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Crossword #12785

Crossword #12785: 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. A pouch-like anatomical structure (3)
  2. Plead for (3)
  3. Thick flat piece of stone (4)
  4. Object of worship (4)
  5. Otherwise known as, briefly (3)
  6. Equestrian team sport played with mallets (4)
  7. A few (4)
  8. Saying over again (9)
  9. Touch gently with the hand (3)
  10. Place firmly in position (3)
  11. Automated online program (3)
  12. Consumed a meal (3)
  13. Every one (3)
  14. Lion of the zodiac (3)
  15. Sound of delight (3)
  16. Gradual decay or decomposition over time (3)
  17. Sheep's bleat (3)
  18. Velvety garden flower with a face-like marking (5)
  19. Swarm or abound with (4)
  20. Belonging to that thing (3)
  21. Recessed end of a church (4)
  22. Pleasant and easy to get along with (9)
  23. Grandma, affectionately (4)
  24. In the past, as in days ___ (time reference) (3)
  25. Large bodies of saltwater (4)
  26. Female horses (5)
  27. Donkey (3)
  28. Old unit of electrical conductance (3)
  29. Point toward a target (3)
  30. Greek letter; also denotes pressure in pounds per square inch (3)
  31. Density symbol in physics (3)
  32. Lily leaf floating on a pond (3)
  33. Four-wheeled vehicle (3)
  34. Ugly old witch (3)
  35. Flying nocturnal mammal (3)
  36. Falling off; or politely refusing (9)
  37. Father of a foal (4)
  38. Location of a building (4)
  39. Side sheltered from the wind (3)
  40. Sweet bell-shaped fruit (4)
  41. Small amounts (4)
  42. The number after nine; one more than nine (3)
  43. Grain used in dark bread (3)

Down

  1. Female sibling, informally (3)
  2. Fuss or commotion (3)
  3. Vie for a prize (7)
  4. Place serving alcoholic drinks (3)
  5. Barely manage to make, with 'out' (3)
  6. Empty spaces between things (4)
  7. Sudden river flood or downpour (5)
  8. Parcel of land for sale (3)
  9. Muhammad ___, 'The Greatest' (3)
  10. Small chocolate candies (7)
  11. Grassy meadow (3)
  12. Snake-like fish (3)
  13. Large waterbird that honks (5)
  14. A small flap; also a running total of charges (3)
  15. Archaic word for your (3)
  16. Works in a gallery (3)
  17. Digit on the foot (3)
  18. Wild animal's den (4)
  19. Tardy; recently deceased (4)
  20. Iridescent gemstone (4)
  21. Gorillas and chimps (4)
  22. Hair along a horse's or lion's neck (4)
  23. Large body of saltwater (3)
  24. Sharp intake of breath (4)
  25. Gel medium for growing cultures (4)
  26. Nonsense; foolish talk (4)
  27. Mythical water nymph (5)
  28. Padded support on a chair side (7)
  29. More vacant (7)
  30. Cry of sudden discovery (3)
  31. Patch of turf with grass (3)
  32. Raincoat, in British slang (3)
  33. To weep with convulsive catching of the breath (3)
  34. Moves back suddenly in fear (5)
  35. McKellen of 'The Lord of the Rings' (3)
  36. Covered with a thin layer of gold (4)
  37. Cleopatra's snake (3)
  38. U.S. spy agency, for short (3)
  39. British company suffix (3)
  40. Born with the maiden name (3)
  41. Information, in British slang (3)
  42. Beam of light (3)
  43. Before, to a poet (3)

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