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Crossword #12407

Crossword #12407: a hand-curated English crossword with 84 clues on a 15 × 15 grid. Read the clues and play online.

English · 15 × 15

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Across

  1. Tolkien's brutish, goblin-like warrior (3)
  2. Resort for relaxation and baths (3)
  3. Possessed, in the past (3)
  4. Seldom found; cooked lightly (4)
  5. Lever open, British spelling (5)
  6. Large forest mammal that hibernates (4)
  7. Technique for dating rock layers using their characteristic fossil assemblages (15)
  8. Soothing skin cream (6)
  9. Horn sound (4)
  10. Container for rubbish (3)
  11. Brownish-purple color (4)
  12. Facial hair on the chin (5)
  13. The first and smallest positive integer (3)
  14. Playfully mock someone (5)
  15. Cut and dried grass for fodder (3)
  16. Man-eating giants of folklore (5)
  17. Put up with (8)
  18. Currency of Iran (4)
  19. To take part in a game (4)
  20. Vessels carrying blood from the heart (8)
  21. Drive back; push away (5)
  22. U.S. spy agency, for short (3)
  23. Female household servants (5)
  24. Yes vote (3)
  25. Trunk of the human body (5)
  26. In a short while (4)
  27. Bold primary colour of passion and fire (3)
  28. Light knocks (4)
  29. Ancient units of length based on the forearm (6)
  30. Sudden appearance in bodily form, in British spelling (15)
  31. Story's storyline, or a scheme (4)
  32. Banishment from one's home (5)
  33. Draped garment of South Asia (4)
  34. Perceive with the eyes (3)
  35. Furniture for sleeping (3)
  36. Allow (3)

Down

  1. A perfectly spherical body or globe (3)
  2. Horizontal bar forming the top of a fence or balustrade (7)
  3. Mellow ballad singer like Sinatra (7)
  4. Begin to grow; Brussels veggie (6)
  5. Strut about like a spirited horse (6)
  6. Small island in a river (3)
  7. Cool, in old slang (3)
  8. Cry of relief or pleasure (3)
  9. Remove moisture from (3)
  10. N.Y.C. clock setting in winter, briefly (3)
  11. Rest on a seat (3)
  12. Sense of self-importance (3)
  13. Lessen or restrain, as breath (4)
  14. The pointed end or apex of something (3)
  15. Hold up at gunpoint (3)
  16. Ghost's greeting (3)
  17. Consume food (3)
  18. Cry of sudden discovery (3)
  19. Large rodent (3)
  20. Colour-changing liquid applied to fabric (3)
  21. Something given to pacify; a concession (3)
  22. Old unit of cloth length (3)
  23. Before, to a poet (3)
  24. Polite address for a man (3)
  25. Organ used to detect sound (3)
  26. Grain used in dark bread (3)
  27. Point toward a target (3)
  28. Grassy meadow (3)
  29. Part of a play (3)
  30. Brazilian city of Carnival (3)
  31. Black sticky road substance (3)
  32. Female sibling, informally (3)
  33. Incomplete, or unfairly biased (7)
  34. Something ugly to look at (7)
  35. Guided the way, in the past (3)
  36. Easily managed; tame (6)
  37. Pickled in brine; drunk, slangily (6)
  38. Editor's 'let it stand' (4)
  39. Pole for rowing a boat (3)
  40. Basketball league, in brief (3)
  41. Pastry-crusted baked dish (3)
  42. Jazz horn, for short (3)
  43. Belonging to that thing (3)
  44. Lawmakers at Westminster, briefly (3)
  45. Pub brew (3)
  46. Digit on the foot (3)
  47. Freedom movement, informally (3)
  48. Egg of a louse (3)

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