A Picture of Language Crossword
A Picture of Language 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.
Opening your interactive crossword…
Across
- 1. Inner surface of the hand
- 5. Skillful with the hands
- 9. Woodwind instrument played with a double reed
- 10. Declare openly and firmly
- 11. For fear that
- 12. Digestive fluid made by the liver
- 13. Aquatic mammals with dense fur and webbed feet
- 16. Tool that stamps a fixed shape
- 17. Secluded place for rest or reflection
- 19. Beyond the norm, or unfamiliar (7)
- 20. Possessed, in the past
- 23. Suggested indirectly
- 24. Bringing parts into a harmonious whole (7)
- 26. Retribution for a perceived wrong (7)
- 27. Small adjustments to refine performance (6)
Down
- 1. Sport played on horseback with long-handled mallets (4)
- 2. Help someone carry out a wrongful act
- 3. Without bearings, or no longer retained
- 4. Measuring instruments
- 5. Just a little touch of paint
- 6. Plainly visible or obvious (7)
- 7. Greenery found on trees and shrubs (7)
- 8. Made short, high-pitched calls, as small birds
- 14. Consider a plan again
- 15. Cords or fibers used to tie or control items (7)
- 18. Vary between limits
- 20. To cause physical pain or emotional distress (4)
- 21. Afresh, after a previous attempt
- 22. Plunge steeply downward
- 25. Afternoon meal with sandwiches and cakes
How to play
Select a square, read its clue and enter your answer. Help offers a clue nudge; Check word checks your selected answer. Finish to challenge a friend on this same crossword.