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Crossword #12427

Crossword #12427: a hand-curated English crossword with 86 clues on a 15 × 15 grid. Read the clues and play online.

English · 15 × 15

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Across

  1. Spoken, not written (4)
  2. Pole for rowing a boat (3)
  3. Network with an eye logo (3)
  4. One beyond all hope of saving (5)
  5. By way of; passing through a particular route (3)
  6. Circuits of a track or pool (4)
  7. Plausible excuse for questionable conduct, in British spelling (15)
  8. Before, to a poet (3)
  9. East Indian timber tree yielding resin (3)
  10. Toothed blade for cutting (3)
  11. Scottish no (3)
  12. Big ___, London clock tower (3)
  13. Small version (4)
  14. Fitting or suitable (3)
  15. Burrowing underground digger (4)
  16. Heavy unit of weight (3)
  17. Gridiron league, in brief (3)
  18. Underground part of a plant (4)
  19. Organ used to detect sound (3)
  20. In the past, as in days ___ (time reference) (3)
  21. Attempt to score (4)
  22. Lay eggs, as fish do (5)
  23. Long pile of a carpet (4)
  24. Frequently, in verse (3)
  25. McKellen of 'The Lord of the Rings' (3)
  26. Wise old advisor (4)
  27. Strong anger (3)
  28. Cable news channel, in brief (3)
  29. Single thing on a list (4)
  30. Wild animal's lair (3)
  31. Ancient stringed instrument of poets (4)
  32. Every one (3)
  33. Clumsy, stupid person (3)
  34. Lion of the zodiac (3)
  35. Short life story on a book jacket (3)
  36. Ender of many company names, briefly (3)
  37. Relating to sines, cosines and tangents (15)
  38. Not moving quickly (4)
  39. French for 'no' (3)
  40. Australian duvet (5)
  41. ___ Angeles Lakers (3)
  42. A person who drinks excessively (3)
  43. Break with a sharp sound (4)

Down

  1. Man-eating fairy-tale giant (4)
  2. Lion's loud cry (4)
  3. Stake placed before cards are dealt in poker (4)
  4. Garland of flowers (3)
  5. Running-track shape (4)
  6. Be unwell (3)
  7. Dried grape for baking (6)
  8. Scratching with sharp nails (7)
  9. Flying nocturnal mammal (3)
  10. Relating to the backbone (6)
  11. Thorny flower of romance (4)
  12. Cleansing bar used with water (4)
  13. Grandmother, affectionately (3)
  14. ___ Francisco (3)
  15. Mesh for catching fish (3)
  16. One who wagers (6)
  17. Ridge of debris deposited by a moving ice mass (7)
  18. Title for a married woman (3)
  19. Sound of delight (3)
  20. British bathroom (3)
  21. Strike lightly (3)
  22. Preserved remains in rock (6)
  23. N.Y.C. clock setting in winter, briefly (3)
  24. Advice columnist Landers (3)
  25. Pale and sickly looking (3)
  26. Brimmed head covering worn outdoors (3)
  27. Number of years one has lived (3)
  28. Precious stone (3)
  29. Chaps or comrades (7)
  30. Building on vacant urban lots (6)
  31. Sings softly and sentimentally (6)
  32. Tiny circular mark; point on a graph (3)
  33. Hearing organs, or corn units (4)
  34. A strong desire or longing for something (3)
  35. Small island in a river (3)
  36. Feudal master; British peer (4)
  37. Curved; a natural inclination (4)
  38. Religious painted image (4)
  39. Grandma, affectionately (4)
  40. To strike palms together (4)
  41. Sticky, viscous stuff (3)
  42. Cow's sound (3)
  43. Apple's mobile operating system (3)

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