The Thinking Hour Crossword
The Thinking Hour 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. Work that a business hires, in US spelling
- 6. Surpass, as an impressive achievement
- 9. Three-oxygen-atom gas that helps block ultraviolet light
- 10. Remove an apple's center
- 11. Restored to a healthy state after illness
- 12. Exceptionally large in size or extent
- 13. Large vessel with a narrow neck or decorative form
- 14. Begin speaking more freely (4,2)
- 16. Consults, as a dentist
- 18. Assesses quality or value
- 19. Gave a short blast on a horn
- 21. Sketched an initial version
- 23. Broke out in a sudden outburst
- 24. Data arrays in a document
- 25. Not counted among those present
Down
- 1. Central point of a development or activity
- 2. Clear-sky blue
- 3. Carried, as a load
- 4. Formal pronoun meaning any person in general
- 5. Do again, or a keyboard command reversing Undo
- 6. Did tally or take into account
- 7. Offered reasons to dispute a point
- 8. Short, high-pitched sounds of birds or cautious looks
- 10. Acted unfairly in a contest or exam
- 15. Public expression of disapproval
- 17. An everyday essential that might also hold papers together
- 20. Frequently
- 21. Dull and lacking in color
- 22. Creates friction through contact
- 23. Greek letter between zeta and theta
How to play
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