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Crossword #2540

Crossword #2540: a hand-curated English crossword with 78 clues on a 15 × 15 grid. Read the clues and play online.

English · 15 × 15

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Across

  1. Donkey (3)
  2. In the past, as in days ___ (time reference) (3)
  3. Having an obligation to repay (4)
  4. Sheet that catches wind on a vessel (4)
  5. Weak or unconvincing; limping (4)
  6. Points tally in a game (5)
  7. Earnest request, or court statement (4)
  8. Hand tools for whipping eggs or cream (10)
  9. Plays guitar chords casually (6)
  10. Flying nocturnal mammal (3)
  11. Therefore, in logic (4)
  12. Star-shaped autumn garden flower (5)
  13. Showy garden flowers with tuberous roots (7)
  14. Chunky Mexican condiment of tomatoes, chilies, and onion (5)
  15. Halts; bus pickup points (5)
  16. Lacking money; not good in quality (4)
  17. Rest on a seat (3)
  18. Tall pole for walking elevated (5)
  19. Take to court (3)
  20. Garden tools for weeding (4)
  21. Searches for (5)
  22. Came to a close (5)
  23. Leather-makers, plural (7)
  24. Nipples on a cow's udder (5)
  25. Fencing sword (4)
  26. Fasten with a knot (3)
  27. Moved in a winding course (6)
  28. Open to attack or easily hurt (10)
  29. Fail to keep; be defeated (4)
  30. Willow used in basketry (5)
  31. Pegs that hold golf balls (4)
  32. To shut with force and noise (4)
  33. Load with cargo, archaically (4)
  34. Mesh for catching fish (3)
  35. The even number that follows one (3)

Down

  1. Venomous snakes of the Nile (4)
  2. Seasoned with a mineral seasoning (6)
  3. Jagged mountain range (6)
  4. Pub brews (4)
  5. Comedy bit (3)
  6. Shocked text reaction (3)
  7. Month abbr. that includes Halloween (3)
  8. Great sorrow or distress (3)
  9. Make a mistake (3)
  10. ___ Moines, Iowa (3)
  11. Hearty chuckles (6)
  12. Recedes, as the tide (4)
  13. Fully satisfies (5)
  14. Consume food (3)
  15. Shed old feathers or skin (4)
  16. Helps; passes leading to a goal (7)
  17. Rhythmic spoken-word genre (3)
  18. Apple's mobile operating system (3)
  19. Fitting or suitable (3)
  20. ___ Angeles Lakers (3)
  21. Old French coin of little value (3)
  22. Form of the verb 'to be' (3)
  23. Pronoun for a woman (3)
  24. Charged atomic particle studied in physics (3)
  25. Danson of 'Cheers' (3)
  26. Grassy meadow (3)
  27. The number after nine; one more than nine (3)
  28. Place firmly in position (3)
  29. Leg joint (4)
  30. Leaf-like parts protecting a flower bud, plural (6)
  31. Discourage from acting (5)
  32. Rise up against; disgust (6)
  33. Playground plank that tilts (6)
  34. Gas we breathe (3)
  35. Nipple on a bottle (4)
  36. Sunset direction (4)
  37. Trial run of a product (4)
  38. Bound book in a series, briefly (3)
  39. Land of the free, in brief (3)
  40. Cover for a container (3)
  41. Born with the maiden name (3)
  42. Big ___, London clock tower (3)
  43. Side sheltered from the wind (3)

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