Welcome to our daily crossword, Level 3. You can play the crossword from this page or print it. When the flashing cursor is green, typing fills in the answers of the crossword across, when it is blue, typing fills in words down. Click the cursor again to change the direction, or select a clue to set the cursor. Click the grid on the bottom for accented letters.
No. 2727
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To become smaller; to contract
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The dry, leafy or stringy exterior of certain vegetables or fruits, which must be removed before eating the meat inside
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Cooked in hot oil
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To make thinner or narrower at one end; to diminish gradually
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A quality of endurance and courage Good temperament and character
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To wish that a past action or event had not taken place
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To drink slowly; small mouthfuls at a time
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Nearly; very close to, but not quite: "We ... missed the train."
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To release (3,2)
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The specific form of an object, e.g. whether it is square, round or triangular
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Awareness, rational thought, consciousness To object to; to be bothered by: "Would you ... if I borrowed your phone?"
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A single pass of a needle in sewing; the loop or turn of the thread thus made
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To sieve or strain something, e.g. flour to remove larger pieces of grain
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To cause to rise; to lift or elevate
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To incline the head up and down, as to indicate agreement
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That which is higher, contrasted with the lower
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The central part of a nut
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A small river
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A vessel for brewing and serving tea
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A place of safety
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To don clothing, equipment or the like To assume, adopt or affect; to behave in a particular way as a pretense (3,2)
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To lean, tilt or incline
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A structure made of connected strands of metal, fiber, or other flexible/ductile material, with evenly spaced openings between them
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To put in a specified condition or state or position or value A collection of various objects for a particular purpose
