🧩 Small 9×9 · Medium · ID small-medium-16
Small Crossword No. 16 (Medium)
28 original clues, typically 10 to 20 minutes. A wider vocabulary and a few puns to untangle. Play it on screen with a timer and check tools, or print it on one page.
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Across
- 1Solemn vow (4)
- 5Campsite warmth (4)
- 6Word that points at something particular (3)
- 9Jumping pest (4)
- 10Method of doing something (3)
- 11Gentle puff that ruffles hair (6)
- 13Thwart, or sword in fencing (4)
- 16Require (4)
- 17Really (6)
- 19Top card, or a serve that can't be returned (3)
- 20Travel document (4)
- 23Afternoon sip with biscuits (3)
- 24At any time (4)
- 25Giraffe's long part (4)
Down
- 1Not on (3)
- 2Feel unwell (3)
- 3Clef for high notes (6)
- 4Listen (4)
- 6Too cute (4)
- 7Light mist (4)
- 8Looked at carefully (4)
- 12Bitter salad leaf (6)
- 13Official order (4)
- 14Long ago, in "___ upon a time" (4)
- 15Lightbulb moment (4)
- 18Level (4)
- 21Short moment, informally (3)
- 22Noah's boat (3)
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About this crossword
Bite-sized puzzles with a proper grid and plenty of crossings. A wider vocabulary and a few puns to untangle. More puzzles are on the free crossword puzzles page, including a daily mini crossword and themed puzzles.
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