Ancient Civilizations Crossword for Adults

This hard crossword about ancient civilizations has 12 entries on an 11 by 11 grid, 6 across and 6 down.

Answers average 6.1 letters and the longest runs eleven, clued as "Elaborate coffin; 'has a coup gr' broken up, S" (8 Across). It crosses four other answers, so getting it early opens up much of the grid.

  • 12 clues
  • 11 x 11 grid
  • Hard
  • Answers 4 to 11 letters

The three longest answers

  1. 8 Across (11)Elaborate coffin; 'has a coup gr' broken up, S
  2. 9 Across (8)Water bridge, 'cute aqua' disturbed
  3. 6 Down (8)Stepped temple; 'a rug' G Z, oddly

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Across

  1. 2. Public meeting place; 'our' F M, around.
  2. 5. River of life, found in 'lenin' without its starting 'N'.
  3. 8. Elaborate coffin; 'has a coup gr' broken up, S.
  4. 9. Water bridge, 'cute aqua' disturbed.
  5. 10. Senator's drape; 'got a' style altered.
  6. 11. Warrior city; 'trap' A S, in disarray.

Down

  1. 1. Small currency; 'noic' flipped.
  2. 2. Wall painting; 'score' F, in disorder.
  3. 3. My emperor's city, where 'moer' is turned over.
  4. 4. Greek state; 'has ten' changed around.
  5. 6. Stepped temple; 'a rug' G Z, oddly.
  6. 7. Mesopotamian capital; 'ban boy L' confused.

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