Crossword Maxi
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Puzzle Theme: Secret passages in old mansions
This Crossword Maxi puzzle was curated by Chris.
Across
- 2. Mischievous escapade in a hidden corridor
- 6. Secret passage map type, briefly
- 8. Cabinet contents in a dusty study
- 10. Restrain the curious explorer
- 11. Knight's protection in a medieval keep
- 12. Best card for a secret mission
- 13. Secretive Soviet security org., briefly
- 15. Essential nature, within walls
- 16. Substance for sealing hidden compartments
- 18. Stub this while sneaking around
- 20. Phrase exclaimed when discovered in a secret room
- 21. Joy found when solving the mansion's mysteries
- 22. Joe, who could be a manor's caretaker
- 25. Symbol of entry into a hidden realm
- 26. Concur with the ghost's whisper
- 30. Together, like a secret society
- 31. Labors to uncover hidden clues
- 32. Master of the manor's secret events
- 34. Ocean's rise, revealing hidden caves
- 36. Name of the detective on the case
- 37. Proprietor of a haunted estate
- 38. Force-wielder in the mansion's lore
- 39. Den of the mansion's mysterious beast
- 40. Anger felt by a trapped spirit
- 41. Vision of a hidden treasure room
Down
- 1. Water source concealed behind the bookshelf
- 2. Hidden transport in the manor's garage
- 3. Agreement among secret society members
- 4. Lights dim to reveal a secret door
- 5. Simple but important, like a hidden clue
- 7. What you do with a secret, or a newspaper
- 8. Ready to explore the secret wing
- 9. Misplaced in the labyrinthine halls
- 10. Creature found in the mansion's exotic room
- 13. Slyly discovering a hidden passage
- 14. Agitate the dust of forgotten paths
- 17. Pretender among the mansion's guests
- 19. Lavishly decorated like a secret ballroom
- 21. Gents in the secret passage photograph
- 23. Shelter found in the garden maze
- 24. Joe, the actor playing the mansion's ghost
- 27. Flowing like the secrets beneath the estate
- 28. Omitted words in a cryptic letter
- 29. Midwestern state, home to a hidden manor
- 32. Grasp tightly onto the hidden map
- 33. Small cut revealing the hidden compartment
- 35. Noble lady of the haunted house
- 38. Name of the butler in the mystery tale
About Crossword Maxi
A 13x13 crossword with 30+ clues. The full-sized daily puzzle for people who actually like crosswords -- longer answers, trickier cluing, and a timer to keep things honest.
The Maxi is the big one. A 13x13 grid packed with over 30 clues, including nine-letter answers that stretch across the board and short fills that link everything together. Clues range from straight definitions to genuine misdirection. If you finish the Mini and Midi and still want more, this is where you end up. New puzzle every day on DailyPlay, same grid for everyone.
Crossword Maxi on DailyPlay is completely free to play with no ads, no pop-ups, and no interruptions.
How to Play
Goal
Fill every white cell in the 13x13 grid so that each across and down answer matches its clue. The puzzle is complete when every word is correct.
Rules
- Tap or click a cell to select it, then type your letter. The cursor advances automatically.
- Tap a selected cell again (or press the arrow keys) to toggle between across and down.
- Black cells separate the words and cannot be filled.
- Clue numbers appear in the top-left corner of the starting cell for each answer.
- Answers range from three letters to nine or more. Every letter is shared between an across and a down word.
Strategy
- Scan for gimmes. Every grid has a handful of clues you can answer cold. Fill those first -- the crossing letters open up everything around them.
- Anchor on the long answers. Nine-letter words span most of the grid. Cracking one gives you a wall of crossing letters and can unlock an entire section.
- Work in clusters. Focus on one corner or section at a time rather than jumping all over the grid. Tight areas with a lot of short intersecting words often solve themselves once you get two or three in place.
- Re-read stubborn clues. Come back to a clue after filling in some crossing letters. Seeing _A_E instead of five blanks changes how you read the clue entirely.
Tips
- Short fills are underrated. Three-letter answers are usually common words (ERA, ORE, ATE). Fill them in fast and use those letters to attack the longer answers nearby.
- Think about word endings. English crossword answers often end in -ED, -ER, -ING, or -LY. If a clue points to a past tense or a comparison, try penciling the ending in first.
- Use hints strategically. If you're stuck, a single revealed letter in a long answer is more valuable than one in a three-letter word. Spend hints where they unlock the most crossings.
- Check the clock, but don't panic. The Maxi is meant to take a while. Steady solving beats frantic guessing. Your time improves naturally as you get used to the clue style.
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