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Cryptic Famous Landmarks Crossword Puzzle for Middle School is a hard crossword puzzle with 17 clues covering . Play it online for free below, or create your own crossword with our free crossword maker.
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Cryptic Famous Landmarks Crossword Puzzle for Middle School
Challenge yourself with this hard cryptic crossword featuring famous landmarks and places. Advanced clues involve architecture, history, and cryptic wordplay—perfect for middle schoolers.
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- 1. Old Incan city, cryptically split into ‘ma’ and ‘chu’ for a mountain site.
- 2. Ancient citadel with a height of ‘acro’ and polis (city) combined.
- 3. Roman amphitheater, colossal in size, hidden within ‘colossal’.
- 6. Carved figure, symbol of permanence, part cryptic ‘tut’ (protect).
- 7. Temple for Athena, cryptic ‘pan’ and ‘theon’ indicating divine.
- 9. Ancient church, cryptic ‘basil’ herb and ‘ica’ suffix.
- 10. Fortified home, cryptic ‘cat’ + ‘sle’ for protection.
- 13. Stronghold’s cryptic musical notation (loud or strong).
- 15. Guardian of pyramids, enigmatic creature posing puzzling riddles.
Down
- 4. French castle’s cryptic home, hiding ‘chat’ (talk) inside.
- 5. City with Taj Mahal, cryptic clue hiding ‘rag’ inside.
- 8. Sacred place for offerings, cryptic ‘art’ rearranged with ‘al’.
- 11. Urban artery cryptically described as ‘secret’ rearranged.
- 12. Entrance hall, cryptic ‘best’ + ‘vile’ mixed inside.
- 14. Tall monument, cryptic ‘bio’ + ‘skel’ (skeleton) fused.
- 16. Egyptian shape—cryptic clue: ‘pay rim ID’ rearranged.
- 17. Kingdom or realm, cryptically ‘re-impe’ suggests power.
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