The Curious Mind Crossword
The Curious Mind 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. Long narrow runners worn for travelling over snow
- 5. At a safe distance from approach (2,3)
- 10. Fluff caught in a dryer filter
- 11. Flavourful liquid or semi-liquid served with food
- 12. Forearm bone on the little-finger side
- 13. The beginning of something, rather than its outcome
- 14. Obvious or intensely bright
- 16. Make a home in a new place
- 17. Bound collection of sheets for notes
- 20. Stagger as if off balance
- 21. Travelled on an animal or in a vehicle
- 22. Be on the end of a pass
- 24. Informal talk about absent people, or one who spreads it
- 25. For each individual
- 26. Provider of borrowed money
Down
- 1. Garden pests that leave a trail of slime
- 2. One who causes another's death
- 3. Present from birth
- 4. First course of a meal
- 5. Together and in agreement (2,3)
- 6. A sharp flavour, or the part of a blade concealed by its handle
- 7. A large vehicle carrying passengers
- 8. Do exceptionally well on an exam, informally
- 9. So far
- 15. Against the law
- 17. Ready to act or balanced
- 18. Guidance offered to help someone decide
- 19. Farther below the surface
- 21. Sticky substance that some trees produce
- 23. Manage a difficult situation
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.