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Crossword #12991

Crossword #12991: 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. Greek letter; also denotes pressure in pounds per square inch (3)
  2. Fly high (4)
  3. Pierce with a knife; an attempt (4)
  4. Thin narrow strip in a blind (4)
  5. Rate of speed maintained during a run (4)
  6. Solo vocal piece in an opera (4)
  7. Snakelike fish (4)
  8. Fully satisfied with food (5)
  9. Floating mass of ice broken from a glacier (4)
  10. Make lace by knotting thread with a small shuttle (3)
  11. Popular game fish (4)
  12. Confer holy favor upon (5)
  13. Distance bridged between two supports (4)
  14. Perceive with the eyes (3)
  15. Sturdy acorn-bearing trees (4)
  16. Metal can for food (3)
  17. Part of a play (3)
  18. Cloths tied under a baby's chin (4)
  19. Pulled tight (4)
  20. Ghost's greeting (3)
  21. Soothing succulent for burns (4)
  22. Painful foot calluses (5)
  23. Withered and dry (4)
  24. The number after nine; one more than nine (3)
  25. Intense dislike (4)
  26. Lyric poems of praise (4)
  27. Possessed, in the past (3)
  28. Remained in a seated position; past of sit (3)
  29. Distant glowing point in the night sky (4)
  30. Rest on a seat (3)
  31. Quickness of mind (4)
  32. Soars; pesky buzzing insects (5)
  33. Narrow opening for a coin (4)
  34. Buddy or chum (3)
  35. Assistant or helper in an organization (4)
  36. Fully satisfies (5)
  37. Circle dance at a wedding (4)
  38. Require (4)
  39. Long spans of time; grows old (4)
  40. Nocturnal insect drawn to light (4)
  41. Figure out, in Britain (4)
  42. Household animals, or strokes fondly (4)
  43. Title for a married woman (3)

Down

  1. Earnest request, or court statement (4)
  2. Seasonings sprinkled on food (5)
  3. Belonging to that thing (3)
  4. Resorts with mineral baths (4)
  5. Porridge grain (4)
  6. Tennis serve untouched by the opponent (3)
  7. Bold primary colour of passion and fire (3)
  8. Dark fur-bearing weasel relative (5)
  9. Tall woody plant with branches (4)
  10. Broadcasts; pretentious manners (4)
  11. Sacks; secures or catches (4)
  12. Place firmly in position (3)
  13. Went under the water (4)
  14. Sheep's bleat (3)
  15. Big ___, London clock tower (3)
  16. Hold a position for a photo (4)
  17. Takes a seat (4)
  18. Ermine in its summer coat (5)
  19. Melodies (5)
  20. Tucked in for the night (4)
  21. Central part of an apple (4)
  22. Foot digits (4)
  23. Soak in the tub (4)
  24. Lower small intestine sections (4)
  25. Fixed-income investment instrument (4)
  26. Works in a gallery (3)
  27. Casual conversation (4)
  28. Arrange by type (4)
  29. Female sibling, informally (3)
  30. Lowest pairs in a deck (4)
  31. Small island in a river (3)
  32. Small plant embryos, like sesame or sunflower, eaten as food (5)
  33. Track or scent of a wild animal (5)
  34. Devices that blow cooling air (4)
  35. Place, as in 'in ___ of' (4)
  36. Caesar's fateful date in March (4)
  37. Editor's 'let it stand' (4)
  38. Not as much (4)
  39. Painting, music, and the like (4)
  40. Sixth tonic sol-fa note (3)
  41. Fluid flowing in a tree (3)
  42. Number of years one has lived (3)
  43. Sound of pondering (3)

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