Complete Clue List
Across
1. Arthur who is credited with inventing the format of the modern crossword puzzle
4. Crossword frames
7. What you might say when you find a tricky answer
8. Philosopher John or singer Lou
9. Swedish-style crosswords may use a picture or one of these
11. Demonstrated (the art of cruciverbalism)
13. Common newspaper moniker
15. Woolly head-butter
17. Obtain
19. Latest offering in a set of puzzles
21. What an unfilled square is
24. Saying
25. Babylonian god
26. Contest submission
27. Crossword competitions may be called these
Down
1. Answers may be phrases or these
2. (With 20D) Newspaper with popular daily crossword (3,4,5)
3. Not as difficult to solve
4. Answers of two (or more) words should not have this
5. Popular answer: ___ Jima
6. (Cryptic clue) Cruciverbalist Will ditches first galvanising metal, left lacking
10. Trendy
12. Feyer, Champion of American Crossword Puzzle Tournament with six-year winning streak
14. On a single occasion (3,4)
16. Crossword size smaller than large
17. Crossword topic or subject
18. Consume humble pie
20. (With 2D) Newspaper with popular daily crossword (3,4,5)
22. Fruit seed or contest of wills
23. Your cheer when you complete this puzzle