History Crossword for Adults

This hard crossword about history has 15 entries on an 11 by 11 grid, 8 across and 7 down.

Answers average 5.5 letters and the longest runs seven, clued as "Roman numeral five hundred joined by foul behavior for a line of rulers" (9 Across). It crosses three other answers, which makes it a useful one to try first.

  • 15 clues
  • 11 x 11 grid
  • Hard
  • Answers 3 to 7 letters

The three longest answers

  1. 9 Across (7)Roman numeral five hundred joined by foul behavior for a line of rulers
  2. 15 Across (7)Cure sad arrangement for a medieval campaign
  3. 8 Down (7)March on arranged for a single ruler

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Across

  1. 3. Roman six and a monarch combined to make a Norse raider.
  2. 5. Are confused by a significant historical period.
  3. 6. Three be around an ancient social group.
  4. 7. No anger for this wandering historical figure.
  5. 9. Roman numeral five hundred joined by foul behavior for a line of rulers.
  6. 12. Association of craftsmen that sounds like it is covered in thin gold.
  7. 14. Salad dressing fit for a Roman dictator.
  8. 15. Cure sad arrangement for a medieval campaign.

Down

  1. 1. Spoils the condition of ancient architectural remains.
  2. 2. Deal made over tea, try mixing it up.
  3. 4. A dark time for a medieval warrior in shining armor.
  4. 8. March on arranged for a single ruler.
  5. 10. Eaten up by the South, this Roman council.
  6. 11. Sounds like a couple of entrances to this English royal house.
  7. 13. Star arranged for an imperial Russian ruler.

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