Across
- 5. I twist and turn words, a hidden key, their secrets unlocked for all to see. (9)
- 8. I am not this, yet this I will be, a painted picture for the mind to see. (8)
- 9. With a trembling hand and a heart so bold, facing the unknown, a tale to be told. (7)
- 10. A point of dispute, where two sides alight, a conflict of views in search of the right.
- 13. Stars in their eyes, they reach for the sky, where dreams may take flight, or fall from on high. (9)
- 15. Grounded and true, the world as we know, unlike those dreams where imaginations grow. (7)
Down
- 1. Echoes of old in a story untold, hidden references for wise souls to behold. (8)
- 2. A flicker of fate, a whisper so slight, hints of the future in shadows of night. (12)
- 3. Clashing of words in a battle of will, logic and passion a war to fulfill. (8)
- 4. Dragons and spells, a world set alight, where the mind takes wondrous flight. (7)
- 6. More than meets the eye, a picture designed, where objects and setting have meanings entwined. (12)
- 7. A twist of events, a bitter delight, when things aren't as they seem in plain sight. (5)
- 11. A thread that weaves, a story's guide, a whispered meaning, where truths reside. (5)
- 12. Where words reside, their meaning found true, a picture emerges, a broader view. (7)
- 14. Break it down, a puzzling disguise. (7)