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Crossword #12190

Crossword #12190: 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. Female sibling, informally (3)
  2. Resting on the very top of (4)
  3. Lawmakers at Westminster, briefly (3)
  4. Long narrow piece; undress (5)
  5. Had on, as a hat (4)
  6. A distinct period of history or geological time (3)
  7. Main artery carrying blood from the heart (5)
  8. Active during the hours of darkness (9)
  9. Yanks away forcibly (6)
  10. Fry quickly in a small amount of fat over high heat (5)
  11. Snake-like fish (3)
  12. The basics, so to speak (3)
  13. Big ___, London clock tower (3)
  14. Colour-changing liquid applied to fabric (3)
  15. One who looks after an invalid (5)
  16. Hawaiian taro paste (3)
  17. Large tank for liquids (3)
  18. Tropical grassy plains dotted with scattered trees (9)
  19. Conscious of something (5)
  20. Greek letter used to denote efficiency or arrival time (3)
  21. Chest or breast region (5)
  22. Called off, in British spelling (9)
  23. Billboard messages (3)
  24. N.Y.C. clock setting in winter, briefly (3)
  25. Cow barns, in British usage (5)
  26. Belonging to that thing (3)
  27. Donkey (3)
  28. ___ Lanka, island nation (3)
  29. Cereal grain for porridge (3)
  30. Extremely angry (5)
  31. Wince in embarrassment (6)
  32. Relating to the smallest units of a compound (9)
  33. Time-worn saying (5)
  34. Wrinkle-faced small dog breed (3)
  35. Heap, or stack up (4)
  36. Showered with affection (5)
  37. Large body of saltwater (3)
  38. Embryo that grows into a plant (4)
  39. Guided the way, in the past (3)

Down

  1. Floor of a building, to a Brit (6)
  2. Beside the point (10)
  3. Takes a seat (4)
  4. Bristle on a grass spikelet (3)
  5. Also; excessively (3)
  6. Tolkien's brutish, goblin-like warrior (3)
  7. Household animal companion (3)
  8. List of dishes (4)
  9. Foolish person, in British slang (4)
  10. Exchange of goods for money (4)
  11. Cut with a toothed blade (5)
  12. Touch gently with the hand (3)
  13. Put into service (3)
  14. Sprinted, in the past (3)
  15. A pouch-like anatomical structure (3)
  16. In a contemptible, dishonorable way (6)
  17. Bowl-shaped pits left by impacts, plural (7)
  18. Undergarment supporting a woman's bust (3)
  19. One who dodges capture (6)
  20. Full of intense feeling (10)
  21. Exclamation of triumphant discovery (3)
  22. Distinctive doctrine or belief system (3)
  23. Curved line segment forming part of a circle (3)
  24. Peg that supports a golf ball (3)
  25. Basketball league, in brief (3)
  26. Dip the head in agreement (3)
  27. Tennis serve untouched by the opponent (3)
  28. Existed, in the past (3)
  29. Pounds, on a scale (abbr.) (3)
  30. Thus, in a quoted error (3)
  31. Labeled; touched in a chasing game (6)
  32. Spirited riding horse (5)
  33. Consumed a meal (3)
  34. A very brief unit of time; one-sixtieth of a minute (3)
  35. Mischievous little devils (4)
  36. Lecherous old man (4)
  37. Simple aquatic plantlike organism (4)
  38. Old unit of absorbed ionizing dose (3)
  39. Object of worship (4)
  40. Raises, as the ante (3)
  41. Falsehood, or to recline (3)
  42. Pub brew (3)
  43. Bold primary colour of passion and fire (3)

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