- Grid
- 13 × 13 Maxi
- Clues
- 66 9 themed
- Average solve
- 17:33 858 solves
- Rating
- 4.9 (21)
- Published
- 26 Mar 2026 Fiction Thursday
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Across
- 1 Sharp intake of breath (4)
- 5 ___ Mickelson, golfing champion (4)
- 15 "The ___ With a Dragon Tattoo," novel by Stieg Larsson (4) · THEME
+29 more in the app
Down
- 1 Lady ___, singer of "Telephone" (4)
- 2 Put ___ ___ on it; keep under control (1,3)
- 6 "Our Man in ___," spy thriller by Graham Greene (6) · THEME
+31 more in the app
Did you know?
Ian Fleming’s "Casino Royale" introduced James Bond; Fleming drew on WWII naval intelligence and his own love of baccarat for Bond’s gambling scenes.
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