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Crossword #12937

Crossword #12937: 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. British broadcaster, for short (3)
  2. Small hand-played drum, often in pairs (5)
  3. Perceive with the eyes (3)
  4. Muhammad ___, 'The Greatest' (3)
  5. One's lifelong profession (6)
  6. Every one (3)
  7. Small floor covering (3)
  8. Helped commit a crime (7)
  9. Toilet, in British slang (3)
  10. Wind instruments like trumpets and tubas (7)
  11. By oneself (5)
  12. Fish eggs eaten as a delicacy (3)
  13. Orders given; typed instructions (8)
  14. Pre-owned; not new (4)
  15. Wrapped skirt worn in Southeast Asia (6)
  16. Household animal companion (3)
  17. Old Russian emperor (4)
  18. Female sibling, informally (3)
  19. Remained in a seated position; past of sit (3)
  20. Having a dull, non-glossy finish (5)
  21. Word of negation (3)
  22. French plural article (3)
  23. Small piece of land in water (4)
  24. Owed or expected (3)
  25. Eagles' lofty nests (6)
  26. Yellow cob-grown grain (4)
  27. Severe anguish; a ship's urgent call (8)
  28. Flat dish for frying (3)
  29. One who lassoes cattle (5)
  30. Dry red Bordeaux wines (7)
  31. Consumed a meal (3)
  32. Layer of earth lying just beneath the topmost layer (7)
  33. East Indian timber tree yielding resin (3)
  34. Buddy or chum (3)
  35. Rear ends of boats (6)
  36. Strong anger (3)
  37. N.Y.C. clock setting in winter, briefly (3)
  38. Not sleeping (5)
  39. Plus, in a list (3)

Down

  1. Sharp pointed projection; cutting remark (4)
  2. Out-of-focus image (4)
  3. Filter-tipped tobacco roll (9)
  4. Infant; attractive person (4)
  5. Rocks from which metals are extracted (4)
  6. Mesh for catching fish (3)
  7. Obtain (3)
  8. Mineral-bearing rock (3)
  9. Hairdresser's shop (5)
  10. Large African antelope (5)
  11. Santa's little helpers (5)
  12. Matter for a detective (4)
  13. Condemn to ruin (4)
  14. Patch of turf with grass (3)
  15. Falls behind (4)
  16. Fortified medieval residences (7)
  17. Speaks pompously to a crowd (6)
  18. Additional amount (4)
  19. Raises, as the ante (3)
  20. Flippered marine mammal (4)
  21. State of inactivity or equilibrium (6)
  22. Archipelago nation of Java and Bali (9)
  23. Like a lemon (4)
  24. Boggy ground (4)
  25. The number after nine; one more than nine (3)
  26. Fully satisfy an appetite (4)
  27. Makes mistakes (4)
  28. Four-wheeled vehicle (3)
  29. Hang loosely, as fabric (5)
  30. Tiny amounts; smallest bits (5)
  31. Ancient wheat variety (5)
  32. Close buddies (4)
  33. Bottle stopper (4)
  34. Route followed by trains or buses (4)
  35. Small mountain lake (4)
  36. Vehicle for sliding over snow (4)
  37. Land of the free, in brief (3)
  38. 'By the way,' in a text (3)
  39. Large body of saltwater (3)

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