Crossword Maxi
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Puzzle Theme: Ancient curses awakened
This Crossword Maxi puzzle was curated by Chris.
Across
- 1. Absorb ancient knowledge like a scroll in water
- 5. Mark of a curse, often foretold by an oracle
- 8. Creator of tales where Hundred Acre Wood might hide secrets
- 10. A point of evil before dark forces gather
- 12. Actor Ed, keeper of many cryptic scripts
- 13. What a traitor might do under a hex's influence
- 15. Strange occurrences when sinister forces are at play
- 17. Vessel of the damned on a cursed river
- 18. When supernatural forces congest the realm
- 20. Grade that might unleash a teacher's wrath
- 21. How a cursed creature might take to the skies
- 22. Structure where ancient spirits might be trapped
- 23. Snare for catching cursed creatures
- 24. What a dark shroud may do over the cursed land
- 28. Hidden stash of cursed artifacts
- 29. Desire for things best left buried
- 31. To lift a curse
- 32. To extract a cursed object from its resting place
- 33. Sharp senses needed to detect hidden curses
Down
- 1. Malice, a driving force behind many ancient hexes
- 2. Protection against the blows of a dark prophecy
- 3. Schedules for summoning rituals
- 4. Concealed, like secrets within a cursed tomb
- 5. To vanquish, as one might a dark sorcerer
- 6. Vulnerable to the whispers of ancient spirits
- 7. To plunder treasures cursed and guarded
- 9. Evidence that might reveal a curse's origin
- 11. Flattened like the cursed earth of a blighted land
- 14. What is sought by those under the curse's spell
- 16. Flood of evil that ancient curses might bring
- 19. Phrase that embodies a family's cursed legacy
- 20. Behavior expected even amidst a curse
- 23. A corner where cursed shadows linger
- 25. Shroud that hides the face of evil
- 26. Actress Witherspoon, perhaps once cursed on the big screen
- 27. Material used for garments hiding cursed symbols
- 30. Gesture of acknowledgment for a dark pact
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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