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Crossword #12847

Crossword #12847: 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. Draped garment of South Asia (4)
  2. Big cat called king of the jungle (4)
  3. Donkey (3)
  4. Throat-clearing sound for attention (4)
  5. Building addition (5)
  6. Breakfast or dinner (4)
  7. Sharp intake of breath (4)
  8. Gradual rot or breakdown (5)
  9. Solo vocal piece in an opera (4)
  10. McKellen of 'The Lord of the Rings' (3)
  11. Putting a substitute in place of (9)
  12. Gather together as a hobby (7)
  13. White wading birds with long necks (6)
  14. Narcotic derived from poppies (6)
  15. Brief star appearance in a film (5)
  16. Falsehood, or to recline (3)
  17. Double-reed woodwind (4)
  18. Cheeky backtalk (4)
  19. Advice columnist Landers (3)
  20. Fuss or commotion (3)
  21. Seasonal viral illness (3)
  22. Tennis match divisions (4)
  23. Official prohibitions (4)
  24. Playground chasing game (3)
  25. Relieves or lessens (5)
  26. Old Spanish coin (6)
  27. Truly; in fact (6)
  28. One who supplies food for parties (7)
  29. Applying to everyone everywhere (9)
  30. Sealed metal food container (3)
  31. Seldom found; cooked lightly (4)
  32. Remove the lid from a bottle (5)
  33. Standard or rule (4)
  34. Tennis serves no one returns (4)
  35. Black-and-white bamboo eater (5)
  36. Pen for hens (4)
  37. British company suffix (3)
  38. To remove the skin of fruit (4)
  39. Finishes, or extremities (4)

Down

  1. To droop or sink downward under weight (3)
  2. Cry of sudden discovery (3)
  3. Able to recover quickly (9)
  4. Graceful African antelope (6)
  5. Young boy or fellow (3)
  6. Chemically unreactive; lacking the ability to combine with other elements (5)
  7. A single time (4)
  8. Tide with the smallest range (4)
  9. Eagle's lofty nest (5)
  10. Canonized holy figure (5)
  11. Waste from smelting metal (5)
  12. Vascular plant tissue that conducts water upward from roots (5)
  13. Automated keystroke sequences (6)
  14. Mesh for catching fish (3)
  15. Number of years one has lived (3)
  16. Fizzy brown soft drinks (5)
  17. State a view (5)
  18. Company's top exec (3)
  19. Concluding musical passages (5)
  20. Immeasurably long stretch of time (4)
  21. Infant; attractive person (4)
  22. Stretch between midday and evening (9)
  23. Gray rock used as roofing material or flooring (5)
  24. Sweetening crystals (5)
  25. Individual identities, in the plural (6)
  26. Resort for relaxation and baths (3)
  27. Pub brew (3)
  28. Thick sweet pourable liquid (5)
  29. 'And so on,' in short (3)
  30. Gathering to contact the dead (6)
  31. Of the countryside (5)
  32. Make into law (5)
  33. Broadcast (5)
  34. Group sharing a common ancestor (5)
  35. Break with a sharp sound (4)
  36. Teen's skin woe (4)
  37. Buddy or chum (3)
  38. Slender pole for fishing (3)
  39. Lawmakers at Westminster, briefly (3)

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