CROSSWORD

Fictional Heroines

Due to short-sightedness, Charlotte Brontë could see well in the dark, but not in the light.

Grid
13 × 13 Maxi
Clues
66 8 themed
Average solve
17:12 899 solves
Rating
4.4 (23)
Published
5 Mar 2026 Fiction Thursday

Clues

  • 1a: Prayer word (4)
  • 5a: Dorothy ___, lead character in "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" (4)
  • 9a: Nutritional standard, abbr. (3)
  • 12a: Eruptive material (4)
  • 13a: "Once ___ a time ..." (4)

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