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🔎 Medium 13×13 · Hard · ID medium-hard-8

Medium Crossword No. 8 (Hard)

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Medium Crossword No. 8 (Hard)ID medium-hard-8
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Across

  1. 1Wide-eyed with excitement (4)
  2. 5Shove (4)
  3. 9Monk (5)
  4. 10Knight's long spear (5)
  5. 11Darkest part of a shadow (5)
  6. 12One who is hurt (6)
  7. 13Whiskey grain (3)
  8. 14Ghost (7)
  9. 16Game (5)
  10. 17Cube in a cold drink (3)
  11. 20Soft felt hat (6)
  12. 22Male deer (4)
  13. 23Penned (5)
  14. 24Casual talk (5)
  15. 25Make easier (4)
  16. 26Outfit (6)
  17. 28Part of a needle or a storm (3)
  18. 29Clever (5)
  19. 30Device with moving parts (7)
  20. 33Timid (3)
  21. 36Pale (6)
  22. 37Cone-shaped tent (5)
  23. 39Noble gas in light bulbs (5)
  24. 40Sudden muscle pain (5)
  25. 41Pair (4)
  26. 42Large plucked instrument (4)

Down

  1. 1Soldiers in a big group (4)
  2. 2Taunt (4)
  3. 3Blade for a rower (3)
  4. 4Wrestle (7)
  5. 5Deal (4)
  6. 6Old word for "to" (4)
  7. 7Curved Middle Eastern sword (8)
  8. 8Bottom edge of a skirt (3)
  9. 9Mink coat material (3)
  10. 10Dryer fluff (4)
  11. 12Change (4)
  12. 15Stovetop burner (3)
  13. 16Location (4)
  14. 18Walking stick (4)
  15. 19Oval thing that hatches (3)
  16. 20Cafeteria carrier (4)
  17. 21Fragrant needle-leaved herb (8)
  18. 22Narrow cut (4)
  19. 23Teeny (3)
  20. 24Reach out (7)
  21. 26In the middle of (4)
  22. 27Light brown (3)
  23. 29Front of the lower leg (4)
  24. 31Pond scum plant (4)
  25. 32Lump of dirt (4)
  26. 33Practice boxing (4)
  27. 34Rope fiber (4)
  28. 35Casual "yes" (3)
  29. 36Where lily frogs sit (3)
  30. 38Period in history (3)
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