- Grid
- 13 × 13 Maxi
- Clues
- 62 8 themed
- Average solve
- 18:58 804 solves
- Rating
- 4.0 (21)
- Published
- 16 Jul 2026 Fiction Thursday
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Across
- 1 Heart’s steady thump (4)
- 5 Jay ___, starred in "Jerry Maguire" (4)
- 24 Willy ___, top-hatted chocolate-maker in a children’s classic by Roald Dahl (5) · THEME
+30 more in the app
Down
- 1 "The ___," nickname of singer Justin Bieber (4)
- 2 ___'acte; music played between stage acts (4)
- 4 Fearsome headmistress in Roald Dahl’s “Matilda” (10) · THEME
+26 more in the app
Did you know?
The idea for "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" grew from Dahl’s fascination with sweets and a playful critique of industrialized food and greed.
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