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🔎 Medium 13×13 · Hard · ID medium-hard-3

Medium Crossword No. 3 (Hard)

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Medium Crossword No. 3 (Hard)ID medium-hard-3
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Across

  1. 1Moldable earth (4)
  2. 5Place for a massage (3)
  3. 8Land stretching down the Andes (5)
  4. 9Stage performer (5)
  5. 11Wind-blown bells (6)
  6. 12Narrow part of the middle (5)
  7. 13Padlock fastener (4)
  8. 14English county (5)
  9. 15Nothing more than (4)
  10. 16Middle Eastern ruler (4)
  11. 17Spoken (4)
  12. 18Smiling Mexican salamander (7)
  13. 21Firecracker that fizzles (3)
  14. 22Spot (5)
  15. 23Granola grain (3)
  16. 25Solid layer beneath the soil (7)
  17. 27Sandy hill (4)
  18. 28Split (4)
  19. 29Killer whale (4)
  20. 30Intended (5)
  21. 32Sharpen (4)
  22. 33Ancient object (5)
  23. 34Small burger (6)
  24. 36Silly (5)
  25. 37Ahead of time (5)
  26. 38Riddle's favorite trick (3)
  27. 39Too cute (4)

Down

  1. 1Carving tool (6)
  2. 2Walk unevenly (4)
  3. 3Bubbly soda flavored with ginger (3)
  4. 4Answer that means agree (3)
  5. 5Mix with a spoon (4)
  6. 6Strike a stance for a photo (4)
  7. 7Gallery contents (3)
  8. 8Silent guessing game (7)
  9. 9For a short time (6)
  10. 10Egyptian capital on the Nile (5)
  11. 11Winged baby angel (6)
  12. 14Loose painter's shirt (5)
  13. 15Computer game tweak (3)
  14. 16Precise (5)
  15. 18Up in the air (5)
  16. 19Competition with many rounds (7)
  17. 20Spear-carrying horseman (6)
  18. 22King's son (6)
  19. 24Afternoon sip with biscuits (3)
  20. 26Water exit (5)
  21. 27Aimless drawing (6)
  22. 30Restaurant list (4)
  23. 31Dash and style (4)
  24. 32Give a job (4)
  25. 33Tear (3)
  26. 34Group of things (3)
  27. 35Courtroom subject (3)
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