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Crossword #12990

Crossword #12990: a hand-curated English crossword with 74 clues on a 15 × 15 grid. Read the clues and play online.

English · 15 × 15

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Across

  1. Knitted wrap worn over the shoulders (5)
  2. More timid (5)
  3. Vessel for brewing a hot drink (6)
  4. Gave birth, on a sheep farm (6)
  5. Struggle or compete to win (7)
  6. Suitable for growing crops (6)
  7. Recessed end of a church (4)
  8. Business company or enterprise (4)
  9. Consume food (3)
  10. Tall grasses of marsh and shore (5)
  11. Even one (3)
  12. Form of the verb 'to be' (3)
  13. ___ Moines, Iowa (3)
  14. Soon, in olden times (4)
  15. Moral transgression (3)
  16. Ermine in its summer coat (5)
  17. Side sheltered from the wind (3)
  18. Company's top exec (3)
  19. Copper-zinc alloy; top military officers (5)
  20. Donkey (3)
  21. Aged; not new (3)
  22. Theater chairs (5)
  23. Pub brew (3)
  24. Folded Mexican treat (4)
  25. U.S. crime-fighting agency, briefly (3)
  26. That male person, as an object (3)
  27. Greek letter; also denotes pressure in pounds per square inch (3)
  28. Sacred song of devotion (5)
  29. Consumed a meal (3)
  30. Softest mineral, used as powder (4)
  31. Clay-pigeon launching device in shooting sport (4)
  32. Breathe in (6)
  33. Places in a burial vault (7)
  34. Fed a fire; thrilled, in slang (6)
  35. Foliage on a tree (6)
  36. Small plant embryos, like sesame or sunflower, eaten as food (5)
  37. Honored with a celebration (5)

Down

  1. Sight, smell, taste and the rest (6)
  2. Loathed intensely (5)
  3. Tailless primate (3)
  4. Past tense of achieving victory in a contest (3)
  5. British company suffix (3)
  6. Killed violently (5)
  7. Persistently torment or harass (5)
  8. Muslim prayer leader (4)
  9. Receding tide (3)
  10. Sets loose; new records issued (8)
  11. Pith helmet worn in the tropics (5)
  12. Affectionate terms for loved ones (7)
  13. One dealt in poker (4)
  14. Wonderful; remarkably good (9)
  15. The number after nine; one more than nine (3)
  16. Remained in a seated position; past of sit (3)
  17. Person of high rank, in British slang (3)
  18. Pole for rowing a boat (3)
  19. Patch of turf with grass (3)
  20. ___ Vegas, Nevada (3)
  21. Inflammation of the large bowel (7)
  22. The basic substances of the periodic table (8)
  23. Large body of saltwater (3)
  24. A pouch-like anatomical structure (3)
  25. The highest point or uppermost surface (3)
  26. Cry of sudden discovery (3)
  27. Cultivated land or raised crops for a living (6)
  28. Reveals secrets carelessly (5)
  29. Mischievous little devils (4)
  30. Grew white with fear (5)
  31. Snow vehicles on runners (5)
  32. Appliance for cooking food (5)
  33. To grasp and carry away (4)
  34. Garden tool for weeding (3)
  35. Santa's little helper (3)
  36. Born with the maiden name (3)
  37. Make lace by knotting thread with a small shuttle (3)

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