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Crossword #1237

Crossword #1237: 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. Fine-grained sedimentary rock that splits easily (5)
  2. Scraped or worn down by friction (7)
  3. Taken without permission (6)
  4. Of great value; treasured (8)
  5. Cried out sharply in pain (6)
  6. String of words; a judge's ruling (8)
  7. Born with the maiden name (3)
  8. Red root vegetable (4)
  9. Upbeat Jamaican music genre (3)
  10. One who weeps or complains too easily (7)
  11. Amount owed to a creditor (4)
  12. Violent public disturbance (4)
  13. Small unnamed gadget (6)
  14. Grain used in malt and soups (6)
  15. Thin groove or stripe (5)
  16. Pronoun for a woman (3)
  17. Protective outer coverings (7)
  18. Upper limb of the body (3)
  19. On the far side; external (5)
  20. Studying intently, with 'over' (6)
  21. Smaller in importance (6)
  22. Grandma, affectionately (4)
  23. Lowest pairs in a deck (4)
  24. Young swans (7)
  25. Tailless primate (3)
  26. Story told (4)
  27. One circuit of a track; a complete round (3)
  28. Extent of reporting, or of an insurance policy (8)
  29. Readily changeable or unstable (6)
  30. Gulf states each ruled by a sheikh (8)
  31. Lured with a hook; deliberately taunted (6)
  32. Power tools or machines that shave flat surfaces on timber (7)
  33. Footwear for the streets (5)

Down

  1. Guide a vehicle (5)
  2. Full of gaps, like old socks (5)
  3. Swiss peak (3)
  4. Side sheltered from the wind (3)
  5. Terminal point of a line segment (3)
  6. Recessed end of a church (4)
  7. Raise animals for offspring (5)
  8. Leased for a fee (6)
  9. Part of a play (3)
  10. Single gaming cube (3)
  11. Extremely long periods (4)
  12. Web-footed quacking fowl (4)
  13. Keep in step, briefly (4)
  14. Large body of saltwater (3)
  15. Eight-bit units of data (5)
  16. Undergarment supporting a woman's bust (3)
  17. Staff who operate a flight (7)
  18. Weighted throwing weapon of the pampas (4)
  19. Ordering others around (7)
  20. A very small amount; also a small child (3)
  21. Pull along the ground (4)
  22. Gas we breathe (3)
  23. Barrier holding back water (3)
  24. Wagers placed at a casino (4)
  25. Small dog's sharp bark (3)
  26. Fifth note of the scale (3)
  27. A particular shade or tint on the colour spectrum (3)
  28. The present occasion (5)
  29. Color between black and white (4)
  30. N.Y.C. clock setting in winter, briefly (3)
  31. Grandmother, affectionately (3)
  32. Move in a circle around a fixed point (6)
  33. Wiser (5)
  34. The most select group (5)
  35. Stories told for entertainment (5)
  36. Moved quickly, in the past (4)
  37. Tennis serve untouched by the opponent (3)
  38. Splendid ceremonial display (4)
  39. Profoundly wicked (4)
  40. Not as much (4)
  41. A distinct period of history or geological time (3)
  42. Sprinted, in the past (3)
  43. Pounds, on a scale (abbr.) (3)
  44. Cry of relief or pleasure (3)
  45. Short life story on a book jacket (3)

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