time's right to follow clubs




This is a Genocide clue. The extra letter is S.
APSE = recess; _E [time's right(most letter)] following SAPS [clubs]




20. Leading man journalist gazed at




This is an Undyne clue.
STARED = gazed at; STAR [leading man] plus ED. [journalist (editor)]




22. Japanese hot spring's on mountain base, filled with brine




This is a Genocide clue. The extra letter is A.
ONSEN = Japanese hot spring; ON [on] plus _N [mountain base (last letter)] containing SEA [brine]




24. Professor with grand shadow




This is a Genocide clue. The extra letter is N.
DOG = shadow, as in follow; DON [professor] plus G [grand]




25. Selected column to showcase ancient architecture, ultimately




This is a Genocide clue. The extra letter is E.
OPTED = selected; OP.ED. [column] containing _T _E [ancient architecture, ultimately (last letters)]




28. Ruins chocolate bar brand




This is a Papyrus clue. MARS is the Red Planet, so the entry is the Blue Planet: EARTH.
MARS = ruins AND chocolate bar brand




30. Notes sea-scaper of legal importance




This is an Asgore clue. The word 'sea-scaper' should actually be 'case' in the clue.
RES = notes (as in do-re-mi) AND case of legal importance (Latin for thing, common in legal terminology)




31. Employment of wise man after unemployment starts




This is a Neutral clue.
USAGE = employment; SAGE [wise man] after U_ [unemployment start(ing letter)]




35. Grants revolutionary sight to follow augur regularly




This is a Neutral clue.
AGREES = grants; SEE backwards [revolutionary sight] after A_G_R [augur regularly (every other letter)]




37. Sorcerers trap soldier




This is a Genocide clue. The extra letter is W.
MAGI = sorcerers; MAW [trap, as in mouth] plus G.I. [soldier]




39. Establish group to chase thieves on the inside




This is a Toriel clue.
SET = establish AND group; found hidden inside "chaSE Thieves"




40. Defeat—also, behead—soldiers from both sides




This is a Genocide clue. The extra letter is S.
LOSS = defeat; _LSO [also, behead] and S_S [soldiers from both sides (first and last letters)]




41. Mats rearranged to cover Regina's fly sting




This is a Toriel clue.
SMART = fly (as in fashionable) AND sting (as in ache); SMAT* [mats rearranged] containing R [Regina]




42. Dynamic, pivotal role, but losing at club




This is a Papyrus clue. Liverpool F.C. is nicknamed 'The Reds', so the entry is the club nicknamed 'The Blues', which is CHELSEA.
LIVERPOOL = club, as in football; LIVERPOOLAT* [dynamic (anagram) "pivotal role"] without the AT [losing at]




45. In the middle of ammonia derivant




This is a Genocide clue. The extra letter is E.
AMID = in the middle of; AMIDE [ammonia derivant]




46. Thieves air gun, breaking into Sorre composition




This is a Neutral clue.
ROBBERS = thieves; BB [air gun] inside ROERS* ["sorre" composition (anagram)]




47. "Plane": the composition's 23 by 28 inches




This is a Papyrus clue. The elephant is the mascot animal for the Republicans (Red) in the USA, so the entry is the mascot animal for the Democrats (Blue) in the USA, which is the DONKEY.
ELEPHANT = 23 by 28 inches, as a sheet size; ELEPHANT* ["plane the" composition (anagram)]




48. One in front of the other: time and—




This is a Neutral clue.
TANDEM = one in front of the other; T [time] plus AND [and] plus EM [— (a typographic unit of length)]




DOWN



1. Vis-a-vis being eaten by leopards: man's fear




This is an Asgore clue. The word 'leopards' should actually be 'old' in the clue.
DREAD = fear; RE: [vis-a-vis] inside DAD [old man]




2. Hack advertising by the Ocean State




This is a Genocide clue. The extra letter is R.
RIP = hack; P.R. [advertising] after R.I. [Ocean State]




3. Spike drink with drugs, essentially, to be set up with thirst




This is a Genocide clue. The extra letter is I.
UPSURGE = spike; SIP [drink] plus U [drugs, essentially (central letter)], reversed [set up], plus URGE [thirst]




4. Covered in gold—"shame!", we hear




This is a Neutral clue.
GILT = covered in gold; homophone [we hear] of GUILT [shame]




5. Artist Schieren, of old Tokyo




This is an Alphys clue. The word "Schieren" should actually be "Sheeran" in the clue.
EDO = (old) Tokyo; ED [artist Sheeran] plus O [old]




6. Noble gas returning zero effects, briefly




This is a Genocide clue. The extra letter is F.
XENON = noble gas; NONE FX [zero effects, briefly] reversed [returning]




7. Upset, primarily, engaged in cold complaint to duelist Aaron




This is an Undyne clue.
BURR = duelist Aaron; U_ [upset, primarily (first letter)] in BRR [cold complaint]




8. Morale raised by excursions




This is a Genocide clue. The extra letter is I.
TRIPS = excursions; reversal [raised] of SPIRIT [morale]




9. Spaces containing negative ages




This is a Genocide clue. The extra letter is N.
EONS = ages; ENS [spaces (typographic)] containing NO [negative]




10. Color of flag on the radio




This is a Neutral clue.
DYE = color; homophone [on the radio] of DIE [flag, as in decline/fade]




12. Crazy rant about Vietnamese dynasty




This is a Neutral clue.
TRAN = Vietnamese dynasty; TRAN* [crazy (anagram) "rant"]




15. "Heartbreak! Paupers imprisoned by woman," Tom cries




This is an Asgore clue. The word 'Paupers' should actually be 'up' in the clue.
MEOWS = Tom (as in male cat) cries; WOE [heartbreak] reversed [up] inside MS. [woman]




16. "Introduction to Animation" to follow "Body Art Brief" later




This is a Neutral clue.
TA-TA = brief "Later!"; A_ [introduction (first letter) to animation] following TAT [body art]




17. British military award daring soldiers obtained, primarily (abbr.)




This is a Neutral clue.
DSO = British military award (Distinguished Service Order); initials [primarily] of "daring soldiers obtained"




19. Outcomes of Erin neatly dusting staircases, from tops to bottoms




This is a Toriel clue.
ENDS = outcomes AND bottoms; initials [tops] of "Erin neatly dusting staircases"




21. Wear clothing, heading out




This is a Genocide clue. The extra letter is T.
TIRE = wear; ATTIRE [clothing] without the first letter A [heading out]




22. Scored zero—it can be relied on (hyph.)




This is an Undyne clue.
GO-TO = it can be relied on; GOT 0 [scored zero]




23. Blunt blades were sharp once, too; edge softens, in the end




This is a Genocide clue. The extra letter is O.
EPEES = blunt blades; final letters [in the end] of "were sharp once too edge softens"




24. Raffle to give away a, er, musical instrument




This is a Genocide clue. The extra letter is W.
DRUM = musical instrument; DRAW [raffle] without the A [give away a], plus UM [er (hesitation)]




26. Currency related to nervous system




This is a Genocide clue. The extra letter is N.
EURO = currency; NEURO [related to nervous system]




27. Plastered and drunk, initially, rush to welcome ship




This is a Neutral clue.
DRESSED = plastered; D_ [drunk, initially], plus REED [rush (plant)] containing S.S. [ship]




29. That head covering!




This is a Neutral clue.
HAT = head covering &lit. (the entire clue is both definition and wordplay); the first letter [head] of "that" covers the remaining part "hat"




32. A profit, once more




This is a Neutral clue.
AGAIN = once more; A GAIN [a profit]




33. Belt brief dirge out




This is a Neutral clue.
GIRD = belt; DIRG_ [brief (all but last letter) dirge] anagrammed [out]




34. Prohibitionist carrying, initially, expensive champagne to wrap




This is an Alphys clue. The word 'wrap' should actually be 'rap' in the clue.
DECRY = rap; DRY [prohibitionist] containing E_ C_ [initially, expensive champagne]




36. Twitch's Spring Sale market starts




This is a Neutral clue.
SPASM = twitch; SPA [(hot) spring] plus S_ M_ ["sale market" starts]




38. Working plan to support personae: 1,000 rounds




This is an Asgore clue. The word 'personae' should actually be 'one' in the clue.
AMMO = rounds; M.O. [working plan] following A [one] plus M [1,000]




39. Auditor's pen is cause of sore eyes




This is a Neutral clue.
STYE = cause of sore eyes; homophone [auditor's] of STY [pen]




40. Tag, with front scratched off, for first murder victim




This is an Undyne clue.
ABEL = first murder victim; LABEL [tag] with no first letter L [front scratched off]




41. Blue's Clues ending with commercial




This is a Neutral clue.
SAD = blue; _S ["clues" ending] plus AD [commercial]




43. In the spotlight: Psy's latest books




This is an Alphys clue. The word 'Psy' should actually be 'sigh' in the clue.
HOT = in the spotlight; _H ["sigh"s latest (last letter)] plus OT [books (Old Testament)]




44. Before queen and her heart




This is a Neutral clue.
ERE = before; ER [queen (Elizabeth, Regina)] plus E ["her" heart (central letter)]





Why Couldn't I Follow The Pacifist Route:




BECAUSE MY LV IS TOO HIGH

Explaining this one gets more spoiler-y into Undertale than I wish. But, yeah, Level 51 is way too high.




Post-Sans One Liner:




THERE'S A NEW SERIF IN TOWN

Sans (and Papyrus) are named for typefaces (which they aptly use in their text boxes). Specifically, Sans is named for Comic Sans / Comic Sans Serif.




Exploring What's Truly Important:




The intersection letters spell "DEXTER DROPS NUMBER TO NOTE REALM".

This is wordplay for: DEXTER minus the X [drops number (X=10)], plus MI [note] plus NATION [realm].

