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A+ Crossword to Test Your Unfathomable Intellect

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Nov 19, 2022
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  • Sally
    November 19, 2022 at 3:46 am

    I love that with these crosswords I can have no idea what half the things are but still somehow complete them?!!

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  • Ellie
    November 19, 2022 at 6:02 am

    I am loving all the puzzles!

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  • Reb
    November 19, 2022 at 7:29 am

    Please keep the puzzles coming this is DELIGHTFUL

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  • Ames
    November 19, 2022 at 7:44 am

    I love these puzzles 🙏🙏🙏

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  • Jenny
    November 19, 2022 at 8:09 am

    I’ve never been into crosswords before but really enjoying these ones!

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    • pearlpants
      November 19, 2022 at 12:10 pm

      Same!!

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  • Chloe
    November 19, 2022 at 8:27 am

    4 mins 25 seconds!

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  • Lu
    November 19, 2022 at 8:28 am

    This one was super fun! 5 mins 12 secs 🙌

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  • Casey
    November 19, 2022 at 8:43 am

    This was such a great crossword! I was a little stuck for a while on multiple clues, one of which was because I’d put the wrong abbreviations for Texas (I’m Canadian haha!)

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  • vensey
    November 19, 2022 at 9:24 am

    6 minutes an 50 and I learned a new word from 1 across!

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  • Deli Twotone
    November 19, 2022 at 9:49 am

    What is time LOL

    I love 7D

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  • Pallas
    November 19, 2022 at 10:05 am

    I think this was my favourite crossword ever!!!

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  • Zephr
    November 19, 2022 at 10:23 am

    I’m gay for these gay puzzles.

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  • Riese
    November 19, 2022 at 10:44 am

    i loved this one so much!
    3 minutes 54 seconds

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  • alchemille
    November 19, 2022 at 3:35 pm

    7 min 11 sec!
    this was fun :) i almost gave up near the end but powered through

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  • Analyssa
    November 19, 2022 at 4:30 pm

    3 minutes 5 seconds, loveddd the themed answers!

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  • Anni
    November 19, 2022 at 6:16 pm

    Thank you for these! My wife and I love to tackle them together over breakfast or in the evening hehe. :)

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  • Yenn
    November 19, 2022 at 6:46 pm

    Absolutely loved this one!

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  • a/s
    November 19, 2022 at 7:48 pm

    Lovely! 6 mins 15 secs. Had to look at the Develop answer for a long time before it sunk in. I was sure I’d have some corrections to make!

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  • Danielle
    November 19, 2022 at 8:52 pm

    2 minutes, 31 seconds. I love these.

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  • meganalice
    November 19, 2022 at 9:09 pm

    YOUR SCORE 510
    You completed the puzzle in 8 minutes 19 seconds.

    I’m loving these puzzles! I had to look up a few things since not being American, I don’t know what New York’s canal is called or what state Austin is in, for example, but these a lot of fun.

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  • Maggie
    November 19, 2022 at 9:49 pm

    3 mins, 35 seconds! I loved this one, a great mix of easy and hard clues.

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  • Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya
    November 20, 2022 at 8:09 am

    7 down is def a fav

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  • SAM
    November 20, 2022 at 8:55 am

    This one took me almost 20 mins, but I completed it without reveals!

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  • KatieRainyDay
    November 20, 2022 at 2:09 pm

    9min 9 seconds! loving this

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  • hihello
    November 21, 2022 at 7:09 am

    this was really fun! i tripped myself up mentally pronouncing ‘proceeds’ as the noun rather than the verb, whoops

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    • Layna
      November 26, 2022 at 6:09 pm

      I did this too 🥲 finally revealed the first letter because I also didn’t know 1 across 🫣

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