Journey across the globe, exploring countries, cultures, geography, history, and international affairs. This topic covers diverse peoples and global events.
The "World" category opens up a vast panorama for crossword puzzles, encompassing geography, history, diverse cultures, and global current events. From ancient civilizations to modern nation-states, famous landmarks, and international organizations, the possibilities are endless for creating intellectually stimulating clues. Solvers can test their knowledge of capitals, languages, historical figures, and significant global milestones, making for a truly expansive and educational puzzle experience.
Crossword clues used in world puzzles, with answers and links to play.
“A material like paper made from a water plant”
PAPYRUS (7)
“People who built the city of Tenochtitlan in Mexico”
AZTEC (5)
“Dishes or containers made of baked clay”
POTTERY (7)
“South American empire that built Machu Picchu”
INCA (4) · INCAN (5)
“A place where a dead person is buried”
TOMB (4)
“The city that served as the heart of a massive Italian empire”
ROME (4)
“A large group of states or countries under one ruler”
EMPIRE (6)
“The priestess of Delphi who spoke cryptic prophecies”
ORACLE (6)
“The unseen one who governs the underworld”
HADES (5)
“Ruler of the seas who carries a trident”
POSEIDON (8)
“A musician who tried to rescue his wife from death”
ORPHEUS (7)
“The violent god of war and son of Zeus”
ARES (4)
“She emerged from sea foam as the goddess of beauty”
APHRODITE (9)
“The hero known for completing twelve impossible labors”
HERCULES (8)
“The lame blacksmith who forged divine weapons”
HEPHAESTUS (10)
“A gorgon whose gaze could turn men to stone”
MEDUSA (6)
“God of wine and theater who leads the maenads”
DIONYSUS (8)
“Goddess of marriage and queen of the heavens”
HERA (4)
“The king of gods who brandishes a lightning bolt”
ZEUS (4)
“A revived ancient tongue now spoken in the Middle East”
HEBREW (6)
“It uses the logical and scientific Hangul writing system”
KOREAN (6)
“A symbolic figure or character in a writing system”
GLYPH (5)
“Austroasiatic language that uses a Latin based script”
VIETNAMESE (10)
“The language of the Iliad and the Odyssey”
GREEK (5)
“A simplified speech used for communication between different groups”
PIDGIN (6)
“It has the most native speakers of any language in the world”
MANDARIN (8)
“Alphabet used for Russian, Bulgarian, and Serbian”
CYRILLIC (8)
“The native Celtic speech of Scotland or Ireland”
GAELIC (6)
“A stable natural language developed from a mixture of others”
CREOLE (6)
“A pitch change that alters word meaning in Cantonese”
TONE (4)
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