So what truly important is DETERMINATION, which is definitely an important concept in Undertale.




Exploring What's Truly Important (REDUX):




Level 51 indicated a second part to this clue.

The intersection letters spell "DEXTER DROPS NUMBER TO NOTE REALM".

This is wordplay for: DEXTER minus the D [drops number (D=500)], plus MI [note] plus NATION [realm].

So what truly important is EXTERMINATION, which is definitely an important concept in Undertale, especially to the sort of person who would go on a Genocide run and use file-editing to reach Level 51 when the actual levels only go up to 20!

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    Solutions, classifications, words needed to make sense of Papyrus and Asgore clues, and letters obtained from Pacifist and Genocide clues:




    Across

    1 DRUDGE Genocide T
    6 X-RATED Pacifist Papyrus B G-RATED
    11 RIPTIDE Genocide H
    12 TROY Pacifist Alphys E WEIGHT
    13 EPSILON Pacifist Toriel C
    14 URINE Genocide E
    15 MUTT Genocide R
    17 DOB Genocide E <-- I don't actually understand this one
    18 APSE Genocide S
    20 STARED Pacifist Undyne A
    22 ONSEN Genocide A
    24 DOG Genocide N
    25 OPTED Genocide E
    28 EARTH Pacifist Papyrus U MARS
    30 RES Pacifist Asgore S
    31 USAGE Neutral
    35 AGREES Neutral
    37 MAGI Genocide W
    39 SET Pacifist Toriel E
    40 LOSS Genocide S
    41 SMART Pacifist Toriel M
    42 CHELSEA Pacifist Papyrus Y LIVERPOOL
    45 AMID Genocide E
    46 ROBBERS Neutral
    47 DONKEY Pacifist Papyrus L ELEPHANT
    48 TANDEM Neutral

    Down

    1 DREAD Pacifist Asgore V OLD
    2 RIP Genocide R
    3 UPSURGE Genocide I
    4 GILT Neutral
    5 EDO Pacifist Alphys I SHEERAN
    6 XENON Genocide F
    7 BURR Pacifist Undyne S
    8 TRIPS Genocide I
    9 EONS Genocide N
    10 DYE Neutral
    12 TRAN Neutral
    15 MEOWS Pacifist Asgore T UP
    16 TATA Neutral
    17 DSO Neutral
    19 ENDS Pacifist Toriel O
    21 TIRE Genocide T
    22 GOTO Pacifist Undyne O
    23 EPEES Genocide O
    24 DRUM Genocide W
    26 EURO Genocide N
    27 DRESSED Neutral
    29 HAT Neutral
    32 AGAIN Neutral
    33 GIRD Neutral
    34 DECRY Pacifist Alphys H RAP
    36 SPASM Neutral
    38 AMMO Pacifist Asgore I ONE
    39 STYE Neutral
    40 ABEL Pacifist Undyne G
    41 SAD Neutral
    43 HOT Pacifist Alphys H SIGH
    44 ERE Neutral




    Extraction from Pacifist clues:




    BECAUSE MY LV IS TOO HIGH (which I believe makes sense in the context of Undertale)




    Extraction from Genocide clues:




    THERE'S A NEW SERIF IN TOWN (which seems plausible; note that the guy's name is Sans)




    Extraction from intersections of P and G clues:




    DEXTER DROPS NUMBER TO NOTE REALM (which yields DETERMINATION)




    [EDITED to add:]




    There's a bit of extra subtlety in that last bit of wordplay, because there are two numbers you can drop from DEXTER. One way gets you DETERMINATION, and the other gets you EXTERMINATION. How very appropriate! (Credit where due: I didn't notice this for myself; MPH got it from an edit L51 made to the question after I posted the original version of this answer.)







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      Explanation of Pacifist transformations:




      Toriel's clues include one wordplay portion, and two distinct definition portions, all for the same word.

      Answers to Papyrus' clues can become 'blue' in some manner. Three times, the answers can be directly associated to 'red', and have 'blue' counterparts; the fourth entry has a related word that is synonymous with 'blue'.

      Answers to Undyne's clues are entered in reverse in their slots.

      Alphys' clues include one word that has been replaced by a homophone.

      Asgore's clues include one word that has been anagrammed with the additional letters {S,P,A,R,E}.




      Clues, answers, and explanations:
      ACROSS



      1. Servant's failure to gain river land




      This is a Genocide clue. The extra letter is T.
      DRUDGE = servant; R [river] in DUD [failure], plus GET [land]




      6. MBA, for example, hosts empty time for everyone (hyph.)




      This is a Papyrus clue. "Blue" also means risque or obscene, so G-RATED becomes the entry X-RATED.
      G-RATED = for everyone; T__E [empty time] in GRAD [MBA, for example]




      11. Current, fashionable model entering car




      This is a Genocide clue. The extra letter is H.
      RIPTIDE = current; HIP [fashionable] and T [model, as in Ford Model T] inside RIDE [car]




      12. Attempt to take in love for wait system




      This is an Alphys clue. The word 'wait' should actually be 'weight' in the clue.
      TROY = weight system; O [love, as in 0 in tennis] inside TRY [attempt]




      13. Character with speech impediment to go back in time by infinitesimal amount




      This is a Toriel clue.
      EPSILON = character (Greek letter) AND infinitesimal amount (common variable in math for amounts that shrink to zero); LISP [speech impediment] reversed and inside [get back in] EON [time]




      14. Magician Geller, formerly known as "Waste Material"




      This is a Genocide clue. The extra letter is E.
      URINE = waste material; URI [magician Geller] and NEE [formerly known as]




      15. POOCH GROOVE appears in odd meta




      This is a Genocide clue. The extra letter is R.
      MUTT = pooch; RUT [groove] in M_T_ [odd (letters of) "meta"]




      17. Informally tell on in Australia home, heading out back




      This is a Genocide clue. The extra letter is E.
      DOB = informally tell on, in Australia; ABODE [home] with no first letter A [heading out] and reversed [back]




      19. Recess time's right to follow clubs




      This is a Genocide clue. The extra letter is S.
      APSE = recess; _E [time's right(most letter)] following SAPS [clubs]




      20. Leading man journalist gazed at




      This is an Undyne clue.
      STARED = gazed at; STAR [leading man] plus ED. [journalist (editor)]




      22. Japanese hot spring's on mountain base, filled with brine




      This is a Genocide clue. The extra letter is A.
      ONSEN = Japanese hot spring; ON [on] plus _N [mountain base (last letter)] containing SEA [brine]




      24. Professor with grand shadow




      This is a Genocide clue. The extra letter is N.
      DOG = shadow, as in follow; DON [professor] plus G [grand]




      25. Selected column to showcase ancient architecture, ultimately




      This is a Genocide clue. The extra letter is E.
      OPTED = selected; OP.ED. [column] containing _T _E [ancient architecture, ultimately (last letters)]




      28. Ruins chocolate bar brand




      This is a Papyrus clue. MARS is the Red Planet, so the entry is the Blue Planet: EARTH.
      MARS = ruins AND chocolate bar brand




      30. Notes sea-scaper of legal importance




      This is an Asgore clue. The word 'sea-scaper' should actually be 'case' in the clue.
      RES = notes (as in do-re-mi) AND case of legal importance (Latin for thing, common in legal terminology)




      31. Employment of wise man after unemployment starts




      This is a Neutral clue.
      USAGE = employment; SAGE [wise man] after U_ [unemployment start(ing letter)]




      35. Grants revolutionary sight to follow augur regularly




      This is a Neutral clue.
      AGREES = grants; SEE backwards [revolutionary sight] after A_G_R [augur regularly (every other letter)]




      37. Sorcerers trap soldier




      This is a Genocide clue. The extra letter is W.
      MAGI = sorcerers; MAW [trap, as in mouth] plus G.I. [soldier]




      39. Establish group to chase thieves on the inside




      This is a Toriel clue.
      SET = establish AND group; found hidden inside "chaSE Thieves"




      40. Defeat—also, behead—soldiers from both sides




      This is a Genocide clue. The extra letter is S.
      LOSS = defeat; _LSO [also, behead] and S_S [soldiers from both sides (first and last letters)]




      41. Mats rearranged to cover Regina's fly sting




      This is a Toriel clue.
      SMART = fly (as in fashionable) AND sting (as in ache); SMAT* [mats rearranged] containing R [Regina]




      42. Dynamic, pivotal role, but losing at club




      This is a Papyrus clue. Liverpool F.C. is nicknamed 'The Reds', so the entry is the club nicknamed 'The Blues', which is CHELSEA.
      LIVERPOOL = club, as in football; LIVERPOOLAT* [dynamic (anagram) "pivotal role"] without the AT [losing at]




      45. In the middle of ammonia derivant




      This is a Genocide clue. The extra letter is E.
      AMID = in the middle of; AMIDE [ammonia derivant]




      46. Thieves air gun, breaking into Sorre composition




      This is a Neutral clue.
      ROBBERS = thieves; BB [air gun] inside ROERS* ["sorre" composition (anagram)]




      47. "Plane": the composition's 23 by 28 inches




      This is a Papyrus clue. The elephant is the mascot animal for the Republicans (Red) in the USA, so the entry is the mascot animal for the Democrats (Blue) in the USA, which is the DONKEY.
      ELEPHANT = 23 by 28 inches, as a sheet size; ELEPHANT* ["plane the" composition (anagram)]




      48. One in front of the other: time and—




      This is a Neutral clue.
      TANDEM = one in front of the other; T [time] plus AND [and] plus EM [— (a typographic unit of length)]




      DOWN



      1. Vis-a-vis being eaten by leopards: man's fear




      This is an Asgore clue. The word 'leopards' should actually be 'old' in the clue.
      DREAD = fear; RE: [vis-a-vis] inside DAD [old man]




