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Crossword #12553

Crossword #12553: 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. Small bitter wild plums (5)
  2. Sums up; includes more (4)
  3. Shares top billing with (7)
  4. Two-door cars (6)
  5. The flying and building of aircraft (8)
  6. Japanese straw floor mat (6)
  7. Peg that supports a golf ball (3)
  8. Short haircuts, or moves up and down (4)
  9. Shaggy plains grazer (5)
  10. Thick sweet pourable liquid (5)
  11. Tell on someone (6)
  12. Female sibling, informally (3)
  13. Monkey lending its name to a blood factor (6)
  14. Not awake (6)
  15. Black sticky road substance (3)
  16. Fifth note of the scale (3)
  17. Large body of saltwater (3)
  18. Basin for washing crockery (7)
  19. A distinct period of history or geological time (3)
  20. Uncle ___, U.S. symbol (3)
  21. Single gaming cube (3)
  22. Flew high; rose sharply (6)
  23. Set apart at intervals (6)
  24. Belonging to that woman (3)
  25. Insects that tunnel through wood (6)
  26. Employees of an organization (5)
  27. Large waterbird that honks (5)
  28. White seasoning crystal (4)
  29. Falsehood, or to recline (3)
  30. Senior community leaders (6)
  31. U-shaped curve traced by a projectile in free flight (8)
  32. Informal term for a doctor (6)
  33. Past matters best forgotten (7)
  34. Vehicle for sliding over snow (4)
  35. Put forth, as effort (5)

Down

  1. Sings nonsense jazz syllables (5)
  2. Term of endearment, British style (5)
  3. Willow used in basketry (5)
  4. Greek letter used to denote efficiency or arrival time (3)
  5. Remained in a seated position; past of sit (3)
  6. Part of a play (3)
  7. Capable of being accomplished (6)
  8. Obligations; customs taxes (6)
  9. Resorts with mineral baths (4)
  10. Curved chest bone (3)
  11. Chimney residue (4)
  12. Angsty rock genre (3)
  13. Moral transgression (3)
  14. Basketball league, in brief (3)
  15. Leather fastening band (5)
  16. Put into service (3)
  17. Patched in two colors (4)
  18. Beat soundly, or a metal subgenre (6)
  19. Eight-legged web spinner (6)
  20. One operating a computer (4)
  21. Aching (4)
  22. Donkey (3)
  23. Large bodies of saltwater (4)
  24. Device that gives off light (4)
  25. Most common English article (3)
  26. Young boy or fellow (3)
  27. Edges or surfaces; teams in a contest (5)
  28. Rejections at the polls (4)
  29. Works in a gallery (3)
  30. Descend a cliff by rope (6)
  31. Force by threats (6)
  32. Rhythmic spoken-word genre (3)
  33. Thick flat piece of stone (4)
  34. By oneself (5)
  35. One who submits paperwork (5)
  36. Lavish celebratory meal with abundant food (5)
  37. Precious stone (3)
  38. Bullfighter's cry (3)
  39. Probability ratio in betting (4)
  40. Make an attempt (3)
  41. Patch of turf with grass (3)
  42. Number of years one has lived (3)
  43. Container with flat sides (3)

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