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Crossword #2562

Crossword #2562: a hand-curated English crossword with 82 clues on a 15 × 15 grid. Read the clues and play online.

English · 15 × 15

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Across

  1. Embryo that grows into a plant (4)
  2. Thick flat piece of stone (4)
  3. Flying nocturnal mammal (3)
  4. Lacking color, wan (4)
  5. Story told (4)
  6. Withered and dry (4)
  7. Distinct historical periods (4)
  8. Placed carefully in a particular spot (10)
  9. Receding tide (3)
  10. Coats with black pitch (4)
  11. A very small amount; also a small child (3)
  12. Market dominated by two suppliers (7)
  13. Moral transgression (3)
  14. Fifth note of the scale (3)
  15. Hang loosely, as fabric (5)
  16. Swindle or trick (3)
  17. Loaned; pre-Easter fasting season (4)
  18. More rational (5)
  19. Month abbr. between Jul. and Sep. (3)
  20. Grown old; matured over time (4)
  21. Fasten with a knot (3)
  22. To take the evening meal; to dine at night (3)
  23. Soft hairy animal coat (3)
  24. Pertaining to a kidney acid (4)
  25. Trig ratio, briefly (3)
  26. Removed the center of, as an apple (5)
  27. Moral transgressions (4)
  28. Garden tool for weeding (3)
  29. Feudal lord owed allegiance (5)
  30. Oval food laid by a hen (3)
  31. Remained in a seated position; past of sit (3)
  32. Bands around the neck of a shirt (7)
  33. Snake-like fish (3)
  34. Measure of how much matter an object contains (4)
  35. Sesame, in South Asian cooking (3)
  36. Sweet baked good often served at breakfast (10)
  37. Assistant or helper in an organization (4)
  38. Throw up, slangily (4)
  39. Ripped apart (4)
  40. Open to both sexes, as a dorm (4)
  41. Pig's muddy enclosure (3)
  42. Past tense of exchanging something for money (4)
  43. Finishes, or extremities (4)

Down

  1. Rate of motion (5)
  2. In-ear listening devices (7)
  3. Adding more detail to an account (11)
  4. ___ Moines, Iowa (3)
  5. Narrative tale (5)
  6. Young girl (4)
  7. Muhammad ___, 'The Greatest' (3)
  8. Wagering at the track (7)
  9. Big ___, London clock tower (3)
  10. Form of the verb 'to be' (3)
  11. Danson of 'Cheers' (3)
  12. A person who drinks excessively (3)
  13. More wan in complexion (5)
  14. Charged atomic particle studied in physics (3)
  15. Pith helmet worn in the tropics (5)
  16. Sudden fits of alarm (6)
  17. Liquid dish eaten with a spoon (4)
  18. Enforced separation of groups (11)
  19. The first and smallest positive integer (3)
  20. British company suffix (3)
  21. Reason for an effect (5)
  22. Evergreen shrub of victory wreaths (6)
  23. Chimney residue (4)
  24. Thwarts; thin metal sheets (5)
  25. Put into service (3)
  26. A framework or apparatus set up for a specific purpose (3)
  27. Alpine mountain cottages (7)
  28. Shut, as a door (5)
  29. Mocked scornfully (7)
  30. Perceive with the eyes (3)
  31. Coated thickly with dried mud (5)
  32. Snow vehicles on runners (5)
  33. Mild stand-in for a curse word (3)
  34. Lime-rich soil used as fertilizer (4)
  35. Network with an eye logo (3)
  36. Cereal grain for porridge (3)
  37. Cook in hot oil (3)
  38. Pigeon's sound (3)
  39. Tennis serve untouched by the opponent (3)

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