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.

Previous Puzzles

The Missing Letter #52

1 ACROSS – NOUN: "a game played with a set of small objects that are tossed, caught, and moved in various figures"
The Missing Letter #51

1 Across – GEOGRAPHICAL NAME: "borough of New York City northeast of Manhattan Island population 1,385,108"
The Missing Letter #50

1 Across – GEOGRAPHICAL NAME: "state on the Atlantic coast in the northeastern U.S. and bordering on the Canadian provinces of Quebec and New Brunswick"
The Missing Letter #49

1 Across – NOUN: "a drink consisting of a liquor (such as bourbon or brandy) and sugar poured over crushed ice and garnished with mint"
The Missing Letter #48

1 Across – VERB: "to approach and speak to (someone) in an often challenging or aggressive way"
The Missing Letter #47

1 Across – VERB: "to go timidly or cautiously so as to escape notice"
The Missing Letter #46

1 Across – NOUN: "a usually yellow to brownish-yellow transparent mineral...used as a gem"
The Missing Letter #45

1 Across – BIOGRAPHICAL NAME: "LeBron (Raymone) 1984–; American basketball player"

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