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Crossword #12877

Crossword #12877: 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. Throat-clearing sound for attention (4)
  2. Donkey (3)
  3. Uttered aloud, in the past (4)
  4. Extra, kept in reserve (5)
  5. Grassy meadow (3)
  6. Fry quickly in a small amount of fat over high heat (5)
  7. Rich buttery nut used in Southern American pies (5)
  8. Unit of acceleration in physics (3)
  9. Reach a consensus (5)
  10. Poses questions (4)
  11. Bulb tool for moistening a roast (6)
  12. Guitarist's sound booster (3)
  13. Greek letter used to denote efficiency or arrival time (3)
  14. Female sibling, informally (3)
  15. Dark inner shadows in an eclipse (6)
  16. Remained in a seated position; past of sit (3)
  17. Resinous secretion used to make a red dye (3)
  18. Nursery word for excrement (3)
  19. Short-term office workers (5)
  20. In the past, as in days ___ (time reference) (3)
  21. Long heroic tale (4)
  22. Swiss peak (3)
  23. Apple seeds, or dice spots (4)
  24. An involuntary repeated movement or sound (3)
  25. Cowboy's looped rope (5)
  26. Lion of the zodiac (3)
  27. Perceive with the eyes (3)
  28. Place firmly in position (3)
  29. Most robustly healthy (6)
  30. Pronoun for a woman (3)
  31. A distinct period of history or geological time (3)
  32. Pounds, on a scale (abbr.) (3)
  33. Metrical foot of one short and one long syllable (6)
  34. Constricting snakes, or feathery scarves (4)
  35. Extremely long ages (5)
  36. Vase for ashes or tea (3)
  37. Keyboard instrument with hammers and strings (5)
  38. Pig enclosures (5)
  39. Illuminated; past tense of being bright (3)
  40. Shabby and worn-out (5)
  41. Exchange of goods for money (4)
  42. Sense of self-importance (3)
  43. Otherwise, or in addition (4)

Down

  1. Gorillas and chimps (4)
  2. Break into a computer illicitly (4)
  3. Pink end of a pencil (6)
  4. Adult males (3)
  5. Simple aquatic plantlike organism (4)
  6. Large bodies of saltwater (4)
  7. White seasoning crystal (4)
  8. To droop or sink downward under weight (3)
  9. Distinctive surrounding glow (4)
  10. Single thing on a list (4)
  11. Far below the surface (4)
  12. Resort for relaxation and baths (3)
  13. Draped garment of South Asia (4)
  14. Corner station a runner must touch in a diamond game (4)
  15. N.Y.C. clock setting in winter, briefly (3)
  16. Make lace by knotting thread with a small shuttle (3)
  17. Strike with an open hand (4)
  18. Raises, as the ante (3)
  19. Water-filled ditches around castles (5)
  20. Wheeled undercarriage of a rail car (5)
  21. Sound of something wet hitting a wall (5)
  22. Venomous snakes of the Nile (4)
  23. Quick and nimble (5)
  24. Deals with adversity (5)
  25. Of the boy or man sex (4)
  26. Tennis serves no one returns (4)
  27. A person who drinks excessively (3)
  28. Female pronouns, in plural (4)
  29. Pole for rowing a boat (3)
  30. Large body of saltwater (3)
  31. Pertaining to the lips (6)
  32. Sound made by a snake (4)
  33. Young girl (4)
  34. Second Greek letter (4)
  35. Earth in which plants grow (4)
  36. Cross between a horse and a donkey (4)
  37. Two-masted square-rigged ship (4)
  38. Toward, in olden speech (4)
  39. Porridge grain (4)
  40. Stake placed before cards are dealt in poker (4)
  41. Bean used for sauce and tofu (3)
  42. Born with the maiden name (3)
  43. Before, as a word beginning (3)

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