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A short piece of writing on a particular subject

ESSAY (5)

The sky god who wields a master bolt

ZEUS (4)

A short story, typically with animals as characters, conveying a moral.

FABLE (5)

The star at the center of our solar system

SUN (3)

A traditional story sometimes popularly regarded as historical but unauthenticated.

LEGEND (6)

The largest planet in our solar system

JUPITER (7)

Substance with a pH less than 7

ACID (4)

Bird of prey with keen eyesight

EAGLE (5) · HAWK (4)

A group of instrumentalists, especially one combining string, woodwind, brass, and percussion sections.

ORCHESTRA (9)

A custom or belief passed down through generations

TRADITION (9)

Smallest unit of matter

ATOM (4)

Step-by-step procedure for calculations

ALGORITHM (9)

A dramatic work set to music

OPERA (5)

A long poem, typically one derived from ancient oral tradition, narrating the deeds and adventures of heroic or legendary figures.

EPIC (4)

Capacity for doing work

ENERGY (6)

Kissing this famous castle stone supposedly grants the gift of gab

BLARNEY (7)

Messenger bird in Westeros

RAVEN (5)

Atoms of the same element with different numbers of neutrons

ISOTOPE (7)

Push or a pull

FORCE (5)

What you buy to enter a movie theater

TICKET (6)

Charged particle

ION (3)

King of the Olympian gods

ZEUS (4)

Short sword used by Roman soldiers

GLADIUS (7)

Substance that speeds up a chemical reaction

CATALYST (8)

Written or spoken language in its ordinary form, without metrical structure.

PROSE (5)

Front of a building

FACADE (6)

Queen of Olympus and protector of marriage

HERA (4)

Island nation co-hosting the 2026 T20 World Cup

LANKA (5) · SRILANKA (8)

Leader of the team

CAPTAIN (7)

A small rocky body orbiting the sun

ASTEROID (8)

The speed at which a piece of music is played

TEMPO (5)

A play for theater, radio, or television.

DRAMA (5)

To cut off unwanted parts of an image

CROP (4)

Group of players

TEAM (4)

Positively charged subatomic particle

PROTON (6)

Team trying to prevent scoring

DEFENSE (7)

Written or spoken language in its ordinary form

PROSE (5)

A large group of states or countries under one ruler

EMPIRE (6)

A classic game of toss and retrieve.

FETCH (5)

Stark daughter with a killer instinct

ARYA (4)

Interior compartment, small house.

CABIN (5)

Unit of digital information, typically 8 bits

BYTE (4)

Google's twin, recently spotted in code assist.

GEMINI (6)

Antarctic flightless bird

PENGUIN (7)

Bob, the artist widely credited as the co-creator of this legendary vigilante.

KANE (4)

The perimeter rope, or a shot that reaches it

BOUNDARY (8)

The length and rhythm of a runner's step.

STRIDE (6)

A play with songs and dances

MUSICAL (7)

Cut short, but still cheat.

CHISEL (6)

A big 'son' of the plains, often seen near Yellowstone.

BISON (5)

Sacred ads run wild for holy wars.

CRUSADES (8)

The silver-bowed mistress of the hunt

ARTEMIS (7)

Red walkway where outfits are photographed and judged

CARPET (6)

A quick left-right track sequence designed to slow cars down.

CHICANE (7)

Starting position for the fastest qualifier

POLE (4)

Marine mammal, also a way to close something.

SEAL (4)

The king who found that gold is not always a blessing

MIDAS (5)

The intrinsic nature or indispensable quality of something

ESSENCE (7)

The sequel will explore very intriguing ___ of the universe, per Keegan-Michael Key.

LORE (4)

Single page within a browser window

TAB (3)

About the Crossword Clue Database

Where do these crossword clue answers come from?
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