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🔎 Medium 13×13 · Hard · ID medium-hard-1

Medium Crossword No. 1 (Hard)

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Medium Crossword No. 1 (Hard)ID medium-hard-1
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Across

  1. 1Fuss, as in "much ___ about nothing" (3)
  2. 4Cover a present (4)
  3. 8Open central hall (6)
  4. 11Egyptian capital on the Nile (5)
  5. 12Jagged mountain range (6)
  6. 13Metal fastener (5)
  7. 14Oven setting (4)
  8. 15Furious (5)
  9. 17Hand out, as punishment (4)
  10. 18Tiny bit (3)
  11. 21All right (4)
  12. 25Dizzying fear of heights (7)
  13. 27Paddy crop (4)
  14. 28Word that follows "give it to" (3)
  15. 29Seemingly endless age (4)
  16. 30Fast sailing ship (7)
  17. 32Strong desire (4)
  18. 33Conjunction that adds things up (3)
  19. 34Rough scraping sound (4)
  20. 36Small olive-colored songbird (5)
  21. 37Slow-cooked meal (4)
  22. 41Spark-making stone (5)
  23. 43Quick wash, or light rain (6)
  24. 45Unwelcome kitchen scuttler (5)
  25. 46Short sermon (6)
  26. 47Stare at rudely (4)
  27. 48Dog trick for a treat (3)

Down

  1. 1Size of a floor (4)
  2. 2Grimy soil (4)
  3. 3Possessive for a whole team (3)
  4. 4Restaurant server (6)
  5. 5Split apart (4)
  6. 6Form of "to be" for you and me (3)
  7. 7Flower holder (3)
  8. 8What's left of the campfire (3)
  9. 9Draw in a game (3)
  10. 10Injure badly (4)
  11. 11Hole left by a meteor (6)
  12. 16Go backward (7)
  13. 18Layer of a wedding cake (4)
  14. 19Wide-eyed with excitement (4)
  15. 20Finished (4)
  16. 21Killer whale (4)
  17. 22Pottery oven (4)
  18. 23Sour and sharp, chemically (4)
  19. 24Casual "yes" (3)
  20. 26Greek letter (3)
  21. 28Fireplace floor (6)
  22. 31King's son (6)
  23. 35Fancy (4)
  24. 36Small bottle (4)
  25. 37A few (4)
  26. 38Small branch (4)
  27. 39Slippery sea snake lookalike (3)
  28. 40Dryly humorous (3)
  29. 41Back-and-forth partner of "to" (3)
  30. 42Record of events (3)
  31. 44Stovetop burner (3)
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