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Crossword #1053

Crossword #1053: 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. One circuit of a track; a complete round (3)
  2. Place serving alcoholic drinks (3)
  3. Combine numbers for a sum (3)
  4. Tiny opening in the skin (4)
  5. Mar the surface of with graffiti (6)
  6. U.S. spy agency, for short (3)
  7. In a short while (4)
  8. Rubbed out, as pencil marks (6)
  9. Call to get attention (3)
  10. Newcomer settling in a country (9)
  11. Trig ratio, briefly (3)
  12. Pub brew (3)
  13. ___ Francisco (3)
  14. The number after nine; one more than nine (3)
  15. Audible sensations; seems (6)
  16. Tree with winged seeds (3)
  17. Wait patiently, as one's time (4)
  18. Male sheep (3)
  19. Peg that supports a golf ball (3)
  20. Reason for an effect (5)
  21. Plural of the egg-shaped biological cell (3)
  22. Organ used to detect sound (3)
  23. Arrange by type (4)
  24. Enclosure for farm animals (3)
  25. Of the sea; or a naval soldier (6)
  26. Nocturnal bird with big eyes (3)
  27. Touch gently with the hand (3)
  28. Cry of sudden discovery (3)
  29. Ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure (3)
  30. Caught completely off guard (9)
  31. ___ Vegas, Nevada (3)
  32. One who mistreats (6)
  33. Pleasant (4)
  34. Works in a gallery (3)
  35. Mourn a painful loss (6)
  36. Style of clothing (4)
  37. ___ Moines, Iowa (3)
  38. Consume food (3)
  39. Old French silver coin; also a pale yellowish-grey hue (3)

Down

  1. Weaving frame; appear menacingly (4)
  2. Practitioners who use scented plant oils for therapeutic healing (15)
  3. Relating to a male organ (6)
  4. Fibrous plant tissue for rope (4)
  5. Tennis serve untouched by the opponent (3)
  6. Bold primary colour of passion and fire (3)
  7. Person affected by the commonest genetic form of dwarfism (15)
  8. Stamping tools, or expires (4)
  9. Period of sunlight (3)
  10. Greek letter; also denotes pressure in pounds per square inch (3)
  11. 'The,' in German (3)
  12. A distinct period of history or geological time (3)
  13. Device that moves air to cool (3)
  14. Information, in British slang (3)
  15. Sealed metal food container (3)
  16. Take to court (3)
  17. Female sibling, informally (3)
  18. Lyric poem of praise (3)
  19. Set aside money for future use (4)
  20. Consumed a meal (3)
  21. Layer of coal or ore underground (4)
  22. However (3)
  23. Adult male (3)
  24. Swindle or trick (3)
  25. Form of the verb 'to be' (3)
  26. Rest on a seat (3)
  27. Sprinted, in the past (3)
  28. Pole for rowing a boat (3)
  29. Gripe or grumble, in British slang (6)
  30. Long-eared fast-running mammal (4)
  31. Matching jacket and trousers (4)
  32. Put into service (3)
  33. Gun, as an engine (3)
  34. Before, as a word beginning (3)
  35. Pale beige color (4)
  36. Society newcomer, informally (3)
  37. Young boy or fellow (3)
  38. Number of years one has lived (3)
  39. Undergarment supporting a woman's bust (3)

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