Word Play

Where every clue is a turn of phrase.
A crossword celebrating the fun of language. Expect clever puns, literary trivia, and vocabulary challenges that will test your love of wordplay.
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  • 1A
    German for 'white'
  • 5A
    A drama on the boards
  • 6A
    Milan's famed opera house, La ___
  • 8A
    Instrument said to be mightier than the sword
  • 9A
    Prefix with Saxon or phile
  • 10A
    It may be on the tip of your tongue
  • 11A
    Hot ___ (columnist's opinions)

Down

  • 1D
    Szymborska, the Nobel-winning poet
  • 2D
    Brand of sweetener that sounds magnificent?
  • 3D
    Street talk?
  • 4D
    Representational marks, like # or &
  • 7D
    Word following 'fall' or 'pull'