Perfect for beginners with simple, common vocabulary
Esoteric Echoes in Mythic Metaphors
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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- 1. Biblical opulence or indulgent urban dens of luxury
- 2. Archaic past of 'hold dear,' found in poetic reverence
- 5. Volcanic isle simmering in Shakespearean imagery, a fiery metaphor
- 8. Treachery’s obscure lattice from medieval lore, five points entwined
- 9. A primer’s faint whisper, yet not a musical instrument
- 11. Swept away as witches might, archaic and figurative
Down
- 3. Horse’s saddle rear or metaphor for supportive foundation
- 4. Victory’s hollow toll, costly and bittersweet triumph
- 6. Roman athlete’s ancient cure, scraping sinuous skin
- 7. Roguish adventures chronicled in cunning episodic prose
- 10. Gemstone’s glow or architectural blemish, metaphorical affliction
- 12. Den of iniquity veiled in Dickensian shadows