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Crossword #7982

Crossword #7982: a hand-curated English crossword with 80 clues on a 15 × 15 grid. Read the clues and play online.

English · 15 × 15

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Across

  1. Soft carrier for items (3)
  2. More advanced in age (5)
  3. In the past, as in days ___ (time reference) (3)
  4. Greasy part of meat (3)
  5. Temporary replacement car (6)
  6. Set of false teeth (7)
  7. British rubbish collector (7)
  8. Stake placed before cards are dealt in poker (4)
  9. Hear confession and absolve (6)
  10. Pale and sickly looking (3)
  11. Be in debt for (3)
  12. Once more; starting fresh (4)
  13. A pouch-like anatomical structure (3)
  14. Headland jutting into the sea (4)
  15. Slim sharp fastener for cloth (3)
  16. Curved line segment forming part of a circle (3)
  17. Fry quickly in a small amount of fat over high heat (5)
  18. Donkey (3)
  19. Colour-changing liquid applied to fabric (3)
  20. Advice columnist Landers (3)
  21. Flat dish for frying (3)
  22. Core that holds corn kernels (3)
  23. Watch secretly (3)
  24. Contaminate with something undesirable (5)
  25. A distinct period of history or geological time (3)
  26. Land of the free, in brief (3)
  27. Topped with frosting (4)
  28. Mesh for catching fish (3)
  29. Narrow opening for a coin (4)
  30. Place firmly in position (3)
  31. Belonging to that thing (3)
  32. Public turmoil and agitation (6)
  33. Sudden escapes from the law (4)
  34. Emergency financial rescue (7)
  35. Refusing to be persuaded; unyielding (7)
  36. Fit a new inner layer to (6)
  37. Automated online program (3)
  38. Sixth tonic sol-fa note (3)
  39. Chunky Mexican condiment of tomatoes, chilies, and onion (5)
  40. Side sheltered from the wind (3)

Down

  1. Not good (3)
  2. Number of years one has lived (3)
  3. Unit of plane angle equal to one-hundredth of a right angle (3)
  4. Aged; not new (3)
  5. Parasitic biting insect (5)
  6. Run quickly (4)
  7. Catches in a snare (7)
  8. Calling something else to mind (11)
  9. Enjoyable amusement (3)
  10. Works in a gallery (3)
  11. Peg that supports a golf ball (3)
  12. Large glossy black bird (5)
  13. Trigonometric ratio of opposite side to adjacent side (3)
  14. Recently made (3)
  15. Cautious and watchful (4)
  16. Belts, scarves and handbags, e.g. (11)
  17. Make a choice (3)
  18. Sentimental tear-jerking film (6)
  19. Feeling down (3)
  20. Sealed metal food container (3)
  21. Affectionate name for a parent's sister (6)
  22. To express in words; to speak or utter (3)
  23. Tiny industrious insect (3)
  24. Plus, in a list (3)
  25. Rocks from which metals are extracted (4)
  26. Flying nocturnal mammal (3)
  27. Kneecap (7)
  28. Part of a play (3)
  29. Relating to a forearm bone (5)
  30. Underwater vessel, for short; hoagie (3)
  31. Shocks into silence (5)
  32. Distinctive doctrine or belief system (3)
  33. Earth in which plants grow (4)
  34. Room for experiments (3)
  35. Fuss or commotion (3)
  36. Pad placed by a door (3)
  37. Brewed leaf beverage (3)
  38. Every one (3)
  39. Scottish no (3)
  40. Most common English article (3)

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