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Spelling crossword

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Tap a square and type. Tap it again to switch direction.

Across

  1. 1 A, E, I, O or U
  2. 3 Word made by shuffling another's letters
  3. 5 Any letter that isn't one of the five main sounds
  4. 8 Describes the K in knee or the B in lamb
  5. 10 I before E, except after C, for example
  6. 11 Book you check when unsure how a word is written
  7. 13 Sounds the same but written differently, like pair and pear
  8. 15 A single beat of sound in a word
  9. 16 Ending such as -ness or -ly

Down

  1. 2 Handy tool for fixing a misspelled word
  2. 4 The full set of letters from A to Z
  3. 6 Mark showing possession or a missing letter
  4. 7 Single character of writing
  5. 9 Contest where children spell words aloud
  6. 12 More than one, often made with an added S
  7. 14 Bit added at the start, like un- or re-

About this puzzle

A 16 by 23 crossword with 9 across and 7 down, on the subject of Spelling.

Grid
16 x 23
Across
9
Down
7
Longest answer
APOSTROPHE (10 letters)
Show the answer key
  1. 1 across: VOWEL. A, E, I, O or U
  2. 2 down: ERASER. Handy tool for fixing a misspelled word
  3. 3 across: ANAGRAM. Word made by shuffling another's letters
  4. 4 down: ALPHABET. The full set of letters from A to Z
  5. 5 across: CONSONANT. Any letter that isn't one of the five main sounds
  6. 6 down: APOSTROPHE. Mark showing possession or a missing letter
  7. 7 down: LETTER. Single character of writing
  8. 8 across: SILENT. Describes the K in knee or the B in lamb
  9. 9 down: BEE. Contest where children spell words aloud
  10. 10 across: RULE. I before E, except after C, for example
  11. 11 across: DICTIONARY. Book you check when unsure how a word is written
  12. 12 down: PLURAL. More than one, often made with an added S
  13. 13 across: HOMOPHONE. Sounds the same but written differently, like pair and pear
  14. 14 down: PREFIX. Bit added at the start, like un- or re-
  15. 15 across: SYLLABLE. A single beat of sound in a word
  16. 16 across: SUFFIX. Ending such as -ness or -ly

Questions

How many clues does this Spelling crossword have?
9 across and 7 down, on a 16 x 23 grid. The longest answer is APOSTROPHE (10 letters).
How do I switch between across and down?
Tap a square to type into it, and tap the same square again to turn the corner. The answer you are filling is shaded on the grid and its clue lights up in the list, so you always know which one you are on.
Will it tell me when a letter is wrong?
Only when you ask. Press Check letters and any wrong letter is marked. A crossword is solved by reasoning across two answers at once, and flagging a letter the moment it is typed takes that away.
Can I print this crossword?
Yes. The printable version carries the same grid and clues with the answer key, at three difficulties.
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