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Crossword #1950

Crossword #1950: a hand-curated English crossword with 84 clues on a 15 × 15 grid. Read the clues and play online.

English · 15 × 15

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Across

  1. Scrooge's dismissive cry (3)
  2. Sheep sounds (4)
  3. Looped ribbon tied as a decorative fastening (3)
  4. Yes vote (3)
  5. Metal pin that fastens plates together (5)
  6. Lift up (5)
  7. Fused lower leg bone of a bird (15)
  8. Footwear for one foot (4)
  9. Apple's mobile operating system (3)
  10. Household animal companion (3)
  11. Donkey (3)
  12. Defeat in a competitive match (4)
  13. Old French silver coin; also a pale yellowish-grey hue (3)
  14. Decks out a car flashily (5)
  15. Sunrise direction (4)
  16. Sprinted, in the past (3)
  17. Solo vocal piece in an opera (4)
  18. Boxes for practice, or ship masts (5)
  19. To seize suddenly (4)
  20. Narrow cuts or openings (5)
  21. Blackthorn berry used in gin (4)
  22. Clear part of blood; skincare liquid (5)
  23. Rich fertile soil mix (4)
  24. A person who drinks excessively (3)
  25. Beginner or novice (4)
  26. Intimidate an opponent mentally (5)
  27. Fitting or suitable (3)
  28. Great delight (4)
  29. To weep with convulsive catching of the breath (3)
  30. McKellen of 'The Lord of the Rings' (3)
  31. French plural article (3)
  32. Trunk of a tree (4)
  33. Of the shoulder blade and the beak-shaped bone beside it (15)
  34. Viral internet jokes (5)
  35. Relish the taste of (5)
  36. A sharp change of direction, alternate to a zig (3)
  37. Startled shriek (3)
  38. Lessen or restrain, as breath (4)
  39. Before, to a poet (3)

Down

  1. Cave-dwelling fliers; cricket gear (4)
  2. Nursemaid in colonial India (4)
  3. Admired brave person (4)
  4. Male sibling, informally (3)
  5. Point toward a target (3)
  6. Street, briefly (3)
  7. Place firmly in position (3)
  8. Wind instruments like trumpets and tubas (7)
  9. Pole for rowing a boat (3)
  10. Thin strand of smoke or hair (4)
  11. Flip side of a coin (5)
  12. Take to court (3)
  13. N.Y.C. clock setting in winter, briefly (3)
  14. Large body of saltwater (3)
  15. Also; excessively (3)
  16. Resort for relaxation and baths (3)
  17. Polite addresses for gentlemen (4)
  18. Drains the energy from (4)
  19. Units of work or energy (4)
  20. Insertion mark in proofreading (5)
  21. Involving a single operand (5)
  22. Unit equal to a thousandth of an inch (3)
  23. Buckets (5)
  24. Chunky Mexican condiment of tomatoes, chilies, and onion (5)
  25. Group of soldiers or scouts (5)
  26. Badger's burrow (4)
  27. Small town, informally (4)
  28. Child's plaything (3)
  29. Pouchlike body cavities (4)
  30. Soft-bodied invertebrate, often shelled (7)
  31. Old unit of electrical conductance (3)
  32. Mexican coins (5)
  33. Snake-like fish (3)
  34. British broadcaster, for short (3)
  35. Distinctive doctrine or belief system (3)
  36. Tennis serve untouched by the opponent (3)
  37. What one is called (4)
  38. Soft mud on the deep ocean floor (4)
  39. One who tells untruths (4)
  40. Border or rim (4)
  41. Letter before cue (3)
  42. Vehicle hired for a ride (3)
  43. Plural of the egg-shaped biological cell (3)
  44. Gradual decay or decomposition over time (3)
  45. Form of the verb 'to be' (3)

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