🧩 Small 9×9 · Hard · ID riddles-6
Riddles & Brain Teasers Crossword No. 6
28 original clues, typically 10 to 20 minutes. Rarer words and trickier, punnier clues. Play it on screen with a timer and check tools, or print it on one page.
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Across
- 1Recedes (4)
- 5Possessive for he (3)
- 8Detective's lead (4)
- 9Fuss, as in "much ___ about nothing" (3)
- 10Sharpen (4)
- 11Cause (6)
- 13Challenge (4)
- 14Money owed (4)
- 18Smart (6)
- 20Brave rescuer (4)
- 22Night before a holiday (3)
- 23Looked at carefully (4)
- 24Whiskey grain (3)
- 25Hand out, as punishment (4)
Down
- 1Voice that bounces back from a canyon (4)
- 2Fair-haired woman (6)
- 3Hamburger holder (3)
- 4Notice, or visit a doctor (3)
- 5Difficult (4)
- 6Lightbulb moment (4)
- 7Fly high (4)
- 12Hidden (6)
- 15At any time (4)
- 16Group of quail or models (4)
- 17Has branches and roots (4)
- 19Rich vein of ore (4)
- 20Bottom edge of a skirt (3)
- 21Part of a needle or a storm (3)
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Bite-sized puzzles with a proper grid and plenty of crossings. Rarer words and trickier, punnier clues. More puzzles are on the free crossword puzzles page, including a daily mini crossword and themed puzzles.
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