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Crossword #12285

Crossword #12285: 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. Picnic-crashing insects (4)
  2. Resort for relaxation and baths (3)
  3. Tennis serve untouched by the opponent (3)
  4. Wind-powered board ridden standing up on the water (9)
  5. Symbol at the start of a musical staff (4)
  6. A parting of ways (10)
  7. Ripped apart (4)
  8. Carved pole symbolizing a clan (5)
  9. Rouse into action (6)
  10. Not good (3)
  11. Sheep's bleat (3)
  12. Female chicken (3)
  13. Mineral-bearing rock (3)
  14. Undergarment supporting a woman's bust (3)
  15. Pegs that hold golf balls (4)
  16. Camper's shelter (4)
  17. Compass direction from Chicago toward Atlanta (9)
  18. Dazzlingly bright or clever (9)
  19. Demanding attention firmly (9)
  20. Cheeky backtalk (4)
  21. Bread bits dipped in liquid (4)
  22. CGS unit of work equal to one ten-millionth of a joule (3)
  23. Fluid flowing in a tree (3)
  24. Rocky hilltop peak (3)
  25. Terminal point of a line segment (3)
  26. A layer or thickness of a material (3)
  27. Clothing or dress (6)
  28. Hard work, or childbirth effort (5)
  29. Dark eye cosmetic used since ancient Egypt (4)
  30. Turns from liquid into gas, as water does under heat (10)
  31. Fencing sword (4)
  32. Business partner; or to link (9)
  33. A distinct period of history or geological time (3)
  34. Most common English article (3)
  35. Mild expression of annoyance (4)

Down

  1. Donkey (3)
  2. Scottish no (3)
  3. The pointed end or apex of something (3)
  4. Thin narrow strip in a blind (4)
  5. Fully satisfy an appetite (4)
  6. Stiffly formal and proper (4)
  7. Fuss or commotion (3)
  8. Performs on stage; deeds (4)
  9. Garments one wears (7)
  10. Most spine-chilling (7)
  11. Male sibling, informally (3)
  12. Cereal grain for porridge (3)
  13. Feathery spore-bearing plant (4)
  14. Basketball league, in brief (3)
  15. Consumed, as a meal (5)
  16. Automated online program (3)
  17. Form of the verb 'to be' (3)
  18. Wild animal's lair (3)
  19. Reducing in force or intensity (6)
  20. Fastened, or dashed off suddenly (6)
  21. Straightedge marked for measuring (5)
  22. Consumes food, or grub (4)
  23. Recipe measure, for short (4)
  24. Female sibling, informally (3)
  25. Brimmed head covering worn outdoors (3)
  26. Vertical part of a stair step (5)
  27. Atom variant with a differing neutron count (7)
  28. Cold wind blowing from the north, especially in the Gulf states (7)
  29. Cleopatra's snake (3)
  30. East Indian timber tree yielding resin (3)
  31. Watch secretly (3)
  32. To grasp and carry away (4)
  33. Born with the maiden name (3)
  34. Lower small intestine sections (4)
  35. Whip stroke; fringe of the eyelid (4)
  36. Recessed end of a church (4)
  37. Ghost's greeting (3)
  38. Tolkien's brutish, goblin-like warrior (3)
  39. Sudden surprise attack (4)
  40. Large tank for liquids (3)
  41. Black sticky road substance (3)
  42. Greek letter used to denote efficiency or arrival time (3)
  43. Place firmly in position (3)

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