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Goyims' Guide to Yiddish
This offering was inspired by psnz's contract to create a crossword using Yiddish terms. As a Gentile, I apologise unreservedly if I've got it wrong. The terms were lifted from Wikipedia's 'List of English terms of Yiddish Origin'. I have identified the Yiddish origin words as Y. Mazel tov! |
Humanities | Medium Puzzle | |
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There's No Place Like It
...Home, that is! A small crossword highlighting a few names for home - for people and for some animals. I hope you enjoy it. |
Humanities | Small Puzzle | |
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Roman Numbers all the way!
Inspired by an Authors' Lounge Contract, every answer in this crossword is a Roman number. Also, there are no Arabic numbers in the clues. A suggestion is to use your favorite search engine liberally to solve it: some understand commands like "123 to roman" and "mmxxii to arabic". Enjoy! |
Humanities | Small Puzzle | |
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When in Rome...
This author challenge requires creation of a crossword where all the answers are in Roman numerals. It took me III grid attempts and IV hours to get it right. simply convert the clues into Roman numerals. |
Humanities | Small Puzzle | |
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Creatures and Deities of Legend
Inspired by a book of myths and legendary creatures, I present this crossword for your enjoyment. |
Humanities | Medium Puzzle | |
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Mostly on Stage
Here there will be found a few plays, some musicals (and a movie) and people and things related to the stage. |
Humanities | Small Puzzle | |
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Stories Sketched in Sand
This small crossword touches on some of the rich life and legends of Australian and American indigenous peoples. It is a part of my November crossword challenge. I hope you will enjoy it. |
Humanities | Small Puzzle | |
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An Eclectic Language Collection
Written for the November Challenge, the third crossword in the "Eclectic" series will take you on a trip through some of the world's languages. |
Humanities | Small Puzzle | |
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Chronos and Company
A coterie of characters and contexts from Greek mythology. Another puzzle written for a November QueWriMo challenge. Enjoy! |
Humanities | Small Puzzle | |
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Generally Speaking: Opposites Attract
A November Crossword Challenge entry. In this offering, all answers are antonyms of the clue given. For example, if the clue is 'Hot', then the answer would be 'Cold'. |
Humanities | Small Puzzle | |
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Myths and Monsters of the Night
A crossword to be played on a dark night, focusing on some of the myths and monsters that enthralled (and frightened) our ancestors. I hope you will enjoy it. |
Humanities | Medium Puzzle | |
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Polar Opposites
Each answer is the opposite of its clue. Deplore! |
Humanities | Small Puzzle | |
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A Few Staged Words
This crossword contains words from and about stories and plays, with a few other odd words thrown in for good measure. Good luck! |
Humanities | Small Puzzle | |
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More Words in Opposition 2
The answers are all the opposites of the clues and most of the words are common ones. |
Humanities | Small Puzzle | |
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Pears of Words
This simple crossword contains nine pairs of homophones - words sounding the same but with different spellings. |
Humanities | Small Puzzle | |
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Proverbs and Idioms #2
Find the correct word on a list of commonly used proverbs and idioms. |
Humanities | Medium Puzzle | |
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Big Successes
This is the third of three crosswords based on the works of the Victorian-era theatrical partnership of Gilbert and Sullivan. There is a hidden theme: find the same word (with different clues) in each of the connected puzzles. Enjoy! |
Humanities | Large Puzzle | |
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Wear do we go too sea the homophones?
This crossword puzzle was written to fulfill Contract #194: What's that I hear? A homophone is a word which sounds the same as another word, but is spelled differently, ie: die/dye or for/four/fore. Create a small or medium symmetrical crossword containing homophones. A small grid should contain 6 sets of two-word homophones and a medium grid 9 sets of two. No two-word answers please, as proposed by Leith90. Unless otherwise stated, all answers are spelled in US English. |
Humanities | Small Puzzle | |
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Medium Musicales
This is the second of three crosswords based on the works of the Victorian-era theatrical partnership of Gilbert and Sullivan. There is a hidden theme: find the same word (with different clues) in each of the connected puzzles. Enjoy! |
Humanities | Medium Puzzle | |
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Small Beginnings
This is the first of three crosswords based on the works of the Victorian-era theatrical partnership of Gilbert and Sullivan. There is a hidden theme: find the same word (with different clues) in each of the connected puzzles. Enjoy! |
Humanities | Small Puzzle | |
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This Goes With That Number One
The answer to each question is an opposite meaning, or a standard pairing of the word. A few fillers included. Have fun. |
Humanities | Large Puzzle | |
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Blankety Blank Idioms
Can you complete the missing words in these well known expressions, phrases, idioms? Some fillers also included. Have fun. |
Humanities | Large Puzzle | |
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Scrabble Double Squeeze
This crossword contains some doubles of 3 of the 5 most valuable Scrabble words - see if you can find them all! |
Humanities | Medium Puzzle | |
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Words To Cross
A mix of common English words, abbreviations and even a random name. All you have to do is uncover the word that suits the clue. |
Humanities | Small Puzzle | |
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Mainly Greek Mythology
Mainly Greek with help from Egyptian and other mythologies. The clues are for Greek myth unless otherwise stated. |
Humanities | Small Puzzle | |
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No Sweat Guide to Slang
This crossword features quite a few slang terms from the British, USA and Australian vernacular. I have included the word's origin in some cases, though language is a fluid thing that often knows no borders. There are a number of fillers. |
Humanities | Medium Puzzle | |
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Equal and Opposite...Words
No reactions here. Just a mix of words whose direct opposite (ie wet/dry) or opposite number (ie King/Queen) is the answer. |
Humanities | Small Puzzle | |
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Children of a Different God
A crossword about the pantheons from various civilisations and mythologies. This puzzle was written for the Crossword Trios challenge in the Authors' Lounge. Enjoy! |
Humanities | Large Puzzle | |
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There Are Opposites and There Are Opposites
Most answers are opposite in meaning to the words/phrases in the clues. A few are opposite in a wider sense and the clues to these answers are marked with an asterisk. |
Humanities | Small Puzzle | |
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More Words in Opposition
The answers are all the opposites of the clues and most of the words are common ones. |
Humanities | Small Puzzle |