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👑 Classic 15×15 · Hard · ID classic-hard-1

Classic Crossword No. 1 (Hard)

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Classic Crossword No. 1 (Hard)ID classic-hard-1
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  1. 1Long ago, in "___ upon a time" (4)
  2. 5Period in history (3)
  3. 8Toward the back of a ship (3)
  4. 11Double (4)
  5. 12Blend (3)
  6. 13Paper holder (4)
  7. 15Group of performers (8)
  8. 17Stiff (5)
  9. 19Fish skin plate (5)
  10. 20Burrowing rodent (6)
  11. 21Shiny-shelled insect (6)
  12. 23British tavern (3)
  13. 24Give it a go (3)
  14. 25Shed feathers (4)
  15. 26African antelope (6)
  16. 28Way out (4)
  17. 29Cheerful rhythm (4)
  18. 30Chatter (3)
  19. 33Hand out, as punishment (4)
  20. 34Land of pizza and pasta (5)
  21. 36Pond scum plant (4)
  22. 37Rock containing metal (3)
  23. 38Tiny biting fly (4)
  24. 39Rudolph's relative (4)
  25. 40Say again (6)
  26. 43Cold and damp (4)
  27. 44Group of things (3)
  28. 47Copy (3)
  29. 48Brief time (6)
  30. 50Mom or dad (6)
  31. 52Person (5)
  32. 53Pleasant smell (5)
  33. 54Date chart (8)
  34. 57Dark crime-film style (4)
  35. 58Bullfighter's cheer (3)
  36. 59Wise teacher (4)
  37. 60Snoop (3)
  38. 61Wager (3)
  39. 62Sign of things to come (4)

Down

  1. 1Poem of praise (3)
  2. 2Convent member (3)
  3. 3Old music tape (8)
  4. 4Choose by voting (5)
  5. 5Symbol (6)
  6. 6Annoy (4)
  7. 7Wood-splitting tool (3)
  8. 8Circus tumbler (7)
  9. 9Pancake move (4)
  10. 10Snug (5)
  11. 14Dock that extends over water (4)
  12. 16Timbuktu's nation (4)
  13. 18Towel result (3)
  14. 20Narrow ditch (5)
  15. 21Gloved fighter, or a dog breed (5)
  16. 22The best (5)
  17. 23Beach bucket (4)
  18. 25Short office note (4)
  19. 27Home ___ in baseball (5)
  20. 30Gather bit by bit (5)
  21. 31Spy or representative (5)
  22. 32Dog's call, or tree's coat (4)
  23. 34Clumsy (5)
  24. 35Sticky roll (4)
  25. 36Added note at the end (8)
  26. 38Grain storage (7)
  27. 41Charm worn for luck (6)
  28. 42Heavy book (4)
  29. 44Place for a massage (3)
  30. 45Make money (4)
  31. 46Group of soldiers (5)
  32. 49Juicy tropical drupe (5)
  33. 51Middle Eastern ruler (4)
  34. 52Healthy (4)
  35. 54Corn's core (3)
  36. 55Form of "to be" for you and me (3)
  37. 56Jog with extra speed (3)
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