Curiosity in Motion Crossword

Curiosity in Motion is a medium English-language crossword with 30 clues. A mixed Brain Boost with words, everyday knowledge and fresh connections

10 × 10 grid. Play free as a guest, with no download.

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Across

1. Troubles or causes discomfort
5. Without a matching partner, as a sock
8. Made a picture using lines
9. Face value of a bond
10. Calendar appointment, or something sweet on a palm
11. Give someone a job
12. A musical study written to develop technique
14. Coloured writing or printing liquids
15. Push back an attacking force
16. Dishes with pastry crusts and fillings
17. Assume something to be true for argument
19. Fiery on the tongue, as a chili sauce
22. People recognised as holy within a religious tradition
23. Artfully dodging direct responses
25. Takes away or deletes from a list
26. Made by steeping in hot water, as tea

Down

1. Venomous European snake
2. Very angry
3. Ease in intensity (3,2)
4. Root vegetables also called rutabagas, in British usage
5. Individual viewpoint or personal belief
6. Least illuminated, or most gloomy
7. Puts on garments
11. Members of a 1960s counterculture movement
13. Tending to escape or avoid capture
18. Covered a surface with a firm road or path material
19. Plant used for flavouring or other practical purposes
20. Across to the other side
21. Not wild, as an animal accustomed to people
24. Adult female pig

How to play

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