Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
Bizarre Phobias and Their Roots
Moderate difficulty suitable for most players
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Across
- 1. Fear of chickens or roosters
- 2. Fear of living for only a short time
- 4. Fear of metal objects or the word itself
- 5. An intense dread of hands or touching
- 6. Fear of eyes or eye-related concerns
- 9. Fear of speed or moving too fast
- 11. Feeling compassion, opposite of an unusual fear
- 13. Fear of clustered holes often triggering discomfort
Down
- 3. Ironic fear of long words
- 7. Fear of thunder and lightning
- 8. Fear of natural gas or vapors
- 10. Aversion or fear of the color yellow
- 12. Fear of clouds or the sky's cloudy appearance
- 14. Relating to or resembling hedgehogs, sometimes fearful
- 15. An irrational fear of laughter