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A question including or relating to crossword puzzles. Use [cryptic-crosswords] for British-style cryptic crosswords; [crossword-clues] or [cryptic-clues] for clues as distinct from whole crosswords.

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Self-Referential Crossword

Text clues: Scratched (6) Snow sport (6) Maui and Oahu? (6 7) Pimento container (5) Celebrated singer (4) Guest (7) Old world warblers (9) English king, briefly (6 4) Stick (5) Cutting tools (4) Lef …
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Deal or No Deal, Puzzling Edition

This puzzle is part of the Monthly Topic Challenge #9: Game/Quiz Shows. "Well?" asks Howie Mandel. "Would you like to keep your case or switch it with the final one?" You freeze in panic. How did you …
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You've been caught, sweetie

I sent six puzzles to the Times but received the following reply: Dear Sir, We are sorry to reject your sequential crossword submissions for the following reasons: The squares must be 15x15 or 21x21 …
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14 votes
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With the power to draw you in (and be swept away by the joy of puzzling)

Instructions: Solve the enigmatic crossword Each answer clues a letter Take only the 9 letters which were clued more than once (to find 9 distinct letters) Apply the title and anagram the result for …
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Signs and Wonders

The answer is a word (9) Prefer no partial answers please ACROSS 1 Sign 3 Location of wonder featured in 12A and 27A 5 Sign 8 Location of modern wonder featuring 17D 9 Location of modern wonder …
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->Transitions->

Here is a crossword to solve; the yellow squares hold a relevant word. Online tools will be useful/needed. partial text transcription: > ACROSS > 1. Distance to the Star Wars’ g …
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A Crossweb Puzzle for Herb

I brought my buddy Herb my new Crossweb puzzle to try, and he wrinkled his nose. "No way. Far too difficult. Besides, there's only one type of Crossword puzzle I like and this is NOT it." What is Herb …
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Puzzle #111731267 - 19 Crossed Pairs

Instructions: There are 19 pairs of related answers with a common theme. Each pair consists of an across answer and a down answer. These two answers cross at a single letter marked with a number. All …
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