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Crossword #12231

Crossword #12231: a hand-curated English crossword with 44 clues on a 11 × 11 grid. Read the clues and play online.

English · 11 × 11

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Across

  1. Armed conflict between opposing forces (6)
  2. Support; spine side of the body (4)
  3. More breezy (6)
  4. Soothing succulent for burns (4)
  5. More overused and stale (6)
  6. Blackthorn berry used in gin (4)
  7. Snake-like fish (3)
  8. Iron-carbon alloy (5)
  9. Clear silt from a riverbed (6)
  10. Affirmative reply (3)
  11. Footwear for the streets (5)
  12. Pin for hanging laundry (3)
  13. A whole lot; heaps (6)
  14. Pointed shaft shot from a bow (5)
  15. Plural of the egg-shaped biological cell (3)
  16. Paved route for vehicles (4)
  17. Become involved or hire (6)
  18. Curved tool for shaping wood (4)
  19. One who peruses a book (6)
  20. Perceives visually (4)
  21. Biological categories above species (6)

Down

  1. Flying nocturnal mammal (3)
  2. Broadcast (5)
  3. One who makes an attempt (5)
  4. Names of books or films (6)
  5. Side sheltered from the wind (3)
  6. Make a mistake (3)
  7. Fibrous plant tissue for rope (4)
  8. Narrow passage between buildings (5)
  9. Australian's hailing call (5)
  10. Bottom ridges of boats (5)
  11. Embryo that grows into a plant (4)
  12. Traditional Arab sailing vessel of the Indian Ocean (4)
  13. Sticky, viscous stuff (3)
  14. Catchy advertising phrase (6)
  15. Airborne soldiers, informally (5)
  16. Wear away gradually (5)
  17. Feed on pasture; scrape lightly (5)
  18. Dodge or sidestep (5)
  19. Wiser (5)
  20. Lyric poems of praise (4)
  21. CGS unit of work equal to one ten-millionth of a joule (3)
  22. Born with the maiden name (3)
  23. A distinct period of history or geological time (3)

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