General Crossword Puzzles and Crosswords

1	Pangram With Shorter Clues (Gulp!) In this Contract Challenge, all clues must be six words or less (and obviously impart enough information to solve the crossword). Not known for brevity in creating clues when constructing crosswords, this may well be the highest cruciverbalistic mountain this author has had to climb. Let's see how he went...	General	Medium Puzzle	14 plays	Today!	1nn1
2	Nice 'n' Nifty A Phoenix Rising internal team challenge is to produce a puzzle with the same letter in each corner of the crossword grid. This one is an American style puzzle with five anagrams. Enjoy!	General	Medium Puzzle	210 plays	Aug 06 26	psnz
3	Small Bites (3) A selection of words with a brief definition or pointer as a clue. British spelling.	General	Small Puzzle	222 plays	Aug 06 26	suomy
4	A Pangram Premiere As the title implies, this crossword - part of the Phoenix Rising Team Crossword Challenge - is my first attempt at a pangram. In fact, it is a double one!	General	Small Puzzle	256 plays	Jul 30 26	LadyNym
5	Simply General Knowledge! (554) The usual diverse selection of General Knowledge clues. Have fun!	General	Medium Puzzle	371 plays	Jul 30 26	moonraker2
6	Jumble Easy A small crossword with general knowledge clues and answers.	General	Small Puzzle	263 plays	Jul 30 26	thegiantbrain
7	Small Bites (2) A selection of general knowledge items with some words thrown in. British spelling.	General	Small Puzzle	519 plays	Jul 23 26	suomy
8	Zimmers? Zero, Zilch! A Phoenix Rising internal team challenge is to produce a puzzle with the same letter in each corner of the crossword grid. Enjoy!	General	Small Puzzle	333 plays	Jul 20 26	psnz
9	Lotsa Little Letters This puzzle was created as part of a Phoenix Rising team challenge that required the same letter to fill all four corners of the grid. This is a Tier 1 puzzle, meaning that the corner letter must have a "Scrabble" value of 1 or 2 points, however, I gave this one a little twist. Best of luck.	General	Small Puzzle	264 plays	Jul 20 26	pollucci19
10	Hopefully Heartwarming Heroics This crossword, written for the Phoenix Rising Team Crossword Challenge, spotlights the letter H, which appears in each corner of the grid.	General	Small Puzzle	234 plays	Jul 20 26	LadyNym
11	Simply General Knowledge! (553) More clues to delve into and hopefully get your juices flowing. Good luck!	General	Medium Puzzle	389 plays	Jul 20 26	moonraker2
12	Clued In Four suspects: Hope, Isaac, Nancy, Tim. Four places: Kitchen, Library, Observatory, Study. Four methods: Candlestick, Drowning, Gas, Knife. One murder. Help Professor Fibonacci find who the killer is, what method was used, and where the murder took place. The killer's profession is also hidden as another guiding clue... good luck!	General	Small Puzzle	577 plays	Jul 07 26	salami_swami
13	Knowledge Knows Know Knocks This puzzle was created as part of Phoenix Rising team challenge that required the same letter to fill all four corners of the grid. This is a Tier 3 puzzle, meaning that the corner letter must have a "Scrabble" value of 5 or more points. Best of luck.	General	Small Puzzle	637 plays	Jul 03 26	pollucci19
14	Jumble Jaunt A quick crossword featuring the letter 'J', which can be found in the four corners. This is another Phoenix Rising Crossword challenge grid.	General	Small Puzzle	369 plays	Jul 03 26	leith90
15	Marvellously Mixed Today's crossword is brought to you by the letter M. In this Phoenix Rising team challenge, the task was to complete a crossword with the same letter in each corner, as well as to start a two-word alliterative title. This was the second-tier challenge, where the nominated letter had to be worth 3-4 Scrabble points. (Additional clues within parentheses might illuminate or obfuscate or at least try to make you smile).	General	Medium Puzzle	358 plays	Jul 01 26	1nn1
16	Small Bites A selection of words with a brief definition or pointer as a clue. British spelling.	General	Small Puzzle	327 plays	Jul 01 26	suomy
17	Yowza! Yakka Yonder... A Phoenix Rising internal team challenge is to produce a puzzle with the same letter in each corner of the crossword grid. Enjoy!	General	Small Puzzle	217 plays	Jul 01 26	psnz
18	Up and Down In this puzzle we explore a few things that make up the "ups and downs" of life. I hope you rise to the challenge and complete this puzzle (US English.)	General	Medium Puzzle	451 plays	Jun 26 26	bigwoo
19	Devil Dodging Details This puzzle was created as part of Phoenix Rising team challenge that required the same letter to fill all four corners of the grid. This is a Tier 1 puzzle, meaning that the corner letter must have a "Scrabble" value of 1 or 2 points. Best of luck.	General	Small Puzzle	357 plays	Jun 26 26	pollucci19
20	Unusual Words This crossword puzzle features a random set of words with some unusual starting letters. Unless otherwise stated, all words are spelled in US English.	General	Small Puzzle	501 plays	Jun 26 26	bernie73
21	Avowal You may notice that one letter appears in every word in this puzzle - once you suss that out it should be easier to solve!	General	Medium Puzzle	285 plays	Jun 26 26	pusdoc
22	Fractal Friction As part of the Phoenix Rising Team Crossword Challenge, I bring to you a puzzle with F in each corner. As a bonus, words beginning and ending with F form a fractal pattern on the grid.	General	Small Puzzle	372 plays	Jun 17 26	salami_swami
23	Krossword Kapers This little puzzle is another Phoenix Rising Team Crossword Challenge. This time, the target letter 'K' appears in the four corners and forms the alliterative title.	General	Small Puzzle	332 plays	Jun 16 26	leith90
24	Many Musing Meanders This puzzle was created as part of Phoenix Rising team challenge that required the same letter to fill all four corners of the grid. This is a Tier 2 puzzle, meaning that the corner letter must have a "Scrabble" value of 3 or 4 points. Best of luck.	General	Small Puzzle	327 plays	Jun 15 26	pollucci19
25	Just Joking! As part of the Phoenix Rising Crossword Challenge, this puzzle is cornered! An 8 point Scrabble tile should help you solve it.	General	Small Puzzle	523 plays	Jun 09 26	pusdoc
26	Testing Time A Phoenix Rising internal team challenge is to produce a puzzle with the same letter in each corner of the crossword grid. Enjoy!	General	Small Puzzle	420 plays	Jun 09 26	psnz
27	BTD American Style #3 This puzzle has a mix of all kinds of stuff! It was created as part of the Phoenix Rising Team Crossword Challenge. If you enjoy this style of puzzle, where every letter is crossed twice, then please try my other two American-style puzzles.	General	Small Puzzle	809 plays	May 28 26	BigTriviaDawg
28	Hip, Hip, Hooray! Part of the Phoenix Rising Crossword Challenge, this puzzle deserves its alliterative title as you will discover.	General	Small Puzzle	572 plays	May 27 26	pusdoc
29	Xtreme Xword A "Four Corners" entry for the Phoenix Rising team challenge. In this puzzle, the target letter 'X' is in the corners and also forms the alliterative title. The alliterative theme continues with the clues, although they don't begin with 'X'.	General	Medium Puzzle	356 plays	May 27 26	leith90
30	Krazy Ks All four corners contain across and down words that start and end with K! This general knowledge crossword was created for Phoenix Rising's team crossword challenge.	General	Small Puzzle	335 plays	May 27 26	MikeMaster99

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