Architecture Crossword for Adults

This hard crossword about architecture has 14 entries on an 11 by 11 grid, 7 across and 7 down.

Answers average 5.4 letters and the longest runs seven, clued as "Low protective wall guarding the castle edge" (8 Across). It crosses four other answers, so getting it early opens up much of the grid.

  • 14 clues
  • 11 x 11 grid
  • Hard
  • Answers 4 to 7 letters

The three longest answers

  1. 4 Across (6)Managing well enough to cap the top of the wall
  2. 8 Across (7)Low protective wall guarding the castle edge
  3. 7 Down (7)French roof hiding an extra floor inside

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Across

  1. 1. Jump securely into the arched ceiling
  2. 4. Managing well enough to cap the top of the wall
  3. 6. Rounded roof capping a bald head
  4. 8. Low protective wall guarding the castle edge
  5. 11. Waterfront walkway serving as a heavy pillar
  6. 12. Smile brightly at the horizontal support
  7. 13. Tie up the triangular roof framework

Down

  1. 2. Open-air gallery lacking a fourth wall
  2. 3. Primates heading south to the church recess
  3. 4. Small dome resembling an overturned teacup
  4. 5. Artillery weapon that binds bricks together
  5. 7. French roof hiding an extra floor inside
  6. 9. The fundamental base holding up the statue
  7. 10. Floor support hidden beneath the floorboards

Answer key

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