A Trail of Thought Crossword

A Trail of Thought is a medium English-language crossword with 30 clues. A mixed Brain Boost with words, everyday knowledge and fresh connections

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Across

1. Performed a role, or took steps in response
6. Hot pepper, in a common spelling
7. Sailor, in a traditional nickname
10. Provision tacked onto legislation
11. Goalkeeper's stop
12. Act out a scene
13. Evenings immediately preceding named occasions
14. Experienced sailor, informally
15. Invisible trail followed by a hound
16. Cause of great suffering or widespread affliction
18. Easy target for a swindler, informally
21. Bearing pointed head growths, as a bull
22. A business carrying passengers by scheduled flights
24. Neatly maintained or prepared for a specific role
25. Bivalve shellfish associated with pearls

Down

1. Traditional units used to measure land
2. Country whose capital is Beijing
3. Governed by periodic changes in sea level
4. Chooses by voting for a candidate
5. Loose soil or grime
7. Establishment serving alcoholic beverages and meals
8. Take action in retaliation
9. Refreshed after a good night's sleep
11. Made certain or obtained
15. Earlier, not at the same time
17. Sound produced by a clock
18. Starch obtained from the pith of certain palms
19. Breezy and well ventilated
20. Athletes paid to play, for short
23. Fate or allotted circumstances

How to play

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