The Crossword Puzzle #31
 

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I will give the number and direction of the clue (written as A1. means "1 across") as well as how many letters and if any are filled in from previous guesses.

I will tell you the size of the puzzle (dimensions).

Each line begins with the number of the first across clue so you can see where the clues go (sometimes this helps).

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Let's get started:


Our next crossword puzzle is 13 x 13.




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Across
A1 Held on to
(4) - - - -

A1: KEEP

A1: KEPT

01 K E P T # _ _ _ # _ _ _ _
12 _ _ _ _ # _ _ _ # _ _ _ _
15 _ _ _ _ # _ _ _ # _ _ _ _
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22 # # # _ _ _ # _ _ _ _ _ _
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47 _ _ _ _ # _ _ _ # _ _ _ _
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Down
D1 Young goats
(4) K - - -

D2 Genesis garden
(4) E - - -

D3 Urgent request
(4) P - - -

D4 Keyboard expert
(6) T - - - - -

Down
D1 Young goats
(4) K - - - KIDS

D2 Genesis garden
(4) E - - - EDEN

D4 Keyboard expert
(6) T - - - - - TYPIST

D3 PLEA

01 K E P T # _ _ _ # _ _ _ _
12 I D L Y # _ _ _ # _ _ _ _
15 D E E P # _ _ _ # _ _ _ _
18 S N A I _ _ # _ _ _ # # #
22 # # # S _ _ # _ _ _ _ _ _
27 _ _ _ T _ # _ _ _ # _ _ _
32 _ _ _ # # _ _ _ # # _ _ _
35 _ _ _ # _ _ _ # _ _ _ _ _
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Across
A18 Slow-moving ones
(6) S N A I - -

A22 Made a lap
(3) S - -

A27 Wilma Flinstone's pal
(5) - - - T -

A18 SNAILS
A27 BETTY

A22 SAT

01 K E P T # _ _ _ # _ _ _ _
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15 D E E P # _ _ _ # _ _ _ _
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22 # # # S A T # _ _ _ _ _ _
27 B E T T Y # _ _ _ # _ _ _
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Down
D5 Gust (of wind)
(5) - - - S T

D27 Ray of light
(4) B - - -

D28 Otherwise
(4) E - - -

D29 Helpful suggestions
(4) T - - -

D27. BEAM
D29. TIPS

D28 - else

d5 blast

D5 BURST

01 K E P T # B _ _ # _ _ _ _
12 I D L Y # L _ _ # _ _ _ _
15 D E E P # A _ _ # _ _ _ _
18 S N A I L S # _ _ _ # # #
22 # # # S A T # _ _ _ _ _ _
27 B E T T Y # _ _ _ # _ _ _
32 E L I # # _ _ _ # # _ _ _
35 A S P # _ _ _ # _ _ _ _ _
39 M E S _ _ _ # _ _ _ # # #
42 # # # _ _ _ # _ _ _ _ _ _
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Across
A5 Sheep's call
(3) B - -

A13 Turned on
(3) L - -

A16 Museum find
(3) A - -

A39 Untidy jumbles
(6) M E S - - -

A39: MESSES

A13 - lit

A5 BAA

A16. ART

01 K E P T # B A A # _ _ _ _
12 I D L Y # L I T # _ _ _ _
15 D E E P # A R T # _ _ _ _
18 S N A I L S # _ _ _ # # #
22 # # # S A T # _ _ _ _ _ _
27 B E T T Y # _ _ _ # _ _ _
32 E L I # # _ _ _ # # _ _ _
35 A S P # _ _ _ # _ _ _ _ _
39 M E S S E S # _ _ _ # # #
42 # # # _ _ _ # _ _ _ _ _ _
47 _ _ _ _ # _ _ _ # _ _ _ _
53 _ _ _ _ # _ _ _ # _ _ _ _
56 _ _ _ _ # _ _ _ # _ _ _ _



Down
D7 Take a stab at
(7) A T T - - - -

D33 Dior's field
(7) - - S - - - -

D36 Ask for humbly
(3) - E -

D40 Actress Lucci
(5) S - - - -

D40: SUSAN (I swear I only watched All My Children for Sarah Michelle Gellar and never again after that!)

D7 - attempt

D36. BEG

d33 fashion

http://www.emotipad.com/newemoticons/Thats-Funneh.gifSure you did


01 K E P T # B A A # _ _ _ _
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18 S N A I L S # E _ _ # # #
22 # # # S A T # M _ _ _ _ _
27 B E T T Y # _ P _ # _ _ _
32 E L I # # F _ T # # _ _ _
35 A S P # B A _ # _ _ _ _ _
39 M E S S E S # _ _ _ # # #
42 # # # U G H # _ _ _ _ _ _
47 _ _ _ S # I _ _ # _ _ _ _
53 _ _ _ A # O _ _ # _ _ _ _
56 _ _ _ N # N _ _ # _ _ _ _



Across
A20 Freudian self
(3) E - -

A23 Perfect (a skill)
(6) M - - - - -

A30 James Bond, for one
(3) - P -

A33 Overweight
(3) F - T

A36 Purse or tote
(3) B A -

A47 18 and 21
(4) - - - S

A50 Frozen water
(3) I - -

A53 Volcano output
(4) - - - A

A54 Belonging to us
(3) O - -

A56 Devise a scheme
(4) - - - N

A57 Court divider
(3) N - -

A30. SPY
A33. FAT
A36. BAG

A23: MASTER
A47: AGES
A54: OUR

A20 - ego

A50 - ICE
A53 - LAVA
A57 - NET

A56 PLAN

01 K E P T # B A A # _ _ _ _
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15 D E E P # A R T # _ _ _ _
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22 # # # S A T # M A S T E R
27 B E T T Y # S P Y # _ _ _
32 E L I # # F A T # # _ _ _
35 A S P # B A G # _ _ _ _ _
39 M E S S E S # _ _ _ # # #
42 # # # U G H # _ _ _ _ _ _
47 A G E S # I C E # _ _ _ _
53 L A V A # O U R # _ _ _ _
56 P L A N # N E T # _ _ _ _



Down
D8 Choir members
(5) - - - O S

D24 Domesticated
(4) T - - -

D25 Always
(4) E - - -

D26 Urban pests
(4) R - - -

D41 Wide-awake
(5) - - E R T

D8 - ALTOS

D24: TAME

D41: ALERT (which I really wish I'm not right now since I really ought to go to bed...)

D25 - ever

D26: RATS

01 K E P T # B A A # A _ _ _
12 I D L Y # L I T # L _ _ _
15 D E E P # A R T # T _ _ _
18 S N A I L S # E G O # # #
22 # # # S A T # M A S T E R
27 B E T T Y # S P Y # A V A
32 E L I # # F A T # # M E T
35 A S P # B A G # _ _ E R S
39 M E S S E S # A _ _ # # #
42 # # # U G H # L _ _ _ _ _
47 A G E S # I C E # _ _ _ _
53 L A V A # O U R # _ _ _ _
56 P L A N # N E T # _ _ _ _



Across
A8 On vacation
(4) A - - -

A14 Folk knowledge
(4) L - - -

A17 Brokaw and Cruise
(4) T - - -

A37 Squints (at)
(5) - - E R S

A41 Be sick
(3) A - -

A43 Did a jump
(6) L - - - - -

A14: LORE
A37: PEERS
A41: AIL

A8 - away

A17. TOMS