      2. Hack advertising by the Ocean State




      This is a Genocide clue. The extra letter is R.
      RIP = hack; P.R. [advertising] after R.I. [Ocean State]




      3. Spike drink with drugs, essentially, to be set up with thirst




      This is a Genocide clue. The extra letter is I.
      UPSURGE = spike; SIP [drink] plus U [drugs, essentially (central letter)], reversed [set up], plus URGE [thirst]




      4. Covered in gold—"shame!", we hear




      This is a Neutral clue.
      GILT = covered in gold; homophone [we hear] of GUILT [shame]




      5. Artist Schieren, of old Tokyo




      This is an Alphys clue. The word "Schieren" should actually be "Sheeran" in the clue.
      EDO = (old) Tokyo; ED [artist Sheeran] plus O [old]




      6. Noble gas returning zero effects, briefly




      This is a Genocide clue. The extra letter is F.
      XENON = noble gas; NONE FX [zero effects, briefly] reversed [returning]




      7. Upset, primarily, engaged in cold complaint to duelist Aaron




      This is an Undyne clue.
      BURR = duelist Aaron; U_ [upset, primarily (first letter)] in BRR [cold complaint]




      8. Morale raised by excursions




      This is a Genocide clue. The extra letter is I.
      TRIPS = excursions; reversal [raised] of SPIRIT [morale]




      9. Spaces containing negative ages




      This is a Genocide clue. The extra letter is N.
      EONS = ages; ENS [spaces (typographic)] containing NO [negative]




      10. Color of flag on the radio




      This is a Neutral clue.
      DYE = color; homophone [on the radio] of DIE [flag, as in decline/fade]




      12. Crazy rant about Vietnamese dynasty




      This is a Neutral clue.
      TRAN = Vietnamese dynasty; TRAN* [crazy (anagram) "rant"]




      15. "Heartbreak! Paupers imprisoned by woman," Tom cries




      This is an Asgore clue. The word 'Paupers' should actually be 'up' in the clue.
      MEOWS = Tom (as in male cat) cries; WOE [heartbreak] reversed [up] inside MS. [woman]




      16. "Introduction to Animation" to follow "Body Art Brief" later




      This is a Neutral clue.
      TA-TA = brief "Later!"; A_ [introduction (first letter) to animation] following TAT [body art]




      17. British military award daring soldiers obtained, primarily (abbr.)




      This is a Neutral clue.
      DSO = British military award (Distinguished Service Order); initials [primarily] of "daring soldiers obtained"




      19. Outcomes of Erin neatly dusting staircases, from tops to bottoms




      This is a Toriel clue.
      ENDS = outcomes AND bottoms; initials [tops] of "Erin neatly dusting staircases"




      21. Wear clothing, heading out




      This is a Genocide clue. The extra letter is T.
      TIRE = wear; ATTIRE [clothing] without the first letter A [heading out]




      22. Scored zero—it can be relied on (hyph.)




      This is an Undyne clue.
      GO-TO = it can be relied on; GOT 0 [scored zero]




      23. Blunt blades were sharp once, too; edge softens, in the end




      This is a Genocide clue. The extra letter is O.
      EPEES = blunt blades; final letters [in the end] of "were sharp once too edge softens"




      24. Raffle to give away a, er, musical instrument




      This is a Genocide clue. The extra letter is W.
      DRUM = musical instrument; DRAW [raffle] without the A [give away a], plus UM [er (hesitation)]




      26. Currency related to nervous system




      This is a Genocide clue. The extra letter is N.
      EURO = currency; NEURO [related to nervous system]




      27. Plastered and drunk, initially, rush to welcome ship




      This is a Neutral clue.
      DRESSED = plastered; D_ [drunk, initially], plus REED [rush (plant)] containing S.S. [ship]




      29. That head covering!




      This is a Neutral clue.
      HAT = head covering &lit. (the entire clue is both definition and wordplay); the first letter [head] of "that" covers the remaining part "hat"




      32. A profit, once more




      This is a Neutral clue.
      AGAIN = once more; A GAIN [a profit]




      33. Belt brief dirge out




      This is a Neutral clue.
      GIRD = belt; DIRG_ [brief (all but last letter) dirge] anagrammed [out]




      34. Prohibitionist carrying, initially, expensive champagne to wrap




      This is an Alphys clue. The word 'wrap' should actually be 'rap' in the clue.
      DECRY = rap; DRY [prohibitionist] containing E_ C_ [initially, expensive champagne]




      36. Twitch's Spring Sale market starts




      This is a Neutral clue.
      SPASM = twitch; SPA [(hot) spring] plus S_ M_ ["sale market" starts]




      38. Working plan to support personae: 1,000 rounds




      This is an Asgore clue. The word 'personae' should actually be 'one' in the clue.
      AMMO = rounds; M.O. [working plan] following A [one] plus M [1,000]




      39. Auditor's pen is cause of sore eyes




      This is a Neutral clue.
      STYE = cause of sore eyes; homophone [auditor's] of STY [pen]




      40. Tag, with front scratched off, for first murder victim




      This is an Undyne clue.
      ABEL = first murder victim; LABEL [tag] with no first letter L [front scratched off]




      41. Blue's Clues ending with commercial




      This is a Neutral clue.
      SAD = blue; _S ["clues" ending] plus AD [commercial]




      43. In the spotlight: Psy's latest books




      This is an Alphys clue. The word 'Psy' should actually be 'sigh' in the clue.
      HOT = in the spotlight; _H ["sigh"s latest (last letter)] plus OT [books (Old Testament)]




      44. Before queen and her heart




      This is a Neutral clue.
      ERE = before; ER [queen (Elizabeth, Regina)] plus E ["her" heart (central letter)]





      Why Couldn't I Follow The Pacifist Route:




      BECAUSE MY LV IS TOO HIGH

      Explaining this one gets more spoiler-y into Undertale than I wish. But, yeah, Level 51 is way too high.




      Post-Sans One Liner:




      THERE'S A NEW SERIF IN TOWN

      Sans (and Papyrus) are named for typefaces (which they aptly use in their text boxes). Specifically, Sans is named for Comic Sans / Comic Sans Serif.




      Exploring What's Truly Important:




      The intersection letters spell "DEXTER DROPS NUMBER TO NOTE REALM".

      This is wordplay for: DEXTER minus the X [drops number (X=10)], plus MI [note] plus NATION [realm].

      So what truly important is DETERMINATION, which is definitely an important concept in Undertale.




      Exploring What's Truly Important (REDUX):




      Level 51 indicated a second part to this clue.

      The intersection letters spell "DEXTER DROPS NUMBER TO NOTE REALM".

      This is wordplay for: DEXTER minus the D [drops number (D=500)], plus MI [note] plus NATION [realm].

      So what truly important is EXTERMINATION, which is definitely an important concept in Undertale, especially to the sort of person who would go on a Genocide run and use file-editing to reach Level 51 when the actual levels only go up to 20!

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        Explanation of Pacifist transformations:




        Toriel's clues include one wordplay portion, and two distinct definition portions, all for the same word.

        Answers to Papyrus' clues can become 'blue' in some manner. Three times, the answers can be directly associated to 'red', and have 'blue' counterparts; the fourth entry has a related word that is synonymous with 'blue'.

        Answers to Undyne's clues are entered in reverse in their slots.

        Alphys' clues include one word that has been replaced by a homophone.

        Asgore's clues include one word that has been anagrammed with the additional letters {S,P,A,R,E}.




        Clues, answers, and explanations:
        ACROSS



        1. Servant's failure to gain river land




        This is a Genocide clue. The extra letter is T.
        DRUDGE = servant; R [river] in DUD [failure], plus GET [land]




        6. MBA, for example, hosts empty time for everyone (hyph.)




        This is a Papyrus clue. "Blue" also means risque or obscene, so G-RATED becomes the entry X-RATED.
        G-RATED = for everyone; T__E [empty time] in GRAD [MBA, for example]




        11. Current, fashionable model entering car




        This is a Genocide clue. The extra letter is H.
        RIPTIDE = current; HIP [fashionable] and T [model, as in Ford Model T] inside RIDE [car]




        12. Attempt to take in love for wait system




        This is an Alphys clue. The word 'wait' should actually be 'weight' in the clue.
        TROY = weight system; O [love, as in 0 in tennis] inside TRY [attempt]




        13. Character with speech impediment to go back in time by infinitesimal amount




        This is a Toriel clue.
        EPSILON = character (Greek letter) AND infinitesimal amount (common variable in math for amounts that shrink to zero); LISP [speech impediment] reversed and inside [get back in] EON [time]




        14. Magician Geller, formerly known as "Waste Material"




        This is a Genocide clue. The extra letter is E.
        URINE = waste material; URI [magician Geller] and NEE [formerly known as]




        15. POOCH GROOVE appears in odd meta




        This is a Genocide clue. The extra letter is R.
        MUTT = pooch; RUT [groove] in M_T_ [odd (letters of) "meta"]




        17. Informally tell on in Australia home, heading out back




        This is a Genocide clue. The extra letter is E.
        DOB = informally tell on, in Australia; ABODE [home] with no first letter A [heading out] and reversed [back]




        19. Recess time's right to follow clubs




        This is a Genocide clue. The extra letter is S.
        APSE = recess; _E [time's right(most letter)] following SAPS [clubs]




        20. Leading man journalist gazed at




        This is an Undyne clue.
        STARED = gazed at; STAR [leading man] plus ED. [journalist (editor)]




        22. Japanese hot spring's on mountain base, filled with brine




        This is a Genocide clue. The extra letter is A.
        ONSEN = Japanese hot spring; ON [on] plus _N [mountain base (last letter)] containing SEA [brine]




        24. Professor with grand shadow




        This is a Genocide clue. The extra letter is N.
        DOG = shadow, as in follow; DON [professor] plus G [grand]




