A Closer Look Crossword

A Closer Look 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. Employs for a purpose
5. Ascend a peak or rising slope (5)
10. Plum tomato variety often used for sauce
11. Hold in high respect, in U.S. spelling
12. Loud rough cry of a donkey
13. A visitor's answer to 'Who's there?' (3,2)
14. Come into being as a situation (6)
16. Afternoon meal with sandwiches and cakes
17. Synthetic fiber used in stockings and ropes
18. Member of a religious order (4)
19. Upper-body garments with sleeves and a neckline
21. Dark marks from physical impact (7)
23. Man-made stone markers (6)
24. Claim without presenting evidence (6)
25. Joined metal using an electric arc, say

Down

1. Of a densely populated city
2. Feeling regret
3. Electronic mail
4. An assertion or authorisation (3,2)
5. Part of the face below the lower lip
6. Fate or allotted circumstances
7. Awaiting in the future (2,5)
8. Short intervals of time (7)
9. Comes apart under force
15. Made certain or guaranteed (7)
18. Failed to notice
20. A door turns on one; a decision can turn on a detail
21. Large bundle of compressed material tied together
22. Little stream
23. Harsh cry of a crow

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