Missing Letter

A crossword with a twist: 25 clues are definitions from our dictionary, and each one has a solution that starts with a different letter of the alphabet. Starting letters you’ve used appear in circles and are shown in the A-Z list.

At the end of the puzzle, the one letter that hasn’t been used is the missing letter. New puzzle every Monday!

The Missing Letter is written by Matt Gaffney, one of the most celebrated crossword creators in America. He uses Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary.

This Week's Puzzle

1 Across - NOUN: "an opaque cryptocrystalline quartz of any of several colors; especially: green chalcedony"
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Previous Puzzles

The Missing Letter #39

1 Across - VERB: "to remove from a surface with or as if with a broom or brush"
The Missing Letter #38

1 Across - NOUN: "a specific duty, role, or function"
The Missing Letter #37

1 Across - ADJECTIVE: "having a smooth well-groomed look"
The Missing Letter #36

1 Across - NOUN: "an instrument that imparts a buzzing quality to the human voice and that usually consists of a small metal or plastic tube with a side hole covered by a thin membrane"
The Missing Letter #35

1 Across - NOUN: "something spiral in form"
The Missing Letter #34

1 Across - NOUN: "either of two tough compact typically green gemstones that take a high polish"
The Missing Letter #33

1 Across - NOUN: "a loose enveloping garment that covers the face and body and is worn in public by certain Muslim women"
The Missing Letter #32

1 Across - NOUN: "a foolish or incompetent person"

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