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Crossword #8261

Crossword #8261: 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. Pronoun for a woman (3)
  2. Doctoral degree, in brief (3)
  3. Connected sequence of episodes (6)
  4. Comparison word (4)
  5. The person being addressed (3)
  6. Bathroom fixture for men (6)
  7. Pay careful attention to (4)
  8. Old unit of absorbed ionizing dose (3)
  9. Flaky dough for tarts (6)
  10. Starchy edible tuber (3)
  11. Male and female categories (5)
  12. Perceive with the eyes (3)
  13. Function or position in an organization (4)
  14. Female sibling, informally (3)
  15. ___ Lanka, island nation (3)
  16. Obtain (3)
  17. Lawmakers at Westminster, briefly (3)
  18. Person of high rank, in British slang (3)
  19. Having the skill or capacity to do something (4)
  20. Superficially easy or simplistic (6)
  21. Consumed a meal (3)
  22. Pigeon's sound (3)
  23. Pastoral and rustic (7)
  24. Young boy or fellow (3)
  25. British slang for a loutish youth (3)
  26. Lucky charm worn for protection (6)
  27. Fail to hit; young woman (4)
  28. Garland of flowers (3)
  29. Precious stone (3)
  30. Expert or whiz kid (3)
  31. Genetic material found in cells (3)
  32. Large body of saltwater (3)
  33. Word of regret (4)
  34. Black lentil plant of South Asia (3)
  35. Birds' twiggy homes (5)
  36. The number after nine; one more than nine (3)
  37. Social outcast (6)
  38. Exclamation of triumphant discovery (3)
  39. Fermented grape drink (4)
  40. Narcotic derived from poppies (6)
  41. Conjunction used after 'neither' to connect two negative alternatives (3)
  42. Party giver (4)
  43. Tantalizing puzzle or preview (6)
  44. Male offspring (3)
  45. The first and smallest positive integer (3)

Down

  1. Cut wool from a sheep (5)
  2. Blood pigment in the urine, in British spelling (15)
  3. Terminal point of a line segment (3)
  4. Pile of wood for cremation (4)
  5. Deliberate deception (4)
  6. Guys, casually (5)
  7. To take the evening meal; to dine at night (3)
  8. Distinct historical periods (4)
  9. Gets up; ascends (5)
  10. The mental process of absorbing values or beliefs (15)
  11. Organ used to detect sound (3)
  12. Cunning or crafty in a subtle way (3)
  13. Archaic word for your (3)
  14. Place firmly in position (3)
  15. Comparison using 'like' or 'as' (6)
  16. Side sheltered from the wind (3)
  17. Divide into parts (5)
  18. Tiny amounts; smallest bits (5)
  19. A very brief unit of time; one-sixtieth of a minute (3)
  20. Places to sleep; garden plots (4)
  21. Radical derived from an organic acid (4)
  22. Jeered at the stage (5)
  23. Noxious gases; seethes with anger (5)
  24. Keen business insight (6)
  25. Mountain pass between two peaks (3)
  26. Soft carrier for items (3)
  27. Unit equal to a thousandth of an inch (3)
  28. Existed, in the past (3)
  29. Operatic solos (5)
  30. Extremely long ages (5)
  31. Sight, smell, or touch (5)
  32. Romantic outing (4)
  33. Drive away with a wave (4)
  34. Ripped (4)
  35. Mesh for catching fish (3)
  36. Vessel for cooking soup (3)
  37. Tailless primate (3)
  38. Belonging to that woman (3)
  39. Question word for a person (3)

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