Spelling Bee 2025

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Across
  1. 3. the peak of a gradual increase (as in physical or emotional force or intensity)
  2. 4. marked by or given to strikingly elaborate, colorful, or showy display or behavior
  3. 6. ornamental work formerly of grains or beads by now especially of fine wire of gold, silver, or copper that is used chiefly to decorate gold and silver surfaces
  4. 7. a donkey
  5. 13. a period of extreme scarcity of food
  6. 17. to add (as knowledge or effort) to a common interest or activity
  7. 18. to criticize sharply; to reprimand
  8. 19. a medium-sized American wildcat having a tawny yellow or grayish coat that is dotted and striped with black
  9. 20. a floor covering made by laying on a burlap or canvas backing a mixture of solidified linseed oil and various solid particles and usually pigments
  10. 21. a tablelike construction used in the Christian church in celebrating the Eucharist: communion table
  11. 22. of the color jet black
  12. 24. light sometimes ornamental structures in gardens, parks, or places of recreation that are used for entertainment or shelter
  13. 26. a body of persons delegated to consider, investigate, or take action upon and usually report concerning some matter or business
  14. 28. a deal in men's furnishings, such as shirts, ties, and hats
  15. 31. the globular yellow fruit of a smell shrubby tropical American tree
  16. 32. of or relating to mode of expression especially in the use of language
  17. 34. spouts often having the form of a grotesque figure or animal and projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building
  18. 36. an optical phenomenon that is often observed on still days over deserts or hot pavements and has the mirrorlike appearance of a quiet lake or pool in which distant objects are seen inverted by reflection though usually distorted
  19. 38. a state of unfavorable fortune; a condition of suffering, destitution, or affliction often implying previous prosperity or well-being
  20. 40. moved, swung, or beat as though wielding an instrument for threshing grain from the ear by hand
  21. 43. coins or currency notes representing any of the basic monetary units of Argentina Chile, Columbia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Mexico and Uruguay
  22. 44. hideous giants represented in fairy tales and folklore as feeding on human beings: monsters
  23. 45. involved especially in conflict or with a problem, adversaries, or the law
  24. 46. a particular range, quality, or use of color
Down
  1. 1. a small trim pointed or tufted beard on a man's chin
  2. 2. depressed in spirits; mournful
  3. 5. the place or point of entering or beginning; outset
  4. 7. of or relating to the past
  5. 8. a mythological divine or semidivine being (as the offspring of a deity and a mortal)
  6. 9. an inscribed usually metal tablet placed (as on a building or post) to identify a site or commemorate an individual or event
  7. 10. legendary peoples of the sea having human head, trunk, and arms and the tail of a fish
  8. 11. the art or skill of a person practiced at hitting a target especially with firearms
  9. 12. something that confuses, misleads, or is difficult to comprehend
  10. 13. completion, fulfillment
  11. 14. an arctic cetacean that has no dorsal fin, is marbled black and white in color, reaches a length of about 16 feet, and possesses in the male one or rarely two long, spirally twisted pointed tusks
  12. 15. recently made or of the most up-to-date style
  13. 16. loss of memory sometimes including the memory of personal identity
  14. 17. one of a building's vertical supporting structures
  15. 21. a pale blue to light greenish blue
  16. 23. a body of patrons or customers
  17. 25. a large piece of orchestra usually in three or four contrasting movements
  18. 27. trips made in order to deliver a message or purchase or attend to something
  19. 29. usually short narratives of interesting, amusing, or curious incidents often biographical and generally characterized by human interest
  20. 30. departing markedly from the natural, the expected, or the typical (as by distortion, exaggeration); atypical
  21. 33. a trip or movement especially when involving difficulties or complex organization
  22. 35. ancient military devices used for hurling heavy missiles (as stones) or for hurling other missiles (as spears, arrows) with extreme force
  23. 37. a dishonest unprincipled person
  24. 39. a dish of Japanese origin consisting of meat or fish that is grilled or broiled after being marinated in a seasoned soy sauce
  25. 41. characterized by an attitude of doubt or disposition in regard to something particular (such as a supposed fact)
  26. 42. a price demanded for a thing or service in excess of the usual or normal amount