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🔎 Medium 13×13 · Medium · ID medium-medium-17

Medium Crossword No. 17 (Medium)

56 original clues, typically 20 to 35 minutes. A wider vocabulary and a few puns to untangle. Play it on screen with a timer and check tools, or print it on one page.

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Medium Crossword No. 17 (Medium)ID medium-medium-17
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Across

  1. 1Throw (4)
  2. 5Latest reports (4)
  3. 9Silly (5)
  4. 11Related to punishment (5)
  5. 12Fragrant wood (5)
  6. 13Knowing about (5)
  7. 14Slow way of talking (5)
  8. 16Kitten's cry (3)
  9. 17Tip over (5)
  10. 20Healthy (4)
  11. 22Hand out, as punishment (4)
  12. 23Island nation of fire and ice (7)
  13. 27Rock containing metal (3)
  14. 28Valuable thing (5)
  15. 30Side sheltered from the wind (3)
  16. 31Chewy sugar candy (7)
  17. 33Place with a main street (4)
  18. 34Land measure, about a football field (4)
  19. 35Devotion (5)
  20. 36Unit of electrical resistance (3)
  21. 38Sweeping tool (5)
  22. 40Walkway between rows of seats (5)
  23. 42Written falsehood (5)
  24. 45Special goodie (5)
  25. 46Foe (5)
  26. 47Gripped (4)
  27. 48Real (4)

Down

  1. 1Nervous twitch (3)
  2. 2Digit that comes before two (3)
  3. 3Bicycle seat (6)
  4. 4Growl with teeth showing (5)
  5. 5Not old (3)
  6. 6Tooth coating (6)
  7. 7Goods for sale (4)
  8. 8Large number, or killed (4)
  9. 10Period in history (3)
  10. 11Castle's fancy cousin (6)
  11. 15Quiet word in your ear (7)
  12. 17City air pollution (4)
  13. 18Andean country (4)
  14. 19Single thing (4)
  15. 21Permit, or a do-over serve in tennis (3)
  16. 24Soothing sunburn plant (4)
  17. 25Small salamander (4)
  18. 26Say no to (4)
  19. 28Curved path of a rainbow (3)
  20. 29Icy fruit dessert (6)
  21. 32Young lady, maybe in distress (6)
  22. 33Wood for building (6)
  23. 35Sharp end (5)
  24. 36Solemn vow (4)
  25. 37Give a job (4)
  26. 39Bullfighter's cheer (3)
  27. 41Young man (3)
  28. 43Flightless Aussie bird (3)
  29. 44Strong soap ingredient (3)
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A mid-size grid with longer answers and sneakier clues. A wider vocabulary and a few puns to untangle. More puzzles are on the free crossword puzzles page, including a daily mini crossword and themed puzzles.

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