Arrow keys navigate the crossword squares.
Enter cycles through the clues in the board (use shift-enter to cycle in reverse).
Tab selects the clue list and then highlights each clue. Use Enter to return to the crossword squares.
Spacebar, delete and backspace all delete the selected square and move to the previous one.
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| C | A | I | R | O | | A | T | H | E | I | S | M | |
| A | | N | | L | | M | | W | | B | | I | |
| A | D | V | I | S | O | R | Y | | A | V | E | R | S | E |
| E | | S | | S | | X | | R | | Y | | S | |
| E | T | C | H | E | S | | I | N | T | R | E | P | I | D |
| | | E | | A | | A | | | | | | O | |
| C | U | D | D | L | Y | | T | H | R | O | W | N | |
| U | | | | | | A | | E | | R | | | |
| P | L | A | C | E | B | O | S | | A | R | G | U | E | S |
| D | | I | | R | | S | | T | | A | | V | |
| D | E | G | R | E | E | | U | N | H | I | N | G | E | D |
| S | | C | | X | | R | | R | | I | | N | |
| A | L | L | R | I | S | E | | O | N | S | E | T | |
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Original URL: https://www.smh.com.au/puzzles/crosswords/cryptic/2025-05-20