        25. Selected column to showcase ancient architecture, ultimately




        This is a Genocide clue. The extra letter is E.
        OPTED = selected; OP.ED. [column] containing _T _E [ancient architecture, ultimately (last letters)]




        28. Ruins chocolate bar brand




        This is a Papyrus clue. MARS is the Red Planet, so the entry is the Blue Planet: EARTH.
        MARS = ruins AND chocolate bar brand




        30. Notes sea-scaper of legal importance




        This is an Asgore clue. The word 'sea-scaper' should actually be 'case' in the clue.
        RES = notes (as in do-re-mi) AND case of legal importance (Latin for thing, common in legal terminology)




        31. Employment of wise man after unemployment starts




        This is a Neutral clue.
        USAGE = employment; SAGE [wise man] after U_ [unemployment start(ing letter)]




        35. Grants revolutionary sight to follow augur regularly




        This is a Neutral clue.
        AGREES = grants; SEE backwards [revolutionary sight] after A_G_R [augur regularly (every other letter)]




        37. Sorcerers trap soldier




        This is a Genocide clue. The extra letter is W.
        MAGI = sorcerers; MAW [trap, as in mouth] plus G.I. [soldier]




        39. Establish group to chase thieves on the inside




        This is a Toriel clue.
        SET = establish AND group; found hidden inside "chaSE Thieves"




        40. Defeat—also, behead—soldiers from both sides




        This is a Genocide clue. The extra letter is S.
        LOSS = defeat; _LSO [also, behead] and S_S [soldiers from both sides (first and last letters)]




        41. Mats rearranged to cover Regina's fly sting




        This is a Toriel clue.
        SMART = fly (as in fashionable) AND sting (as in ache); SMAT* [mats rearranged] containing R [Regina]




        42. Dynamic, pivotal role, but losing at club




        This is a Papyrus clue. Liverpool F.C. is nicknamed 'The Reds', so the entry is the club nicknamed 'The Blues', which is CHELSEA.
        LIVERPOOL = club, as in football; LIVERPOOLAT* [dynamic (anagram) "pivotal role"] without the AT [losing at]




        45. In the middle of ammonia derivant




        This is a Genocide clue. The extra letter is E.
        AMID = in the middle of; AMIDE [ammonia derivant]




        46. Thieves air gun, breaking into Sorre composition




        This is a Neutral clue.
        ROBBERS = thieves; BB [air gun] inside ROERS* ["sorre" composition (anagram)]




        47. "Plane": the composition's 23 by 28 inches




        This is a Papyrus clue. The elephant is the mascot animal for the Republicans (Red) in the USA, so the entry is the mascot animal for the Democrats (Blue) in the USA, which is the DONKEY.
        ELEPHANT = 23 by 28 inches, as a sheet size; ELEPHANT* ["plane the" composition (anagram)]




        48. One in front of the other: time and—




        This is a Neutral clue.
        TANDEM = one in front of the other; T [time] plus AND [and] plus EM [— (a typographic unit of length)]




        DOWN



        1. Vis-a-vis being eaten by leopards: man's fear




        This is an Asgore clue. The word 'leopards' should actually be 'old' in the clue.
        DREAD = fear; RE: [vis-a-vis] inside DAD [old man]




        2. Hack advertising by the Ocean State




        This is a Genocide clue. The extra letter is R.
        RIP = hack; P.R. [advertising] after R.I. [Ocean State]




        3. Spike drink with drugs, essentially, to be set up with thirst




        This is a Genocide clue. The extra letter is I.
        UPSURGE = spike; SIP [drink] plus U [drugs, essentially (central letter)], reversed [set up], plus URGE [thirst]




        4. Covered in gold—"shame!", we hear




        This is a Neutral clue.
        GILT = covered in gold; homophone [we hear] of GUILT [shame]




        5. Artist Schieren, of old Tokyo




        This is an Alphys clue. The word "Schieren" should actually be "Sheeran" in the clue.
        EDO = (old) Tokyo; ED [artist Sheeran] plus O [old]




        6. Noble gas returning zero effects, briefly




        This is a Genocide clue. The extra letter is F.
        XENON = noble gas; NONE FX [zero effects, briefly] reversed [returning]




        7. Upset, primarily, engaged in cold complaint to duelist Aaron




        This is an Undyne clue.
        BURR = duelist Aaron; U_ [upset, primarily (first letter)] in BRR [cold complaint]




        8. Morale raised by excursions




        This is a Genocide clue. The extra letter is I.
        TRIPS = excursions; reversal [raised] of SPIRIT [morale]




        9. Spaces containing negative ages




        This is a Genocide clue. The extra letter is N.
        EONS = ages; ENS [spaces (typographic)] containing NO [negative]




        10. Color of flag on the radio




        This is a Neutral clue.
        DYE = color; homophone [on the radio] of DIE [flag, as in decline/fade]




        12. Crazy rant about Vietnamese dynasty




        This is a Neutral clue.
        TRAN = Vietnamese dynasty; TRAN* [crazy (anagram) "rant"]




        15. "Heartbreak! Paupers imprisoned by woman," Tom cries




        This is an Asgore clue. The word 'Paupers' should actually be 'up' in the clue.
        MEOWS = Tom (as in male cat) cries; WOE [heartbreak] reversed [up] inside MS. [woman]




        16. "Introduction to Animation" to follow "Body Art Brief" later




        This is a Neutral clue.
        TA-TA = brief "Later!"; A_ [introduction (first letter) to animation] following TAT [body art]




        17. British military award daring soldiers obtained, primarily (abbr.)




        This is a Neutral clue.
        DSO = British military award (Distinguished Service Order); initials [primarily] of "daring soldiers obtained"




        19. Outcomes of Erin neatly dusting staircases, from tops to bottoms




        This is a Toriel clue.
        ENDS = outcomes AND bottoms; initials [tops] of "Erin neatly dusting staircases"




        21. Wear clothing, heading out




        This is a Genocide clue. The extra letter is T.
        TIRE = wear; ATTIRE [clothing] without the first letter A [heading out]




        22. Scored zero—it can be relied on (hyph.)




        This is an Undyne clue.
        GO-TO = it can be relied on; GOT 0 [scored zero]




        23. Blunt blades were sharp once, too; edge softens, in the end




        This is a Genocide clue. The extra letter is O.
        EPEES = blunt blades; final letters [in the end] of "were sharp once too edge softens"




        24. Raffle to give away a, er, musical instrument




        This is a Genocide clue. The extra letter is W.
        DRUM = musical instrument; DRAW [raffle] without the A [give away a], plus UM [er (hesitation)]




        26. Currency related to nervous system




        This is a Genocide clue. The extra letter is N.
        EURO = currency; NEURO [related to nervous system]




        27. Plastered and drunk, initially, rush to welcome ship




        This is a Neutral clue.
        DRESSED = plastered; D_ [drunk, initially], plus REED [rush (plant)] containing S.S. [ship]




        29. That head covering!




        This is a Neutral clue.
        HAT = head covering &lit. (the entire clue is both definition and wordplay); the first letter [head] of "that" covers the remaining part "hat"




        32. A profit, once more




        This is a Neutral clue.
        AGAIN = once more; A GAIN [a profit]




        33. Belt brief dirge out




        This is a Neutral clue.
        GIRD = belt; DIRG_ [brief (all but last letter) dirge] anagrammed [out]




        34. Prohibitionist carrying, initially, expensive champagne to wrap




        This is an Alphys clue. The word 'wrap' should actually be 'rap' in the clue.
        DECRY = rap; DRY [prohibitionist] containing E_ C_ [initially, expensive champagne]




        36. Twitch's Spring Sale market starts




        This is a Neutral clue.
        SPASM = twitch; SPA [(hot) spring] plus S_ M_ ["sale market" starts]




        38. Working plan to support personae: 1,000 rounds




        This is an Asgore clue. The word 'personae' should actually be 'one' in the clue.
        AMMO = rounds; M.O. [working plan] following A [one] plus M [1,000]




        39. Auditor's pen is cause of sore eyes




        This is a Neutral clue.
        STYE = cause of sore eyes; homophone [auditor's] of STY [pen]




        40. Tag, with front scratched off, for first murder victim




        This is an Undyne clue.
        ABEL = first murder victim; LABEL [tag] with no first letter L [front scratched off]




        41. Blue's Clues ending with commercial




        This is a Neutral clue.
        SAD = blue; _S ["clues" ending] plus AD [commercial]




        43. In the spotlight: Psy's latest books




        This is an Alphys clue. The word 'Psy' should actually be 'sigh' in the clue.
        HOT = in the spotlight; _H ["sigh"s latest (last letter)] plus OT [books (Old Testament)]




        44. Before queen and her heart




        This is a Neutral clue.
        ERE = before; ER [queen (Elizabeth, Regina)] plus E ["her" heart (central letter)]





        Why Couldn't I Follow The Pacifist Route:




        BECAUSE MY LV IS TOO HIGH

        Explaining this one gets more spoiler-y into Undertale than I wish. But, yeah, Level 51 is way too high.




        Post-Sans One Liner:




        THERE'S A NEW SERIF IN TOWN

        Sans (and Papyrus) are named for typefaces (which they aptly use in their text boxes). Specifically, Sans is named for Comic Sans / Comic Sans Serif.




        Exploring What's Truly Important:




        The intersection letters spell "DEXTER DROPS NUMBER TO NOTE REALM".

        This is wordplay for: DEXTER minus the X [drops number (X=10)], plus MI [note] plus NATION [realm].

        So what truly important is DETERMINATION, which is definitely an important concept in Undertale.




        Exploring What's Truly Important (REDUX):




        Level 51 indicated a second part to this clue.

        The intersection letters spell "DEXTER DROPS NUMBER TO NOTE REALM".

        This is wordplay for: DEXTER minus the D [drops number (D=500)], plus MI [note] plus NATION [realm].

