Memorize these and you could recognize 6.0% of all Crosswords clues.
| # | Answer | Appearances | Sample Clue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | yeast | 2 | Leavening agent(5) |
| 2 | Victor | 2 | A Mature actor(6) |
| 3 | true | 2 | Tried's partner(4) |
| 4 | tribune | 2 | A Roman official, or a Chicago newspaper(7) |
| 5 | tomahawk | 2 | Algonquin ax(8) |
| 6 | tinker | 2 | Kettle repairman, or Ms. Bell(6) |
| 7 | tandem | 2 | Bicycle built for two(6) |
| 8 | talisman | 2 | Amulet(8) |
| 9 | suspense | 2 | Hitchcock was the "Master of" it(8) |
| 10 | soul | 2 | Aretha is the queen of it(4) |
| 11 | Skye | 2 | Hebridean isle, or its terrier(4) |
| 12 | salutation | 2 | Dear Sir, for example(10) |
| 13 | sage | 2 | "Wise" seasoning(4) |
| 14 | sabbatical | 2 | Teacher's long vacation(10) |
| 15 | precinct | 2 | Police hangout(8) |
| 16 | Pittsburgh | 2 | Pennsylvania pirate city(10) |
| 17 | paddy | 2 | Rice region(5) |
| 18 | odyssey | 2 | A voyage, Homer(7) |
| 19 | oboe | 2 | 56 down:Woodwind(4) |
| 20 | obelisk | 2 | The Washington Monument is one(7) |
| 21 | nothing | 2 | (7) |
| 22 | nirvana | 2 | Buddhist freedom, perhaps for rock drummer Dave Grohl(7) |
| 23 | night | 2 | It falls daily (5) |
| 24 | Nehru | 2 | About his jacket, critics pandit (5) |
| 25 | Nashville | 2 | Country city (9) |
| 26 | mustard | 2 | Colonel's condiment in the game of Clue(7) |
| 27 | Mug | 2 | A coffee container, or your face(3) |
| 28 | morsel | 2 | Tasty tidbit(6) |
| 29 | moonshine | 2 | "Lunar" liquor(9) |
| 30 | Mondrian | 2 | Painter Piet(8) |
| 31 | March | 2 | Actor Fredric's month(5) |
| 32 | mammoth | 2 | Enormous, like a woolly mammal(7) |
| 33 | Major | 2 | Big League rank(5) |
| 34 | lunch | 2 | Noonday nibble (5) |
| 35 | lottery | 2 | Numbers game(7) |
| 36 | lexicographer | 2 | Dictionary compiler(13) |
| 37 | laurels | 2 | Trees to "rest on" (7) |
| 38 | Laertes | 2 | Odysseus' father or Ophelia's brother (7) |
| 39 | labyrinth | 2 | "Amazing" structure built by Daedalus(9) |
| 40 | kohl | 2 | Once Germany's head Helmut (4) |
| 41 | Knot | 2 | A bride & groom tie it(4) |
| 42 | kiss | 2 | Smooch synonym(4) |
| 43 | kismet | 2 | Destiny, Turkish style(6) |
| 44 | King | 2 | Tennis queen Billie Jean(4) |
| 45 | Khufu | 2 | Cheops' other name (5) |
| 46 | katydid | 2 | Noisy grasshopper(7) |
| 47 | karma | 2 | John Lennon's was "instant"(5) |
| 48 | kangaroo | 2 | It precedes rat or court(8) |
| 49 | gridlock | 2 | Severe congestion on the road(8) |