Moderate difficulty suitable for most players
Edo-Era Enigmas and Rhythmic Blades
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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Across
- 1. Ronin swordsman marked by stoic discipline and masterful kenjutsu techniques (5)
- 3. Foot soldiers of samurai armies, often overshadowed but pivotal in historical skirmishes (8)
- 4. Brazilian martial art ironically referenced in Mugen’s unconventional fighting flair (8)
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- 2. The resourceful waitress whose name doubles as wind in Japanese, essential to the trio’s journey (3)
- 5. Musical genre blended with Edo sensibilities that shapes the anime's anachronistic atmosphere (6)
- 6. Reckless ronin whose style is as wild as his name implies (5)
- 7. Historical epoch when the narrative of Samurai Champloo unfolds, defined by Tokugawa rule (9)
- 8. Curved Japanese blade fundamental to samurai ethos and frequent in Champloo clashes (6)