Words & Wonders Crossword

Words & Wonders 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. Mixture of rain and snow, in common British usage
6. Furious, or unusually keen when followed by about
9. Very large crowd
10. Of a man or boy
11. One more time
12. Summit of achievement
13. Prices to be paid
14. Cut into smaller pieces
15. Leg joint between thigh and lower leg
16. Give out light
17. Is contingent on other factors
19. Most recent of the available versions
20. Public assistance for people in need
24. Waits expectantly for
25. Measure of intensity

Down

1. Rustic dwelling, often small and simple (5)
2. Enter a computer system using credentials (3,2)
3. Remove a mark instead of crossing it out
4. Changed after a first draft
5. Numbers that are ten at a time, or banknotes with that value
6. Apparatus with moving parts designed to perform a task (7)
7. Common tree nuts often used in marzipan or milk substitutes (7)
8. Extending farthest below the surface
10. Heavy, broad-bladed tool used for slashing through dense vegetation (7)
16. Thinly scattered or not dense
18. Lift someone's spirits
20. Small lump of soft material
21. A lamb's mother
22. A phase delay, or a gap between stimulus and response
23. A conifer that may become a Christmas tree

How to play

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