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Celebrity Blanks
These celebrities have performed in film, music or TV arenas, and sometimes more than one of these. Use any clues to help fill in the blanks. |
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The Sounds of Rock Music
Here we have a mixture of rock songs, bands and names of the artists. All the questions are from the 1970s onwards. Good luck and have fun. Digby |
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What's the Book Title #7?
A list of books written by well-known and little-known authors. Some of the books are adapted into movies. |
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Your Heart's Desire 
An American-style puzzle with a shaped grid. Nine anagrams may help with some of the trickier answers. Enjoy! |
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Flash in the Pan (49): PRC Tier 2
This was created as part of an internal Phoenix Rising team challenge. Tier two required a medium sized crossword with a double pangram. Best of luck. |
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Literary Blanks
Each book title is missing a word, sometimes the whole title. You just need to find the word. Some clues supplied. This is a mix of genres. |
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A Literary Mix
Mainly book titles, with a sprinkling of authors and characters. |
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World History 10
History of the world featuring wars, battles, historical figures and events. |
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We'll Fly Beyond the Sun
In this "In The Balance" challenge we explore the solar system as a theme. Some gratuitous clues within parentheses may illuminate or discombobulate. Embrace or ignore them. Do what you need to, to solve the puzzle. Good Luck! |
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Leap Year Lunacy (Part I)
The ninth of 26 puzzles written for a November 2024 personal challenge. There is a connection between these crosswords: determining it is left to the solver. Enjoy! |
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A Cricketer's Box
This is a look at some of the quirks, events and players in a game of cricket. Best of luck. |
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Where on Earth?
This crossword takes you to towns, cities and countries throught the world. Why not hop aboard for the ride? |
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Anti-Flag Discography Crossword
This crossword puzzle includes a number of answers related to the punk band Anti-Flag. Unlesss otherwise stated, all other answers are spelled in US English. |
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People Pangram II
In what will prove to be an ultimately futile project to name all eight billion people (and counting) on the planet in a series of crosswords, here is another thirty you can cross off the list. Oh, it's a pangram as well. (The usual 'extra' clues within parentheses may illuminate or discombobulate). |
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Leap Year Lunacy (Part H)
The eighth of 26 puzzles written for a November 2024 personal challenge. There is a connection between these crosswords: determining it is left to the solver. Enjoy! |
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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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Under the Cover of Espionage
This puzzle was created as part of an Author's Lounge challenge, incorporating certain words in the title. This puzzle will look at novels that centre, for the most part, on spies & agents. Best of luck. |
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It's a Pink World!
Throughout our World whether it be related to nature, entertainment, geography, art or history, the colour pink is perhaps more prevalent than we may think. In this crossword, a number of these areas are now visited. |
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Song Blanks
These are all song titles missing a word. Sometimes it is the only word in the title. Just fill in each blank or missing title. Artist and year of release are given. |
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All About Soccer or Simply aka Football #2
A crossword topic on the most-watch and most popular sport in the world. (PSG: Paris St.-Germain, QPR: Queen Park Rangers, WSL: Women's Super League) |
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Leap Year Lunacy (Part G)
The seventh of 26 puzzles written beginning in November 2024 as a personal challenge. There is a connection between these crosswords: determining it is left to the solver. Enjoy! |
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Apple, Peach, Banana, and Pear
This crossword puzzle contains a number of clues related to fruits. It was created for the Cross with a Word challenge. |
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Surrounding
Here you will find words that might surround you, go around something or encircle an object. You'll find other words too, of course. |
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Music Box (140) PRC: Tier 1
This was created as part of an internal Phoenix Rising team challenge. Tier one required a small crossword with a single pangram. Otherwise, this is also a quiz of music artists, songs and albums. Best of luck. |
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Film Blanks
Each film title is missing a word, sometimes the whole title. You just need to find the word. Occasional clues supplied. |
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Leap Year Lunacy (Part F)
The sixth of 26 puzzles written beginning in November 2024 as a personal challenge. There is a connection between these crosswords: determining it is left to the solver. Enjoy! |
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What's the Animal #13?
Another puzzle series on the amazing world of animals. |
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The People Rose Up (Historic Conflicts)
This is my second submission to the author's commission Cross With a Word Challenge. The subject is History, the keyword is Rose. You may find references to several flowers hidden within. Please enjoy! |
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Come Fly With Me!
Movies which mainly include themes relating to fly or flying, compiled to meet a challenge from the Author's Lounge. A small number of fillers are also included. |
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Music Box (139) of Evil
Another crack at artists, songs and albums but... this time the clues or the answers will carry some form of miscreant, malfeasance, malevolence, misfortune or malintent. Best of luck. |
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