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A Crazy Cryptic
Cryptic crosswords are not everyone's cup of tea, but connoisseurs may appreciate this effort. The puzzle is a submission for the Phoenix Rising team challenge which currently asks for a Brain Teaser crossword. Enjoy! |
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A Little Cryptic XXX
Number thirty in an ever-growing list. Hope your brain does not hurt TOO much! |
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Flash in the Pan (51): A PR Team Challenge
This is a Phoenix Rising Team Challenge. The words in CAPITAL letters will need to be anagrammed to find another word. What that other word(s) is/are is hidden within the clue. Best of luck. |
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Synonyms : Easy :: Analogies : ____
Choose the appropriate word to complete the title analogy. Oh, all the clues in this puzzle are analogies, too. The crossword is also a submission for the Phoenix Rising team challenge which currently asks for a Brain Teaser puzzle. Enjoy! |
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TONS of Fun
Brain teaser created for the Phoenix Rising crossword challenge. The same six letters spell all of the answers throughout this puzzle for all but 4 clued answers. The longest answers are a quartet of anagrams. See if you can figure out why the puzzle's title is apt! |
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HER FUN DIVED! 
HER FUN DIVED, resulting in a quintuple century (anag., 4,7). Indeed, this is a milestone crossword for the author on this site. Thanks to all the Fun Trivia editors who have assisted on the journey thus far. In this puzzle, all 28 clues are anagrams, but be warned: a Roman numeral has gate-crashed the party. Please enjoy! |
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Simply Anagrams! 42
A selection of words to untangle, with each answer being an anagram of the first word(s) in the clue, followed by a light-hearted definition of the answer where possible. It may be a small grid but I've managed to include eight answers of eleven letters! |
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Low Flown Wolf
This puzzle was written for the "Cross With a Word" Challenge in the Author Lounge. The challenge was to create a crossword in a specific category and using a specific keyword in both the title and as the theme'. Your challenge is to give a letter to, or take a letter from the capitalised word, then anagram to find the answer to the clue. |
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They Are A-Changin' (3)
The clue is a word that needs to be "a-changed" (i.e. anagrammed), with the end result being a word that matches the meaning of the one(s) in brackets. Best of luck. |
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They Are A-Changin' (2)
The clue is a word that needs to be "a-changed" (i.e. anagrammed), with the end result being a word that matches the meaning of the one(s) in brackets. Best of luck. |
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Simply Anagrams! 41
Another selection of words to untangle, with each answer being an anagram of the first word(s) in the clue, followed by a light-hearted definition of the answer where possible. Have fun, I did! My last crossword in this category appeared popular, so I've attempted to create one within a larger frame. |
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They Are A-Changin'
The clue is a word that needs to be "a-changed" (i.e. anagrammed), with the end result being a word that matches the meaning of the one(s) in brackets. Best of luck. |
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What's the Missing Word #3?
Figure out the missing word to link with word/words before and after. |
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Simply Anagrams! (40)
A selection of words to untangle, with each answer being an anagram of the first word(s) in the clue, followed by a light-hearted definition of the answer where possible. Have fun, I did! |
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A Little Cryptic XXIX
Number 29 in a long, long series of silly stuff. |
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An Easy Cryptic - Mostly Anagrams
A fairly easy cryptic puzzle for beginners; most of the clues contain anagrams. Look out for indicator words suggesting change, such as unsettled, to highlight anagrams. |
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Drop and Scramble (6)
Drop a letter from the first part of each clue, then anagram what's left to find the answer to the second part. Enjoy! |
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Typos (2)
This crossword is based on an idea from Australian wordsmith David Astle. Here, every clue contains one typo, a word where a single letter has been mistyped. All you need do is correct the typo in order to solve the clue. To help you out, the clue words with typos have been capitalised. ENVOY! |
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For the Times, They Are A-Changin'
This crosssword has been written for the 2025 "In the Balance" challenge. Anagram, or 'change', the capitalised word to reveal the answer. All words will have some connection (however nebulous) to time. |
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Typos (1)
This crossword is based on an idea from Australian wordsmith David Astle. Here, every clue contains one typo, a word where a single letter has been mistyped. All you need do is correct the typo in order to solve the clue. To help you out, the clue words with typos have been capitalised. ENVOY! |
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Pananagrams 2
It's both a pangram and an anagram crossword...a Pananagram, round two! In each clue, the words in all caps are anagrams of the answer, while the phrase contains a synonym or other hint. Enjoy the second Pananagram! |
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Pananagrams
It's both a pangram and an anagram crossword...a Pananagram! In each clue, the words in all caps are anagrams of the answer, while the phrase contains a synonym or other hint. Enjoy! |
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The order is rapidly fadin'
The title is from the 2025 Limited Edition Challenge. Here 'the order' refers to that of the letters in the first, capitalized word of the clue. After this order fades the letters anagram themselves into a different order to form the answer, which is defined by the second part of the clue. |
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Give or Take (7)
Give a letter to or take a letter from the word given, then anagram to reveal the answer. As part of the Phoenix Rising Team Crossword Challenge, a double pangram is hidden in the grid. |
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Which is Which?
Can you work out which word you need, all of which have double meanings? |
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Cry 'Havoc!'
This title is taken from the Shakespearean Crosswords challenge in the Author's Lounge. I'll give you a selection of words to untangle, with each answer being an anagram of the first word(s) in the clue, followed by a light-hearted definition of the answer where possible. Have fun, I did! |
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A Little Cryptic XXVIII
Another brainteaser for you to mush your brains over. Enjoy! |
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Simply Anagrams! (39)
A selection of words to untangle, with each answer being an anagram of the first word(s) in the clue, followed by a light-hearted definition of the answer where possible. Have fun, I did! |
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A Little Cryptic XXVII
A small puzzle, but very cryptic. Best of luck. |
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A Time to Gain, a Time to Lose
A time to try something different. Here the clues have two parts. Solve the first part and add / remove the specified letter and anagram for the solution, which is also the solution to the second part. For example, for the clue 'A time to gain Y: Not fake becomes Before time', the solution would be anagram of 'real + Y' and the second part of the clue shows that it is 'early'. Good luck and enjoy! |
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