Turning a Phrase
Where common expressions take an unexpected turn.
This crossword puzzle explores the fascinating world of wordplay, featuring common expressions and words with surprising multiple meanings. Challenge your vocabulary and linguistic skills to uncover the hidden depths of everyday language.
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Across
- 1AA common expression, like "bite the bullet"
- 6AOpposite of virtue; workshop clamp
- 7A"Man of ___" (Superman's epithet); strong alloy
- 9AA cone-bearing evergreen tree
- 11AA problematic point; children, colloquially
- 12A"___ upon a time" beginning; single occasion
- 13ALucky number, for some; sum of three and four
Down
- 2DAn obligation, as in "call of ___"
- 3DSupervise; keep tabs on
- 4DUnits of road distance; jazz trumpeter Davis
- 5D"Common ___"; a logical faculty
- 7DExclusive news story; an ice cream serving
- 8DGrand heroic poems, like "The Iliad"
- 10DPositive; "For ___!"
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