        So what truly important is EXTERMINATION, which is definitely an important concept in Undertale, especially to the sort of person who would go on a Genocide run and use file-editing to reach Level 51 when the actual levels only go up to 20!

        (ꐦ ಠ皿ಠ )







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          up vote
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          up vote
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          down vote



          accepted






          Here is the filled grid:




          enter image description here




          Explanation of Pacifist transformations:




          Toriel's clues include one wordplay portion, and two distinct definition portions, all for the same word.

          Answers to Papyrus' clues can become 'blue' in some manner. Three times, the answers can be directly associated to 'red', and have 'blue' counterparts; the fourth entry has a related word that is synonymous with 'blue'.

          Answers to Undyne's clues are entered in reverse in their slots.

          Alphys' clues include one word that has been replaced by a homophone.

          Asgore's clues include one word that has been anagrammed with the additional letters {S,P,A,R,E}.




          Clues, answers, and explanations:
          ACROSS



          1. Servant's failure to gain river land




          This is a Genocide clue. The extra letter is T.
          DRUDGE = servant; R [river] in DUD [failure], plus GET [land]




          6. MBA, for example, hosts empty time for everyone (hyph.)




          This is a Papyrus clue. "Blue" also means risque or obscene, so G-RATED becomes the entry X-RATED.
          G-RATED = for everyone; T__E [empty time] in GRAD [MBA, for example]




          11. Current, fashionable model entering car




          This is a Genocide clue. The extra letter is H.
          RIPTIDE = current; HIP [fashionable] and T [model, as in Ford Model T] inside RIDE [car]




          12. Attempt to take in love for wait system




          This is an Alphys clue. The word 'wait' should actually be 'weight' in the clue.
          TROY = weight system; O [love, as in 0 in tennis] inside TRY [attempt]




          13. Character with speech impediment to go back in time by infinitesimal amount




          This is a Toriel clue.
          EPSILON = character (Greek letter) AND infinitesimal amount (common variable in math for amounts that shrink to zero); LISP [speech impediment] reversed and inside [get back in] EON [time]




          14. Magician Geller, formerly known as "Waste Material"




          This is a Genocide clue. The extra letter is E.
          URINE = waste material; URI [magician Geller] and NEE [formerly known as]




          15. POOCH GROOVE appears in odd meta




          This is a Genocide clue. The extra letter is R.
          MUTT = pooch; RUT [groove] in M_T_ [odd (letters of) "meta"]




          17. Informally tell on in Australia home, heading out back




          This is a Genocide clue. The extra letter is E.
          DOB = informally tell on, in Australia; ABODE [home] with no first letter A [heading out] and reversed [back]




          19. Recess time's right to follow clubs




          This is a Genocide clue. The extra letter is S.
          APSE = recess; _E [time's right(most letter)] following SAPS [clubs]




          20. Leading man journalist gazed at




          This is an Undyne clue.
          STARED = gazed at; STAR [leading man] plus ED. [journalist (editor)]




          22. Japanese hot spring's on mountain base, filled with brine




          This is a Genocide clue. The extra letter is A.
          ONSEN = Japanese hot spring; ON [on] plus _N [mountain base (last letter)] containing SEA [brine]




          24. Professor with grand shadow




          This is a Genocide clue. The extra letter is N.
          DOG = shadow, as in follow; DON [professor] plus G [grand]




          25. Selected column to showcase ancient architecture, ultimately




          This is a Genocide clue. The extra letter is E.
          OPTED = selected; OP.ED. [column] containing _T _E [ancient architecture, ultimately (last letters)]




          28. Ruins chocolate bar brand




          This is a Papyrus clue. MARS is the Red Planet, so the entry is the Blue Planet: EARTH.
          MARS = ruins AND chocolate bar brand




          30. Notes sea-scaper of legal importance




          This is an Asgore clue. The word 'sea-scaper' should actually be 'case' in the clue.
          RES = notes (as in do-re-mi) AND case of legal importance (Latin for thing, common in legal terminology)




          31. Employment of wise man after unemployment starts




          This is a Neutral clue.
          USAGE = employment; SAGE [wise man] after U_ [unemployment start(ing letter)]




          35. Grants revolutionary sight to follow augur regularly




          This is a Neutral clue.
          AGREES = grants; SEE backwards [revolutionary sight] after A_G_R [augur regularly (every other letter)]




          37. Sorcerers trap soldier




          This is a Genocide clue. The extra letter is W.
          MAGI = sorcerers; MAW [trap, as in mouth] plus G.I. [soldier]




          39. Establish group to chase thieves on the inside




          This is a Toriel clue.
          SET = establish AND group; found hidden inside "chaSE Thieves"




          40. Defeat—also, behead—soldiers from both sides




          This is a Genocide clue. The extra letter is S.
          LOSS = defeat; _LSO [also, behead] and S_S [soldiers from both sides (first and last letters)]




          41. Mats rearranged to cover Regina's fly sting




          This is a Toriel clue.
          SMART = fly (as in fashionable) AND sting (as in ache); SMAT* [mats rearranged] containing R [Regina]




          42. Dynamic, pivotal role, but losing at club




          This is a Papyrus clue. Liverpool F.C. is nicknamed 'The Reds', so the entry is the club nicknamed 'The Blues', which is CHELSEA.
          LIVERPOOL = club, as in football; LIVERPOOLAT* [dynamic (anagram) "pivotal role"] without the AT [losing at]




          45. In the middle of ammonia derivant




          This is a Genocide clue. The extra letter is E.
          AMID = in the middle of; AMIDE [ammonia derivant]




          46. Thieves air gun, breaking into Sorre composition




          This is a Neutral clue.
          ROBBERS = thieves; BB [air gun] inside ROERS* ["sorre" composition (anagram)]




          47. "Plane": the composition's 23 by 28 inches




          This is a Papyrus clue. The elephant is the mascot animal for the Republicans (Red) in the USA, so the entry is the mascot animal for the Democrats (Blue) in the USA, which is the DONKEY.
          ELEPHANT = 23 by 28 inches, as a sheet size; ELEPHANT* ["plane the" composition (anagram)]




          48. One in front of the other: time and—




          This is a Neutral clue.
          TANDEM = one in front of the other; T [time] plus AND [and] plus EM [— (a typographic unit of length)]




          DOWN



          1. Vis-a-vis being eaten by leopards: man's fear




          This is an Asgore clue. The word 'leopards' should actually be 'old' in the clue.
          DREAD = fear; RE: [vis-a-vis] inside DAD [old man]




          2. Hack advertising by the Ocean State




          This is a Genocide clue. The extra letter is R.
          RIP = hack; P.R. [advertising] after R.I. [Ocean State]




          3. Spike drink with drugs, essentially, to be set up with thirst




          This is a Genocide clue. The extra letter is I.
          UPSURGE = spike; SIP [drink] plus U [drugs, essentially (central letter)], reversed [set up], plus URGE [thirst]




          4. Covered in gold—"shame!", we hear




          This is a Neutral clue.
          GILT = covered in gold; homophone [we hear] of GUILT [shame]




          5. Artist Schieren, of old Tokyo




          This is an Alphys clue. The word "Schieren" should actually be "Sheeran" in the clue.
          EDO = (old) Tokyo; ED [artist Sheeran] plus O [old]




          6. Noble gas returning zero effects, briefly




          This is a Genocide clue. The extra letter is F.
          XENON = noble gas; NONE FX [zero effects, briefly] reversed [returning]




          7. Upset, primarily, engaged in cold complaint to duelist Aaron




          This is an Undyne clue.
          BURR = duelist Aaron; U_ [upset, primarily (first letter)] in BRR [cold complaint]




          8. Morale raised by excursions




          This is a Genocide clue. The extra letter is I.
          TRIPS = excursions; reversal [raised] of SPIRIT [morale]




          9. Spaces containing negative ages




          This is a Genocide clue. The extra letter is N.
          EONS = ages; ENS [spaces (typographic)] containing NO [negative]




          10. Color of flag on the radio




          This is a Neutral clue.
          DYE = color; homophone [on the radio] of DIE [flag, as in decline/fade]




          12. Crazy rant about Vietnamese dynasty




          This is a Neutral clue.
          TRAN = Vietnamese dynasty; TRAN* [crazy (anagram) "rant"]




          15. "Heartbreak! Paupers imprisoned by woman," Tom cries




          This is an Asgore clue. The word 'Paupers' should actually be 'up' in the clue.
          MEOWS = Tom (as in male cat) cries; WOE [heartbreak] reversed [up] inside MS. [woman]




          16. "Introduction to Animation" to follow "Body Art Brief" later




          This is a Neutral clue.
          TA-TA = brief "Later!"; A_ [introduction (first letter) to animation] following TAT [body art]




          17. British military award daring soldiers obtained, primarily (abbr.)




          This is a Neutral clue.
          DSO = British military award (Distinguished Service Order); initials [primarily] of "daring soldiers obtained"




          19. Outcomes of Erin neatly dusting staircases, from tops to bottoms




          This is a Toriel clue.
          ENDS = outcomes AND bottoms; initials [tops] of "Erin neatly dusting staircases"




          21. Wear clothing, heading out




          This is a Genocide clue. The extra letter is T.
          TIRE = wear; ATTIRE [clothing] without the first letter A [heading out]




          22. Scored zero—it can be relied on (hyph.)




          This is an Undyne clue.
          GO-TO = it can be relied on; GOT 0 [scored zero]




          23. Blunt blades were sharp once, too; edge softens, in the end




          This is a Genocide clue. The extra letter is O.
          EPEES = blunt blades; final letters [in the end] of "were sharp once too edge softens"




          24. Raffle to give away a, er, musical instrument




          This is a Genocide clue. The extra letter is W.
          DRUM = musical instrument; DRAW [raffle] without the A [give away a], plus UM [er (hesitation)]




