Complete Clue List
Across
3. Protagonist of "His Dark Materials" by Philip Pullman, or a constellation
5. Oldest daughter of TV family "The Simpsons"
8. Fault or imperfection
9. A grassy meadow
10. Second letter of the Greek alphabet
11. Nocturnal predatory birds (plural)
13. An ancient Roman priest
15. Female reproductive cell (singular)
16. Country that shares the island of Hispaniola with Haiti
19. A solemn promise or appeal
20. The state of having no government
23. Type of iris whose root is used in pot-pourri
24. The lines of a poem or song that recur throughout the piece
27. "__ regia", mixture of corrosive acids used for dissolving gold
28. American playwright, author of "A Streetcar Named Desire" (9,8)
32. Midwestern US state
33. One of Switzerland's four official languages
35. Not brightly colored, or (of a blade) blunt
37. Protagonist of "A Journey to the Center of the Earth" by Jules Verne
38. First name of French actress Green
39. Word expressing affirmation, used to end a prayer
40. A pale brown similar to beige
41. A group that works together toward a common goal
Down
1. Syria's largest city
2. A female sibling born at the same time (4,6)
3. Norse god of trickery
4. Nickname of ancient king of Macedon (9,3,5)
5. People of a southeastern Asian country, or their language
6. To take up a liquid into a material, such as a towel
7. Relating to blood (UK spelling)
12. Flying stinging insect
14. A genre of writing that is made up rather than factual
17. First name of Irish singer Healy, a member of band "The Saturdays"
18. A resinous secretion of several insect species
19. Lyrical poem of praise
20. Polite irony; derision disguised as a compliment
21. What RIP stands for; "_______ in pace"
22. Initials of Danish writer of fairytales
25. Marshy wetland
26. Tool comprising a flat blade and a long handle
28. A disciple of Jesus Christ
29. Long strips of pasta (singular)
30. Fabric erected on a boat to catch the wind
31. Surname of Austrian composer Gustav
34. Shortened form of the word used for graduates of a school or university
36. Currency of Moldova and Romania