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Crossword #1057

Crossword #1057: 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. Dined sumptuously (7)
  2. Freedom from war or conflict (5)
  3. Math branch using x and y (7)
  4. Blinking marker on a screen (6)
  5. Knee-length trousers traditionally worn for riding or historical dress (8)
  6. Soft wool from a rabbit or goat (6)
  7. Tolkien's brutish foot soldiers (4)
  8. Make lace by knotting thread with a small shuttle (3)
  9. Month abbr. that includes Halloween (3)
  10. Parcel of land for sale (3)
  11. East Indian timber tree yielding resin (3)
  12. Pig enclosures (5)
  13. The even number that follows one (3)
  14. Stickler for traditional rules (6)
  15. In the past, as in days ___ (time reference) (3)
  16. ___ Lanka, island nation (3)
  17. Help or assistance (3)
  18. Phoned; named (6)
  19. Short note or voucher (4)
  20. Had on, as a hat (4)
  21. Display surface for a film (6)
  22. Four-wheeled vehicle (3)
  23. The basics, so to speak (3)
  24. Pub brew (3)
  25. Achieve or reach (6)
  26. Shade tree with serrated leaves (3)
  27. Wandering tribesman (5)
  28. Advice columnist Landers (3)
  29. Large body of saltwater (3)
  30. To weep with convulsive catching of the breath (3)
  31. Works in a gallery (3)
  32. Currency of Iran (4)
  33. Messenger of old; sign of things to come (6)
  34. Compliant with rules or orders (8)
  35. Driven from office (6)
  36. Retaliation for an injury (7)
  37. Fencing swords (5)
  38. Slim and graceful (7)

Down

  1. Gives birth to a litter of piglets (7)
  2. A member of the body that formally picks a president (7)
  3. Long spans of time; grows old (4)
  4. A very brief unit of time; one-sixtieth of a minute (3)
  5. 'To be honest,' in a text (3)
  6. Before, to a poet (3)
  7. Despicable coward (7)
  8. Play on words (3)
  9. Fungus that infects rye (5)
  10. Avoiding company; not gregarious (7)
  11. Funeral procession (7)
  12. A distinct period of history or geological time (3)
  13. Common feline pet (3)
  14. Sudden flash of lightning (4)
  15. Muhammad ___, 'The Greatest' (3)
  16. Matching jacket and trousers (4)
  17. Distant glowing point in the night sky (4)
  18. Patch of turf with grass (3)
  19. Apply colored coating (5)
  20. Contempt and disdain (5)
  21. Frozen water (3)
  22. Grassy meadow (3)
  23. Top part of the body (4)
  24. Large open farm wagon drawn by horses (4)
  25. ___ Francisco (3)
  26. Tightly framed camera shot (7)
  27. Deep regret for a wrongdoing (7)
  28. Singers leading prayers in a synagogue (7)
  29. Surround and assault, as a castle (7)
  30. One who tidies premises (7)
  31. Black sticky road substance (3)
  32. Germinated grain used in brewing (4)
  33. Lessen in intensity (5)
  34. Combine numbers for a sum (3)
  35. Tough outer skin of cheese or fruit (4)
  36. Garden tool for weeding (3)
  37. French plural article (3)
  38. Unit of sound intensity (3)
  39. The day or night immediately preceding an occasion (3)
  40. Wild animal's lair (3)

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