          26. Currency related to nervous system




          This is a Genocide clue. The extra letter is N.
          EURO = currency; NEURO [related to nervous system]




          27. Plastered and drunk, initially, rush to welcome ship




          This is a Neutral clue.
          DRESSED = plastered; D_ [drunk, initially], plus REED [rush (plant)] containing S.S. [ship]




          29. That head covering!




          This is a Neutral clue.
          HAT = head covering &lit. (the entire clue is both definition and wordplay); the first letter [head] of "that" covers the remaining part "hat"




          32. A profit, once more




          This is a Neutral clue.
          AGAIN = once more; A GAIN [a profit]




          33. Belt brief dirge out




          This is a Neutral clue.
          GIRD = belt; DIRG_ [brief (all but last letter) dirge] anagrammed [out]




          34. Prohibitionist carrying, initially, expensive champagne to wrap




          This is an Alphys clue. The word 'wrap' should actually be 'rap' in the clue.
          DECRY = rap; DRY [prohibitionist] containing E_ C_ [initially, expensive champagne]




          36. Twitch's Spring Sale market starts




          This is a Neutral clue.
          SPASM = twitch; SPA [(hot) spring] plus S_ M_ ["sale market" starts]




          38. Working plan to support personae: 1,000 rounds




          This is an Asgore clue. The word 'personae' should actually be 'one' in the clue.
          AMMO = rounds; M.O. [working plan] following A [one] plus M [1,000]




          39. Auditor's pen is cause of sore eyes




          This is a Neutral clue.
          STYE = cause of sore eyes; homophone [auditor's] of STY [pen]




          40. Tag, with front scratched off, for first murder victim




          This is an Undyne clue.
          ABEL = first murder victim; LABEL [tag] with no first letter L [front scratched off]




          41. Blue's Clues ending with commercial




          This is a Neutral clue.
          SAD = blue; _S ["clues" ending] plus AD [commercial]




          43. In the spotlight: Psy's latest books




          This is an Alphys clue. The word 'Psy' should actually be 'sigh' in the clue.
          HOT = in the spotlight; _H ["sigh"s latest (last letter)] plus OT [books (Old Testament)]




          44. Before queen and her heart




          This is a Neutral clue.
          ERE = before; ER [queen (Elizabeth, Regina)] plus E ["her" heart (central letter)]





          Why Couldn't I Follow The Pacifist Route:




          BECAUSE MY LV IS TOO HIGH

          Explaining this one gets more spoiler-y into Undertale than I wish. But, yeah, Level 51 is way too high.




          Post-Sans One Liner:




          THERE'S A NEW SERIF IN TOWN

          Sans (and Papyrus) are named for typefaces (which they aptly use in their text boxes). Specifically, Sans is named for Comic Sans / Comic Sans Serif.




          Exploring What's Truly Important:




          The intersection letters spell "DEXTER DROPS NUMBER TO NOTE REALM".

          This is wordplay for: DEXTER minus the X [drops number (X=10)], plus MI [note] plus NATION [realm].

          So what truly important is DETERMINATION, which is definitely an important concept in Undertale.




          Exploring What's Truly Important (REDUX):




          Level 51 indicated a second part to this clue.

          The intersection letters spell "DEXTER DROPS NUMBER TO NOTE REALM".

          This is wordplay for: DEXTER minus the D [drops number (D=500)], plus MI [note] plus NATION [realm].

          So what truly important is EXTERMINATION, which is definitely an important concept in Undertale, especially to the sort of person who would go on a Genocide run and use file-editing to reach Level 51 when the actual levels only go up to 20!

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          Explanation of Pacifist transformations:




          Toriel's clues include one wordplay portion, and two distinct definition portions, all for the same word.

          Answers to Papyrus' clues can become 'blue' in some manner. Three times, the answers can be directly associated to 'red', and have 'blue' counterparts; the fourth entry has a related word that is synonymous with 'blue'.

          Answers to Undyne's clues are entered in reverse in their slots.

          Alphys' clues include one word that has been replaced by a homophone.

          Asgore's clues include one word that has been anagrammed with the additional letters {S,P,A,R,E}.




          Clues, answers, and explanations:
          ACROSS



          1. Servant's failure to gain river land




          This is a Genocide clue. The extra letter is T.
          DRUDGE = servant; R [river] in DUD [failure], plus GET [land]




          6. MBA, for example, hosts empty time for everyone (hyph.)




          This is a Papyrus clue. "Blue" also means risque or obscene, so G-RATED becomes the entry X-RATED.
          G-RATED = for everyone; T__E [empty time] in GRAD [MBA, for example]




          11. Current, fashionable model entering car




          This is a Genocide clue. The extra letter is H.
          RIPTIDE = current; HIP [fashionable] and T [model, as in Ford Model T] inside RIDE [car]




          12. Attempt to take in love for wait system




          This is an Alphys clue. The word 'wait' should actually be 'weight' in the clue.
          TROY = weight system; O [love, as in 0 in tennis] inside TRY [attempt]




          13. Character with speech impediment to go back in time by infinitesimal amount




          This is a Toriel clue.
          EPSILON = character (Greek letter) AND infinitesimal amount (common variable in math for amounts that shrink to zero); LISP [speech impediment] reversed and inside [get back in] EON [time]




          14. Magician Geller, formerly known as "Waste Material"




          This is a Genocide clue. The extra letter is E.
          URINE = waste material; URI [magician Geller] and NEE [formerly known as]




          15. POOCH GROOVE appears in odd meta




          This is a Genocide clue. The extra letter is R.
          MUTT = pooch; RUT [groove] in M_T_ [odd (letters of) "meta"]




          17. Informally tell on in Australia home, heading out back




          This is a Genocide clue. The extra letter is E.
          DOB = informally tell on, in Australia; ABODE [home] with no first letter A [heading out] and reversed [back]




          19. Recess time's right to follow clubs




          This is a Genocide clue. The extra letter is S.
          APSE = recess; _E [time's right(most letter)] following SAPS [clubs]




          20. Leading man journalist gazed at




          This is an Undyne clue.
          STARED = gazed at; STAR [leading man] plus ED. [journalist (editor)]




          22. Japanese hot spring's on mountain base, filled with brine




          This is a Genocide clue. The extra letter is A.
          ONSEN = Japanese hot spring; ON [on] plus _N [mountain base (last letter)] containing SEA [brine]




          24. Professor with grand shadow




          This is a Genocide clue. The extra letter is N.
          DOG = shadow, as in follow; DON [professor] plus G [grand]




          25. Selected column to showcase ancient architecture, ultimately




          This is a Genocide clue. The extra letter is E.
          OPTED = selected; OP.ED. [column] containing _T _E [ancient architecture, ultimately (last letters)]




          28. Ruins chocolate bar brand




          This is a Papyrus clue. MARS is the Red Planet, so the entry is the Blue Planet: EARTH.
          MARS = ruins AND chocolate bar brand




          30. Notes sea-scaper of legal importance




          This is an Asgore clue. The word 'sea-scaper' should actually be 'case' in the clue.
          RES = notes (as in do-re-mi) AND case of legal importance (Latin for thing, common in legal terminology)




          31. Employment of wise man after unemployment starts




          This is a Neutral clue.
          USAGE = employment; SAGE [wise man] after U_ [unemployment start(ing letter)]




          35. Grants revolutionary sight to follow augur regularly




          This is a Neutral clue.
          AGREES = grants; SEE backwards [revolutionary sight] after A_G_R [augur regularly (every other letter)]




          37. Sorcerers trap soldier




          This is a Genocide clue. The extra letter is W.
          MAGI = sorcerers; MAW [trap, as in mouth] plus G.I. [soldier]




          39. Establish group to chase thieves on the inside




          This is a Toriel clue.
          SET = establish AND group; found hidden inside "chaSE Thieves"




          40. Defeat—also, behead—soldiers from both sides




          This is a Genocide clue. The extra letter is S.
          LOSS = defeat; _LSO [also, behead] and S_S [soldiers from both sides (first and last letters)]




          41. Mats rearranged to cover Regina's fly sting




          This is a Toriel clue.
          SMART = fly (as in fashionable) AND sting (as in ache); SMAT* [mats rearranged] containing R [Regina]




          42. Dynamic, pivotal role, but losing at club




          This is a Papyrus clue. Liverpool F.C. is nicknamed 'The Reds', so the entry is the club nicknamed 'The Blues', which is CHELSEA.
          LIVERPOOL = club, as in football; LIVERPOOLAT* [dynamic (anagram) "pivotal role"] without the AT [losing at]




          45. In the middle of ammonia derivant




          This is a Genocide clue. The extra letter is E.
          AMID = in the middle of; AMIDE [ammonia derivant]




          46. Thieves air gun, breaking into Sorre composition




          This is a Neutral clue.
          ROBBERS = thieves; BB [air gun] inside ROERS* ["sorre" composition (anagram)]




          47. "Plane": the composition's 23 by 28 inches




          This is a Papyrus clue. The elephant is the mascot animal for the Republicans (Red) in the USA, so the entry is the mascot animal for the Democrats (Blue) in the USA, which is the DONKEY.
          ELEPHANT = 23 by 28 inches, as a sheet size; ELEPHANT* ["plane the" composition (anagram)]




          48. One in front of the other: time and—




          This is a Neutral clue.
          TANDEM = one in front of the other; T [time] plus AND [and] plus EM [— (a typographic unit of length)]




          DOWN



          1. Vis-a-vis being eaten by leopards: man's fear




          This is an Asgore clue. The word 'leopards' should actually be 'old' in the clue.
          DREAD = fear; RE: [vis-a-vis] inside DAD [old man]




          2. Hack advertising by the Ocean State




          This is a Genocide clue. The extra letter is R.
          RIP = hack; P.R. [advertising] after R.I. [Ocean State]




