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Crossword #12627

Crossword #12627: 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. Pierce with a knife; an attempt (4)
  2. Droops in the middle (4)
  3. Cut costs or reduce expenditure (4)
  4. Traditional knowledge and legends (4)
  5. Value highly, or be grateful for (10)
  6. Wooden harness joining oxen (4)
  7. Supporter of free-market private enterprise (10)
  8. Make lace by knotting thread with a small shuttle (3)
  9. N.Y.C. clock setting in winter, briefly (3)
  10. Large body of saltwater (3)
  11. Close buddies (4)
  12. Toilet, in British slang (3)
  13. Small wooded hollow (4)
  14. Skeletal pieces (5)
  15. The first and smallest positive integer (3)
  16. Feudal laborers bound to land (5)
  17. Excuses, or third-strike tallies (4)
  18. Sealed metal food container (3)
  19. Moral transgression (3)
  20. Mineral-bearing rock (3)
  21. Extra payments beyond regular wages (7)
  22. Cured pork (3)
  23. Star at the center of our system (3)
  24. Parcel of land for sale (3)
  25. Weighted throwing weapon of the pampas (4)
  26. Small bitter wild plums (5)
  27. Four-wheeled vehicle (3)
  28. Mix of rain and ice pellets (5)
  29. Tiny opening in the skin (4)
  30. Form of the verb 'to be' (3)
  31. Sound made by a snake (4)
  32. Young boy or fellow (3)
  33. A small flap; also a running total of charges (3)
  34. Allow (3)
  35. Bound to happen (10)
  36. Hits with a sudden jolt (4)
  37. Formal rites and rituals (10)
  38. Fencing sword (4)
  39. Formerly, in old usage (4)
  40. Sorcerer in fantasy tales (4)
  41. Slow-cooked meat and vegetable dish (4)

Down

  1. Cunning or crafty in a subtle way (3)
  2. Also; excessively (3)
  3. Noah's vessel (3)
  4. Insects with hard wing cases, plural (7)
  5. Resort for relaxation and baths (3)
  6. Smartphone download (3)
  7. Mourn a painful loss (6)
  8. Tennis match divisions (4)
  9. Sesame, in South Asian cooking (3)
  10. Fund-_____; barn-_____ event (6)
  11. Reflexive pronoun for a thing (6)
  12. Iron, copper, and gold (6)
  13. Part of a play (3)
  14. Common feline pet (3)
  15. Donkey (3)
  16. To make liquid flow from a container (4)
  17. Stake placed before cards are dealt in poker (4)
  18. Borrowed sum to be repaid (4)
  19. Ring-shaped, as a solar eclipse (7)
  20. Wild animal's lair (3)
  21. Ghost's greeting (3)
  22. Female sibling, informally (3)
  23. Swindle or trick (3)
  24. Place firmly in position (3)
  25. Public transit vehicle (3)
  26. Aching (4)
  27. Garden tools for weeding (4)
  28. Pub brews (4)
  29. Pad placed by a door (3)
  30. Perceive with the eyes (3)
  31. Sudden, intense football rushes at the quarterback (7)
  32. Join rope ends or film together (6)
  33. Temporary replacement car (6)
  34. Commands; restaurant requests (6)
  35. Beachside changing hut (6)
  36. Pronoun for a woman (3)
  37. Cook who leads Apple (3)
  38. Smallest unit of a chemical element (4)
  39. French plural article (3)
  40. Animal doctor; check carefully (3)
  41. Large in size (3)
  42. Side sheltered from the wind (3)
  43. Fitting or suitable (3)
  44. Letter before cue (3)
  45. Stitch with needle and thread (3)

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