Movable type in the National Print Museum, Dublin.

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Jonathan Swift 1667-1745

Proper words in proper places, make the true definition of a style.

Letter to a Young Clergyman, 1720

Word Games

Crosswords

Several of NL Clay’s exercises asked pupils to find apt synonyms or reduce an ungainly phrase to a single word. Our crosswords follow the same approach.

There are six posts tagged Crosswords in Think and Speak.

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Crossword No. 6

Fill an empty grid with words, using the clues provided to help you.

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Crossword No. 5

Fill an empty grid with words, using the clues provided to help you.

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Crossword No. 4

Fill an empty grid with words, using the clues provided to help you.

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Crossword No. 3

Fill an empty grid with words, using the clues provided to help you.

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Crossword No. 2

Fill an empty grid with words, using the clues provided to help you.

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Crossword No. 1

Fill an empty grid with words, using the clues provided to help you.