.crossword-page {
  --crossword-mint: #d7eadf;
  --crossword-art-opacity: .33;
  --crossword-art-scale: 1.08;
  --crossword-answer-cream: rgba(255, 253, 248, .90);
}
.crossword-page .crossword-play-panel { background: var(--crossword-mint); }
.crossword-block { background: var(--crossword-mint); }
/* One continuous illustration beneath the cells; never one image per square. */
.crossword-board[data-state-art] {
  position: relative;
  isolation: isolate;
  background: var(--crossword-mint);
}
.crossword-board[data-state-art]::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: -1;
  background-image: var(--crossword-art-image);
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  background-size: contain;
  background-position: center;
  transform: scale(var(--crossword-art-scale));
  /* Clip only the enlarged art back to the grid, preserving cell focus outlines. */
  clip-path: inset(calc(50% - 50% / var(--crossword-art-scale)));
  opacity: var(--crossword-art-opacity);
  pointer-events: none;
}
.crossword-board[data-state-art] .crossword-block { background: transparent; }
/* Paint the existing 1px gaps navy without putting an opaque fill over the art. */
.crossword-board[data-state-art] > .crossword-block,
.crossword-board[data-state-art] > .crossword-cell { outline: 1px solid var(--navy); }
/* Paper-like cream fill; numbers and letters retain full opacity. */
.crossword-page .crossword-cell { background-color: var(--crossword-answer-cream); }
/* Selected and solved fills stay opaque. */
.crossword-page .crossword-cell.is-active-word { background-color: #264f71; }
.crossword-page .crossword-cell.is-solved { background-color: #3a647d; }
.crossword-page .crossword-cell.has-error { background-color: var(--navy); }
/* Crossword-only setup: state and three route levels stay together. */
.play-mode-panel.crossword-controls { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items: flex-end; justify-content: flex-start; gap: 12px 20px; }
.crossword-state-control { display: grid; gap: 5px; min-width: 0; }
.crossword-state-control select { max-width: 100%; }
.crossword-controls #crossword-note { flex-basis: 100%; margin: 0; }
.crossword-routes small { display: block; font-size: .7rem; font-weight: 400; text-transform: none; letter-spacing: normal; }
.crossword-routes { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 6px; min-width: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0; border: 0; }
.crossword-routes legend { margin-bottom: 5px; font-size: .75rem; font-weight: 700; text-transform: uppercase; color: #0a3161; }
.crossword-routes label { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 5px; min-height: 40px; padding: 4px 9px; background: #f8edda; border: 1px solid #bda680; color: #0a3161; cursor: pointer; font-size: .82rem; }
.crossword-routes input { width: auto; min-height: 0; margin: 0; accent-color: #bf0d3e; }
.crossword-routes label:has(input:checked) { border-color: #bf0d3e; background: #e8d4b4; }
.crossword-routes label:focus-within { outline: 2px solid #bf0d3e; outline-offset: 2px; }

.crossword-play-toolbar { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 6px; margin-bottom: 8px; }
@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .crossword-hub { gap: 10px; }
  .crossword-hub > .theme-helper { display: none; }
  .play-mode-panel.crossword-controls { display: grid; gap: 8px; padding: 10px; }
  .crossword-state-control { grid-template-columns: auto minmax(0, 1fr); align-items: center; gap: 10px; }
  .crossword-state-control select { width: 100%; }
  .crossword-routes { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: 4px; }
  .crossword-routes legend { font-size: 0.875rem; }
  .crossword-controls .crossword-routes label { padding: 6px 4px; min-height: 52px; font-size: 0.875rem; gap: 3px; line-height: 1.2; }
  .crossword-routes small { font-size: 0.8rem; margin-top: 3px; }
  .crossword-page .crossword-play-panel { padding: 8px; }
  .crossword-play-toolbar { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1.2fr 0.65fr; }
  .crossword-play-toolbar .game-action-button { padding: 7px 3px; font-size: 0.875rem; }
  .crossword-board-header { gap: 6px; }
  .crossword-board-header .eyebrow { display: none; }
}