          3. Spike drink with drugs, essentially, to be set up with thirst




          This is a Genocide clue. The extra letter is I.
          UPSURGE = spike; SIP [drink] plus U [drugs, essentially (central letter)], reversed [set up], plus URGE [thirst]




          4. Covered in gold—"shame!", we hear




          This is a Neutral clue.
          GILT = covered in gold; homophone [we hear] of GUILT [shame]




          5. Artist Schieren, of old Tokyo




          This is an Alphys clue. The word "Schieren" should actually be "Sheeran" in the clue.
          EDO = (old) Tokyo; ED [artist Sheeran] plus O [old]




          6. Noble gas returning zero effects, briefly




          This is a Genocide clue. The extra letter is F.
          XENON = noble gas; NONE FX [zero effects, briefly] reversed [returning]




          7. Upset, primarily, engaged in cold complaint to duelist Aaron




          This is an Undyne clue.
          BURR = duelist Aaron; U_ [upset, primarily (first letter)] in BRR [cold complaint]




          8. Morale raised by excursions




          This is a Genocide clue. The extra letter is I.
          TRIPS = excursions; reversal [raised] of SPIRIT [morale]




          9. Spaces containing negative ages




          This is a Genocide clue. The extra letter is N.
          EONS = ages; ENS [spaces (typographic)] containing NO [negative]




          10. Color of flag on the radio




          This is a Neutral clue.
          DYE = color; homophone [on the radio] of DIE [flag, as in decline/fade]




          12. Crazy rant about Vietnamese dynasty




          This is a Neutral clue.
          TRAN = Vietnamese dynasty; TRAN* [crazy (anagram) "rant"]




          15. "Heartbreak! Paupers imprisoned by woman," Tom cries




          This is an Asgore clue. The word 'Paupers' should actually be 'up' in the clue.
          MEOWS = Tom (as in male cat) cries; WOE [heartbreak] reversed [up] inside MS. [woman]




          16. "Introduction to Animation" to follow "Body Art Brief" later




          This is a Neutral clue.
          TA-TA = brief "Later!"; A_ [introduction (first letter) to animation] following TAT [body art]




          17. British military award daring soldiers obtained, primarily (abbr.)




          This is a Neutral clue.
          DSO = British military award (Distinguished Service Order); initials [primarily] of "daring soldiers obtained"




          19. Outcomes of Erin neatly dusting staircases, from tops to bottoms




          This is a Toriel clue.
          ENDS = outcomes AND bottoms; initials [tops] of "Erin neatly dusting staircases"




          21. Wear clothing, heading out




          This is a Genocide clue. The extra letter is T.
          TIRE = wear; ATTIRE [clothing] without the first letter A [heading out]




          22. Scored zero—it can be relied on (hyph.)




          This is an Undyne clue.
          GO-TO = it can be relied on; GOT 0 [scored zero]




          23. Blunt blades were sharp once, too; edge softens, in the end




          This is a Genocide clue. The extra letter is O.
          EPEES = blunt blades; final letters [in the end] of "were sharp once too edge softens"




          24. Raffle to give away a, er, musical instrument




          This is a Genocide clue. The extra letter is W.
          DRUM = musical instrument; DRAW [raffle] without the A [give away a], plus UM [er (hesitation)]




          26. Currency related to nervous system




          This is a Genocide clue. The extra letter is N.
          EURO = currency; NEURO [related to nervous system]




          27. Plastered and drunk, initially, rush to welcome ship




          This is a Neutral clue.
          DRESSED = plastered; D_ [drunk, initially], plus REED [rush (plant)] containing S.S. [ship]




          29. That head covering!




          This is a Neutral clue.
          HAT = head covering &lit. (the entire clue is both definition and wordplay); the first letter [head] of "that" covers the remaining part "hat"




          32. A profit, once more




          This is a Neutral clue.
          AGAIN = once more; A GAIN [a profit]




          33. Belt brief dirge out




          This is a Neutral clue.
          GIRD = belt; DIRG_ [brief (all but last letter) dirge] anagrammed [out]




          34. Prohibitionist carrying, initially, expensive champagne to wrap




          This is an Alphys clue. The word 'wrap' should actually be 'rap' in the clue.
          DECRY = rap; DRY [prohibitionist] containing E_ C_ [initially, expensive champagne]




          36. Twitch's Spring Sale market starts




          This is a Neutral clue.
          SPASM = twitch; SPA [(hot) spring] plus S_ M_ ["sale market" starts]




          38. Working plan to support personae: 1,000 rounds




          This is an Asgore clue. The word 'personae' should actually be 'one' in the clue.
          AMMO = rounds; M.O. [working plan] following A [one] plus M [1,000]




          39. Auditor's pen is cause of sore eyes




          This is a Neutral clue.
          STYE = cause of sore eyes; homophone [auditor's] of STY [pen]




          40. Tag, with front scratched off, for first murder victim




          This is an Undyne clue.
          ABEL = first murder victim; LABEL [tag] with no first letter L [front scratched off]




          41. Blue's Clues ending with commercial




          This is a Neutral clue.
          SAD = blue; _S ["clues" ending] plus AD [commercial]




          43. In the spotlight: Psy's latest books




          This is an Alphys clue. The word 'Psy' should actually be 'sigh' in the clue.
          HOT = in the spotlight; _H ["sigh"s latest (last letter)] plus OT [books (Old Testament)]




          44. Before queen and her heart




          This is a Neutral clue.
          ERE = before; ER [queen (Elizabeth, Regina)] plus E ["her" heart (central letter)]





          Why Couldn't I Follow The Pacifist Route:




          BECAUSE MY LV IS TOO HIGH

          Explaining this one gets more spoiler-y into Undertale than I wish. But, yeah, Level 51 is way too high.




          Post-Sans One Liner:




          THERE'S A NEW SERIF IN TOWN

          Sans (and Papyrus) are named for typefaces (which they aptly use in their text boxes). Specifically, Sans is named for Comic Sans / Comic Sans Serif.




          Exploring What's Truly Important:




          The intersection letters spell "DEXTER DROPS NUMBER TO NOTE REALM".

          This is wordplay for: DEXTER minus the X [drops number (X=10)], plus MI [note] plus NATION [realm].

          So what truly important is DETERMINATION, which is definitely an important concept in Undertale.




          Exploring What's Truly Important (REDUX):




          Level 51 indicated a second part to this clue.

          The intersection letters spell "DEXTER DROPS NUMBER TO NOTE REALM".

          This is wordplay for: DEXTER minus the D [drops number (D=500)], plus MI [note] plus NATION [realm].

          So what truly important is EXTERMINATION, which is definitely an important concept in Undertale, especially to the sort of person who would go on a Genocide run and use file-editing to reach Level 51 when the actual levels only go up to 20!

          (ꐦ ಠ皿ಠ )








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              Solutions, classifications, words needed to make sense of Papyrus and Asgore clues, and letters obtained from Pacifist and Genocide clues:




              Across

              1 DRUDGE Genocide T
              6 X-RATED Pacifist Papyrus B G-RATED
              11 RIPTIDE Genocide H
              12 TROY Pacifist Alphys E WEIGHT
              13 EPSILON Pacifist Toriel C
              14 URINE Genocide E
              15 MUTT Genocide R
              17 DOB Genocide E <-- I don't actually understand this one
              18 APSE Genocide S
              20 STARED Pacifist Undyne A
              22 ONSEN Genocide A
              24 DOG Genocide N
              25 OPTED Genocide E
              28 EARTH Pacifist Papyrus U MARS
              30 RES Pacifist Asgore S
              31 USAGE Neutral
              35 AGREES Neutral
              37 MAGI Genocide W
              39 SET Pacifist Toriel E
              40 LOSS Genocide S
              41 SMART Pacifist Toriel M
              42 CHELSEA Pacifist Papyrus Y LIVERPOOL
              45 AMID Genocide E
              46 ROBBERS Neutral
              47 DONKEY Pacifist Papyrus L ELEPHANT
              48 TANDEM Neutral

              Down

              1 DREAD Pacifist Asgore V OLD
              2 RIP Genocide R
              3 UPSURGE Genocide I
              4 GILT Neutral
              5 EDO Pacifist Alphys I SHEERAN
              6 XENON Genocide F
              7 BURR Pacifist Undyne S
              8 TRIPS Genocide I
              9 EONS Genocide N
              10 DYE Neutral
              12 TRAN Neutral
              15 MEOWS Pacifist Asgore T UP
              16 TATA Neutral
              17 DSO Neutral
              19 ENDS Pacifist Toriel O
              21 TIRE Genocide T
              22 GOTO Pacifist Undyne O
              23 EPEES Genocide O
              24 DRUM Genocide W
              26 EURO Genocide N
              27 DRESSED Neutral
              29 HAT Neutral
              32 AGAIN Neutral
              33 GIRD Neutral
              34 DECRY Pacifist Alphys H RAP
              36 SPASM Neutral
              38 AMMO Pacifist Asgore I ONE
              39 STYE Neutral
              40 ABEL Pacifist Undyne G
              41 SAD Neutral
              43 HOT Pacifist Alphys H SIGH
              44 ERE Neutral




              Extraction from Pacifist clues:




              BECAUSE MY LV IS TOO HIGH (which I believe makes sense in the context of Undertale)




              Extraction from Genocide clues:




              THERE'S A NEW SERIF IN TOWN (which seems plausible; note that the guy's name is Sans)




              Extraction from intersections of P and G clues:




              DEXTER DROPS NUMBER TO NOTE REALM (which yields DETERMINATION)




              [EDITED to add:]




              There's a bit of extra subtlety in that last bit of wordplay, because there are two numbers you can drop from DEXTER. One way gets you DETERMINATION, and the other gets you EXTERMINATION. How very appropriate! (Credit where due: I didn't notice this for myself; MPH got it from an edit L51 made to the question after I posted the original version of this answer.)







