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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.

By PuzzledCross

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Across

1.A common expression, like "bite the bullet"

6.Opposite of virtue; workshop clamp

7."Man of ___" (Superman's epithet); strong alloy

9.A cone-bearing evergreen tree

11.A problematic point; children, colloquially

12."___ upon a time" beginning; single occasion

13.Lucky number, for some; sum of three and four

Down

2.An obligation, as in "call of ___"

3.Supervise; keep tabs on

4.Units of road distance; jazz trumpeter Davis

5."Common ___"; a logical faculty

7.Exclusive news story; an ice cream serving

8.Grand heroic poems, like "The Iliad"

10.Positive; "For ___!"

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