👑 Classic 15×15 · Hard · ID classic-hard-3
Classic Crossword No. 3 (Hard)
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Across
- 1Long ago, in "___ upon a time" (4)
- 5Period in history (3)
- 8Toward the back of a ship (3)
- 11Double (4)
- 12Blend (3)
- 13Paper holder (4)
- 15Group of performers (8)
- 17Stiff (5)
- 19Fish skin plate (5)
- 20Burrowing rodent (6)
- 21Shiny-shelled insect (6)
- 23Small stump (3)
- 24Give it a go (3)
- 25Shed feathers (4)
- 26African antelope (6)
- 28Way out (4)
- 29Cheerful rhythm (4)
- 30Girl, informally (3)
- 33Hand out, as punishment (4)
- 34Land of pizza and pasta (5)
- 36Pond scum plant (4)
- 37Rock containing metal (3)
- 38Metal in a golf club (4)
- 39Rudolph's relative (4)
- 40Brick glue, or a bowl for grinding (6)
- 43Cold and damp (4)
- 44Feel unwell (3)
- 47Roadside hotel (3)
- 48Brief time (6)
- 50Sly (6)
- 52Person (5)
- 53Shin bone (5)
- 54Date chart (8)
- 57Mailed (4)
- 58Bullfighter's cheer (3)
- 59Wise teacher (4)
- 60Side sheltered from the wind (3)
- 61Wager (3)
- 62Sign of things to come (4)
Down
- 1Poem of praise (3)
- 2Convent member (3)
- 3Old music tape (8)
- 4Choose by voting (5)
- 5Symbol (6)
- 6Annoy (4)
- 7Wood-splitting tool (3)
- 8Circus tumbler (7)
- 9Pancake move (4)
- 10Snug (5)
- 14Dock that extends over water (4)
- 16Timbuktu's nation (4)
- 18Towel result (3)
- 20Narrow ditch (5)
- 21Gloved fighter, or a dog breed (5)
- 22The best (5)
- 23Hammer's target (4)
- 25Short office note (4)
- 27Fern or flower (5)
- 30Gather bit by bit (5)
- 31Spy or representative (5)
- 32Morning songbird, or a bit of fun (4)
- 34Opposite of what is expected (5)
- 35Ripped (4)
- 36Added note at the end (8)
- 38Copy (7)
- 41Charm worn for luck (6)
- 42Italian capital where the Colosseum stands (4)
- 44Perform on stage (3)
- 45Part of the eye, or a flower (4)
- 46Name tag (5)
- 49Juicy tropical drupe (5)
- 51Okay (4)
- 52Healthy (4)
- 54Corn's core (3)
- 55Form of "to be" for you and me (3)
- 56Jog with extra speed (3)
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