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Elevenses - Long words for fun
Filled with wonderfully odd 11-letter words, but with enough clues to help you fill them in. I hope you enjoy solving this as much as I did writing it. |
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What Are They Saying These Days?
For many years, there have been many slang words and phrases that have defined many generations. This crossword is based on slang used by today's youth as well as by your parents, your grandparents, your great grandparents, and even your great great grandparents. |
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Musicals Mixture #4
A mixed topic on musical title, song, lyrics and character. |
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Vocabulary Power
A puzzle to quiz your power of knowledge of English vocabulary. |
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Opposites Attract
For all but three, the answers you need for the questions given are the *opposite* in meaning. Have fun. |
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Musicals Mixture #3
A mixed topic on musical titles, songs, lyrics and characters. |
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Idioms, Phrases and Similes #2
Match the correct word or words with the idioms, phrases and similes. |
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Artworks & Artists
A topic on artists and artworks produced by prominent artists. |
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All the World's a Stage
A puzzle that looks at the characters and the plays of William Shakespeare. Best of luck. |
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Apple of My Eye
Just guess the missing word(s) in mostly common (and some not so common) idioms and phrases. Mostly related to food. Have fun! |
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Tiny Dancer
Phoenix Rising was challenged to create a crossword on the topic of dancing as part of their Global Tour. Sock hop to it and have fun! |
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Simply Similes
Number 20 (of 20) in a series of crosswords produced for November's Quiz Writing Challenge. A personal goal is to create a crossword for every Fun Trivia category. There is a theme which seasoned solvers should spot swiftly. Enjoy! |
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Six Geese A-Laying
The goose that laid the golden egg is a well-known tale. This crossword features things found throughout mythology and folklore. No Christmas geese were injured in the writing of this crossword. |
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Could We Use that in English?
Inspired by an author's challenge, this grid is full of borrowed words in English, sourced from various languages. The clue indicates the language the word has been taken from. Some fillers. Have fun! |
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Musicals Mixture #2
A mixed topic on musical title, song, lyrics and character. |
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All Over the Place 12 (Double Pangram)
Here is a crossword with no particular theme, save it is a double pangram which may help when you try to figure out the more unusual words in this crossword. |
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Fantastically Familiar or Fatally Flawed?
The letter F is underutilised in the English language; found in under 2.3% of all words in English. Let's raise awareness of the letter F and have a few more than average in this crossword. Oh, and the crossword is a pangram as well. |
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Cruel And Unusual Pangram III
Does an author's unbounded fondness for unusual words make it cruel when these type of words are incorporated into a crossword? Roll the dice and find out... (Within brackets are weak attempts at humour that may or may not add value to the clue.) |
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Cruel and Unusual Pangram II
Does an author's ongoing fondness for unusual words make it cruel when incorporated into a crossword? Roll the dice and find out... (Within brackets are weak attempts at humour that may or may not add value to the clue). |
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Simply Idioms (2)
Just guess the missing word(s) in mostly common (and some not so common) idioms and phrases. Pangram to boot. At least 10 related to food with couple of fillers. |
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Simply Idioms (1)
Just guess the missing word(s) in mostly common (and some not so common) idioms and phrases. Pangram to boot. |
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Victorian Era (3)
Another crossword puzzle about Victorian England (1837-1901) and its literature and history. |
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M.C. Escher and More
This crossword puzzle includes several clues and answers related to the art of M.C. Escher. Unless otherwise stated, all answers are spelled in US English. |
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May I Borrow This Word?
A challenge from psnz requested a puzzle with at least 60% loanwords used in English. At least 6 of the words must have a Hungarian origin. I'm not sure if this qualifies, but I enjoyed compiling it. |
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Robin, Rose, Richard: "Ruddigore"!
In this lesser-known Gilbert and Sullivan comic opera, the Baronet of Ruddigore, Sir Ruthven Murgatroyd (disguised as Robin Oakapple), is in hiding to escape a family curse. A witch has doomed each baronet to commit a crime every day or die in agony. Can Robin lift the curse and win fickle Rose's heart? Two anagrams in this puzzle may prove helpful. Enjoy! |
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Philosopher's Stone
Mixed humanities crossword puzzle, mostly dedicated to famous philosophers and their works |
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Idioms, Phrases and Similes
A list of commonly used idioms, phrases and similes. Fill in the correct word or words to complete the idioms, phrases and similes. |
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Victorian Era (2)
Another crossword puzzle about Victorian England (1837-1901) and its related literature and history |
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Victorian Era
A crossword puzzle about Victorian England (1837-1901) and its related literature and history |
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Much Ado About Nothing
This crossword puzzle includes several clues and answers related to the Shakespearean play "Much Ado About Nothing". Unless otherwise stated, all answers are spelled in US English. Dedicated to Liz. |
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