Challenge your skills with this hard cryptic proverbs crossword focused on famous key figures. Perfect for kids aged 8 to 12 who love riddles and wordplay.
Esoteric Wisdom in Cryptic Proverbs is a hard crossword puzzle with 11 clues covering . Play it online for free below, or create your own crossword with our free crossword maker.
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Esoteric Wisdom in Cryptic Proverbs
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- 1. Rhetorical repetition; ending device in cryptic phrase (10)
- 4. Latin for a pithy maxim often quoted (8)
- 5. Authoritative or formal statement, often proverbial (6)
- 8. Brevity with substance in aphoristic form (9)
- 10. Concise saying distilled like distilled spirits (8)
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- 2. Plural of terse, witty moral sayings, ancient collections (12)
- 3. Short didactic tales, often cloaked in allegory (8)
- 6. Widely known, like a common saying’s essence (9)
- 7. Old saying gaining weight with time (5)
- 9. One who exaggerates to make a point or rule (8)
- 11. Pertaining to aphorisms or their concise nature (8)
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