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Crossword #12897

Crossword #12897: a hand-curated English crossword with 76 clues on a 15 × 15 grid. Read the clues and play online.

English · 15 × 15

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Across

  1. British broadcaster, for short (3)
  2. Fluid flowing in a tree (3)
  3. Thin wedge for leveling (4)
  4. Distinct historical periods (4)
  5. Number of years one has lived (3)
  6. An extreme irrational fear of a specific object or situation (6)
  7. Softest mineral, used as powder (4)
  8. Boxes and tubs, or steel crates on a ship (10)
  9. Negatively charged particles (6)
  10. Building additions (7)
  11. Back and ___ (3)
  12. Buzzing honey-making insects (4)
  13. People of action (5)
  14. Foul smell (5)
  15. Black lentil plant of South Asia (3)
  16. Troubles or ailments (4)
  17. Born with the maiden name (3)
  18. Advice columnist Landers (3)
  19. Searches for (5)
  20. Make an attempt (3)
  21. Garland of flowers (3)
  22. Sheet that catches wind on a vessel (4)
  23. Bold primary colour of passion and fire (3)
  24. Sacred song of devotion (5)
  25. 365-day spans (5)
  26. Solemn vow, or a curse word (4)
  27. Fasten with a knot (3)
  28. Pungent nitrogen-hydrogen compound (7)
  29. Short-legged hound with droopy ears (6)
  30. Put the parts back together (10)
  31. Engrave with acid (4)
  32. Confused hand-to-hand fights (6)
  33. McKellen of 'The Lord of the Rings' (3)
  34. Withered and dry (4)
  35. Perfect scores (4)
  36. Make a choice (3)
  37. Grayish brown (3)

Down

  1. Second Greek letter (4)
  2. Fiber-rich grain husk in cereal (4)
  3. US state with capital Sacramento (10)
  4. Pouchlike body cavities (4)
  5. In the past, as in days ___ (time reference) (3)
  6. Enclosure for farm animals (3)
  7. Gleams or polishes (6)
  8. Truthful and sincere (6)
  9. Wild mountain goat (4)
  10. Boggy ground (4)
  11. Notched up points (6)
  12. Sheet of window glass (4)
  13. Donkey (3)
  14. A small flap; also a running total of charges (3)
  15. Conjunction used after 'neither' to connect two negative alternatives (3)
  16. Wind-piled sand ridges (5)
  17. Female sibling, informally (3)
  18. Curious and keen to know more (10)
  19. Studious social misfits (5)
  20. Device that opens a lock (3)
  21. French plural article (3)
  22. Grassy meadow (3)
  23. Glide down a snowy slope (3)
  24. Swiss peak (3)
  25. Cunning or crafty in a subtle way (3)
  26. Salary bumps; lifts higher (6)
  27. Slacken or untighten (6)
  28. Clergy residences (6)
  29. Greek letter used to denote efficiency or arrival time (3)
  30. Neckwear pieces (4)
  31. Cured pork (3)
  32. Upper limb of the body (3)
  33. Come together by arrangement (4)
  34. Of the boy or man sex (4)
  35. Curved; a natural inclination (4)
  36. Pale beige color (4)
  37. At that time (4)
  38. Short life story on a book jacket (3)
  39. One circuit of a track; a complete round (3)

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