Challenge your skills with this hard cryptic proverbs crossword focused on famous key figures. Perfect for kids aged 8 to 12 who love riddles and wordplay.
Esoteric Wisdom in Cryptic Proverbs is a hard crossword puzzle with 20 clues covering . Play it online for free below, or create your own crossword with our free crossword maker.
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Esoteric Wisdom in Cryptic Proverbs
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- 1. Combining diverse elements into a coherent proverb-like lesson
- 2. Ancient saying passed down through generations, often cryptic
- 3. Relating to a figure of speech that implies comparison for wisdom
- 5. Plant symbolizing wisdom in old Western cryptic proverbs
- 6. Comparison serving to illustrate or clarify a cryptic moral
- 8. Ancient predator’s name hidden in primal cryptic proverbs about strength
- 12. Method of argument involving contradiction and resolution, proverb’s method
- 14. Mysterious or puzzling, much like cryptic proverbs themselves
- 18. A terse, instructive saying, sometimes obscure or paradoxical
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- 4. Pithy expression of a general truth or rule of conduct
- 7. In medieval rhetoric, a succinct expression of philosophy or morals
- 9. Elevation to divine status, like proverbs idealizing virtues
- 10. Short allegorical story teaching a moral or spiritual lesson
- 11. A riddle or paradox often found embedded in cryptic sayings
- 13. Seemingly absurd statement that reveals truth upon reflection
- 15. Concise statement embodying a general truth, often witty and wise
- 16. Relating to knowledge or understanding, as cryptic sayings demand
- 17. Devotion to truth, a core quality encoded within good proverbs
- 19. Brief inscription or motto often used to introduce wisdom
- 20. Characteristic phrase whose meaning is figurative rather than literal
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