CROSSWORD

The Plot Thickens Mini

Edgar Allan Poe's 1841 "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" is often called the first modern detective story.

Grid
5 × 5 Mini
Clues
10 1 themed
Average solve
1:45 984 solves
Rating
4.7 (19)
Published
20 Aug 2026 Fiction Thursday

Clues

  • 1a: "The Murders in the ___ Morgue," novel by Edgar Allan Poe (3)
  • 4a: "___ ___ Three Ships,” Christmas carol (1,3)
  • 6a: Worthiness (5)

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