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                Solutions, classifications, words needed to make sense of Papyrus and Asgore clues, and letters obtained from Pacifist and Genocide clues:




                Across

                1 DRUDGE Genocide T
                6 X-RATED Pacifist Papyrus B G-RATED
                11 RIPTIDE Genocide H
                12 TROY Pacifist Alphys E WEIGHT
                13 EPSILON Pacifist Toriel C
                14 URINE Genocide E
                15 MUTT Genocide R
                17 DOB Genocide E <-- I don't actually understand this one
                18 APSE Genocide S
                20 STARED Pacifist Undyne A
                22 ONSEN Genocide A
                24 DOG Genocide N
                25 OPTED Genocide E
                28 EARTH Pacifist Papyrus U MARS
                30 RES Pacifist Asgore S
                31 USAGE Neutral
                35 AGREES Neutral
                37 MAGI Genocide W
                39 SET Pacifist Toriel E
                40 LOSS Genocide S
                41 SMART Pacifist Toriel M
                42 CHELSEA Pacifist Papyrus Y LIVERPOOL
                45 AMID Genocide E
                46 ROBBERS Neutral
                47 DONKEY Pacifist Papyrus L ELEPHANT
                48 TANDEM Neutral

                Down

                1 DREAD Pacifist Asgore V OLD
                2 RIP Genocide R
                3 UPSURGE Genocide I
                4 GILT Neutral
                5 EDO Pacifist Alphys I SHEERAN
                6 XENON Genocide F
                7 BURR Pacifist Undyne S
                8 TRIPS Genocide I
                9 EONS Genocide N
                10 DYE Neutral
                12 TRAN Neutral
                15 MEOWS Pacifist Asgore T UP
                16 TATA Neutral
                17 DSO Neutral
                19 ENDS Pacifist Toriel O
                21 TIRE Genocide T
                22 GOTO Pacifist Undyne O
                23 EPEES Genocide O
                24 DRUM Genocide W
                26 EURO Genocide N
                27 DRESSED Neutral
                29 HAT Neutral
                32 AGAIN Neutral
                33 GIRD Neutral
                34 DECRY Pacifist Alphys H RAP
                36 SPASM Neutral
                38 AMMO Pacifist Asgore I ONE
                39 STYE Neutral
                40 ABEL Pacifist Undyne G
                41 SAD Neutral
                43 HOT Pacifist Alphys H SIGH
                44 ERE Neutral




                Extraction from Pacifist clues:




                BECAUSE MY LV IS TOO HIGH (which I believe makes sense in the context of Undertale)




                Extraction from Genocide clues:




                THERE'S A NEW SERIF IN TOWN (which seems plausible; note that the guy's name is Sans)




                Extraction from intersections of P and G clues:




                DEXTER DROPS NUMBER TO NOTE REALM (which yields DETERMINATION)




                [EDITED to add:]




                There's a bit of extra subtlety in that last bit of wordplay, because there are two numbers you can drop from DEXTER. One way gets you DETERMINATION, and the other gets you EXTERMINATION. How very appropriate! (Credit where due: I didn't notice this for myself; MPH got it from an edit L51 made to the question after I posted the original version of this answer.)







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                  Solutions, classifications, words needed to make sense of Papyrus and Asgore clues, and letters obtained from Pacifist and Genocide clues:




                  Across

                  1 DRUDGE Genocide T
                  6 X-RATED Pacifist Papyrus B G-RATED
                  11 RIPTIDE Genocide H
                  12 TROY Pacifist Alphys E WEIGHT
                  13 EPSILON Pacifist Toriel C
                  14 URINE Genocide E
                  15 MUTT Genocide R
                  17 DOB Genocide E <-- I don't actually understand this one
                  18 APSE Genocide S
                  20 STARED Pacifist Undyne A
                  22 ONSEN Genocide A
                  24 DOG Genocide N
                  25 OPTED Genocide E
                  28 EARTH Pacifist Papyrus U MARS
                  30 RES Pacifist Asgore S
                  31 USAGE Neutral
                  35 AGREES Neutral
                  37 MAGI Genocide W
                  39 SET Pacifist Toriel E
                  40 LOSS Genocide S
                  41 SMART Pacifist Toriel M
                  42 CHELSEA Pacifist Papyrus Y LIVERPOOL
                  45 AMID Genocide E
                  46 ROBBERS Neutral
                  47 DONKEY Pacifist Papyrus L ELEPHANT
                  48 TANDEM Neutral

                  Down

                  1 DREAD Pacifist Asgore V OLD
                  2 RIP Genocide R
                  3 UPSURGE Genocide I
                  4 GILT Neutral
                  5 EDO Pacifist Alphys I SHEERAN
                  6 XENON Genocide F
                  7 BURR Pacifist Undyne S
                  8 TRIPS Genocide I
                  9 EONS Genocide N
                  10 DYE Neutral
                  12 TRAN Neutral
                  15 MEOWS Pacifist Asgore T UP
                  16 TATA Neutral
                  17 DSO Neutral
                  19 ENDS Pacifist Toriel O
                  21 TIRE Genocide T
                  22 GOTO Pacifist Undyne O
                  23 EPEES Genocide O
                  24 DRUM Genocide W
                  26 EURO Genocide N
                  27 DRESSED Neutral
                  29 HAT Neutral
                  32 AGAIN Neutral
                  33 GIRD Neutral
                  34 DECRY Pacifist Alphys H RAP
                  36 SPASM Neutral
                  38 AMMO Pacifist Asgore I ONE
                  39 STYE Neutral
                  40 ABEL Pacifist Undyne G
                  41 SAD Neutral
                  43 HOT Pacifist Alphys H SIGH
                  44 ERE Neutral




                  Extraction from Pacifist clues:




                  BECAUSE MY LV IS TOO HIGH (which I believe makes sense in the context of Undertale)




                  Extraction from Genocide clues:




                  THERE'S A NEW SERIF IN TOWN (which seems plausible; note that the guy's name is Sans)




                  Extraction from intersections of P and G clues:




                  DEXTER DROPS NUMBER TO NOTE REALM (which yields DETERMINATION)




                  [EDITED to add:]




                  There's a bit of extra subtlety in that last bit of wordplay, because there are two numbers you can drop from DEXTER. One way gets you DETERMINATION, and the other gets you EXTERMINATION. How very appropriate! (Credit where due: I didn't notice this for myself; MPH got it from an edit L51 made to the question after I posted the original version of this answer.)







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                  Grid:




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                  Solutions, classifications, words needed to make sense of Papyrus and Asgore clues, and letters obtained from Pacifist and Genocide clues:




                  Across

                  1 DRUDGE Genocide T
                  6 X-RATED Pacifist Papyrus B G-RATED
                  11 RIPTIDE Genocide H
                  12 TROY Pacifist Alphys E WEIGHT
                  13 EPSILON Pacifist Toriel C
                  14 URINE Genocide E
                  15 MUTT Genocide R
                  17 DOB Genocide E <-- I don't actually understand this one
                  18 APSE Genocide S
                  20 STARED Pacifist Undyne A
                  22 ONSEN Genocide A
                  24 DOG Genocide N
                  25 OPTED Genocide E
                  28 EARTH Pacifist Papyrus U MARS
                  30 RES Pacifist Asgore S
                  31 USAGE Neutral
                  35 AGREES Neutral
                  37 MAGI Genocide W
                  39 SET Pacifist Toriel E
                  40 LOSS Genocide S
                  41 SMART Pacifist Toriel M
                  42 CHELSEA Pacifist Papyrus Y LIVERPOOL
                  45 AMID Genocide E
                  46 ROBBERS Neutral
                  47 DONKEY Pacifist Papyrus L ELEPHANT
                  48 TANDEM Neutral

                  Down

                  1 DREAD Pacifist Asgore V OLD
                  2 RIP Genocide R
                  3 UPSURGE Genocide I
                  4 GILT Neutral
                  5 EDO Pacifist Alphys I SHEERAN
                  6 XENON Genocide F
                  7 BURR Pacifist Undyne S
                  8 TRIPS Genocide I
                  9 EONS Genocide N
                  10 DYE Neutral
                  12 TRAN Neutral
                  15 MEOWS Pacifist Asgore T UP
                  16 TATA Neutral
                  17 DSO Neutral
                  19 ENDS Pacifist Toriel O
                  21 TIRE Genocide T
                  22 GOTO Pacifist Undyne O
                  23 EPEES Genocide O
                  24 DRUM Genocide W
                  26 EURO Genocide N
                  27 DRESSED Neutral
                  29 HAT Neutral
                  32 AGAIN Neutral
                  33 GIRD Neutral
                  34 DECRY Pacifist Alphys H RAP
                  36 SPASM Neutral
                  38 AMMO Pacifist Asgore I ONE
                  39 STYE Neutral
                  40 ABEL Pacifist Undyne G
                  41 SAD Neutral
                  43 HOT Pacifist Alphys H SIGH
                  44 ERE Neutral




                  Extraction from Pacifist clues:




                  BECAUSE MY LV IS TOO HIGH (which I believe makes sense in the context of Undertale)




                  Extraction from Genocide clues:




                  THERE'S A NEW SERIF IN TOWN (which seems plausible; note that the guy's name is Sans)




                  Extraction from intersections of P and G clues:




                  DEXTER DROPS NUMBER TO NOTE REALM (which yields DETERMINATION)




                  [EDITED to add:]




                  There's a bit of extra subtlety in that last bit of wordplay, because there are two numbers you can drop from DEXTER. One way gets you DETERMINATION, and the other gets you EXTERMINATION. How very appropriate! (Credit where due: I didn't notice this for myself; MPH got it from an edit L51 made to the question after I posted the original version of this answer.)








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