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Crossword #12799

Crossword #12799: a hand-curated English crossword with 80 clues on a 15 × 15 grid. Read the clues and play online.

English · 15 × 15

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Across

  1. Female sibling, informally (3)
  2. Held, as one's breath (5)
  3. Automated online program (3)
  4. Lyric poem of praise (3)
  5. In a coldly unfriendly manner (5)
  6. Cry of relief or pleasure (3)
  7. Guided the way, in the past (3)
  8. Steeled oneself, with 'up' (6)
  9. Expanse above the earth (3)
  10. Sudden forward thrust (5)
  11. Perceive with the eyes (3)
  12. Pose a question (3)
  13. Playful river-dwelling mammals (6)
  14. Large bag for grain (4)
  15. Roman numeral for three (3)
  16. Fitting or suitable (3)
  17. Improvised prison knife (4)
  18. Word of negation (3)
  19. Small island in a river (3)
  20. Women's quarters in a sultan's palace (5)
  21. Small cut with scissors (4)
  22. Vessel for cooking soup (3)
  23. Jog gently, as a horse (4)
  24. Theater chairs (5)
  25. A small flap; also a running total of charges (3)
  26. To pull or drag behind using a rope or chain (3)
  27. Father of a foal (4)
  28. Small round green vegetable (3)
  29. Before, to a poet (3)
  30. Grassy meadows, poetically (4)
  31. Triple; the high musical range (6)
  32. Donkey (3)
  33. 'To be honest,' in a text (3)
  34. Gemstone weight unit (5)
  35. Sealed metal food container (3)
  36. Connected sequence of episodes (6)
  37. Sprinted, in the past (3)
  38. Month abbr. that includes Halloween (3)
  39. Jeweled ornamental headband (5)
  40. British company suffix (3)
  41. Born with the maiden name (3)
  42. Scouted out, as a target by a thief (5)
  43. Affirmative reply (3)

Down

  1. Answers to problems; liquid mixtures (9)
  2. Who people are (10)
  3. Grasslike plant of wet ground (5)
  4. Container for rubbish (3)
  5. Tennis serves no one returns (4)
  6. Rubber ring fitted around a wheel (4)
  7. Santa's little helpers (5)
  8. Colour-changing liquid applied to fabric (3)
  9. Lounge in warmth (4)
  10. Sturdy hardwood tree (3)
  11. Archaic word for your (3)
  12. Russian country cottage (5)
  13. Hips and lower abdomen (5)
  14. A distinct period of history or geological time (3)
  15. Garment hanging from the waist (5)
  16. Resort for relaxation and baths (3)
  17. Tree with winged seeds (3)
  18. The pointed end or apex of something (3)
  19. Animal that possesses a backbone enclosing the spinal cord (10)
  20. A very small amount; also a small child (3)
  21. Open, heathery upland tracts (9)
  22. Buckets (5)
  23. Strike lightly (3)
  24. Bird's chirp; short online post (5)
  25. Lock of hair (5)
  26. Large body of saltwater (3)
  27. Wager (3)
  28. Curved line segment forming part of a circle (3)
  29. Thin groove or stripe (5)
  30. Before the expected time (5)
  31. Stake placed before cards are dealt in poker (4)
  32. Unfair leaning or prejudice (4)
  33. At this place (4)
  34. Swindle or trick (3)
  35. Tennis serve untouched by the opponent (3)
  36. 'And so on,' in short (3)
  37. Feeling down (3)

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