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Classic Crossword No. 10 (Hard)

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Classic Crossword No. 10 (Hard)ID classic-hard-10
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Across

  1. 1Recedes (4)
  2. 5Flat fish (3)
  3. 8Unit of electrical resistance (3)
  4. 11Tiny radar dot (4)
  5. 12Sleeping noise (5)
  6. 14Place where animals are on display (3)
  7. 15Be a sign of (4)
  8. 16Pause punctuation mark (5)
  9. 17Tiniest bit (4)
  10. 18Greet warmly (7)
  11. 20Big stinging wasp (6)
  12. 22Fish in a sandwich can (4)
  13. 23Fishing line holder (4)
  14. 24Clumsy fool (3)
  15. 27Statue stand (8)
  16. 31Move wings (4)
  17. 33Wreath of flowers (7)
  18. 36Thwart, or sword in fencing (4)
  19. 37Four tens (5)
  20. 39Tidy (4)
  21. 41Hard to catch (7)
  22. 43Show too much fondness (4)
  23. 44Long-distance race (8)
  24. 48Born, in a name (3)
  25. 49Steep rugged rock (4)
  26. 51Part of the eye, or a flower (4)
  27. 53Large drinking vessel (6)
  28. 55Without end (7)
  29. 58Zero in tennis (4)
  30. 59Picture (5)
  31. 61Unable to hear (4)
  32. 63Make good of a tool (3)
  33. 64Lid (5)
  34. 65Tiny part of DNA (4)
  35. 66Slippery sea snake lookalike (3)
  36. 67Female sheep (3)
  37. 68Border (4)

Down

  1. 1Go out, like the tide (3)
  2. 2Puff of air (4)
  3. 3Wait, as in "___ your time" (4)
  4. 4Ancient wheat (5)
  5. 5Italian capital where the Colosseum stands (4)
  6. 6Limb that waves (3)
  7. 7Casual "yes" (4)
  8. 8Layer protecting the Earth (5)
  9. 9Place to stay on vacation (5)
  10. 10Castle's water ring (4)
  11. 12Teatime treat (5)
  12. 13Wanderer (5)
  13. 17Land of shamrocks (7)
  14. 19Handled mug for sipping (3)
  15. 21Spoken (4)
  16. 24Not on (3)
  17. 25Soothing sunburn plant (4)
  18. 26Not pass (4)
  19. 28White heron (5)
  20. 29Took a seat (3)
  21. 30Give it a go (3)
  22. 32Bird's feathers (7)
  23. 34Glowing gas in signs (4)
  24. 35Sweet fruit from a palm (4)
  25. 37Christmas tree type (3)
  26. 38Eggs, to a biologist (3)
  27. 40Golf ball's perch (3)
  28. 42Starch from palm trees (4)
  29. 45Door's swinging joint (5)
  30. 46Command (5)
  31. 47Nothing (3)
  32. 49Near (5)
  33. 50Untangle (5)
  34. 52Grass-like marsh plant (5)
  35. 53Chimney pipe (4)
  36. 54Kind (4)
  37. 55Edge of a roof (4)
  38. 56What a sunflower grows from (4)
  39. 57Performed a song (4)
  40. 60Trim the lawn (3)
  41. 62Price for entry (3)
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