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| # | Answer | Appearances | Sample Clue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | a fish | 8 | Describing something as "piscine" means it resembles this |
| 2 | unique | 4 | This 6-letter word means "having no equal" or "one of a kind"; therefore, it is redundant to modify it with very or totally |
| 3 | Umbrella | 4 | If someone accidently poked you with his brolly at a bus stop, you've been hit by one of these |
| 4 | fair | 4 | Lawful to hunt, of light color or within bounds |
| 5 | them | 3 | An em is a size of type & 'em is a shortened form of this pronoun |
| 6 | the boot | 3 | Of the bonnet, boot or hooter of a Rolls Royce, the 1 found farthest back |
| 7 | synonym | 3 | It would be a sin for you not to know that syn. indicates this |
| 8 | split | 3 | This word can precede infinitive or personality |
| 9 | serpentine | 3 | Snakelike, or a greenish mineral used as a decorative stone |
| 10 | pregnant | 3 | From the Latin word gravis, meaning "heavy", gravid describes a woman in this condition |
| 11 | parochial | 3 | Technically, this adjective means "of, pertaining to, or located in a parish" |
| 12 | odd | 3 | 3-letter word whose antonyms include "ordinary" & "even" |
| 13 | nick | 3 | To hit or injure slightly, or to give yourself a small cut while shaving--ouch! |
| 14 | nadir | 3 | Of epitome, nadir or pinnacle, the 1 that's an antonym of zenith |
| 15 | Magnificent | 3 | ...this adjective used to describe the Ambersons in the title of an Orson Welles movie |
| 16 | frank | 3 | Insincere or evasive in speech, 5 letters; it's also a male first name |
| 17 | fast | 3 | The opposite of binge, loose, or slow |
| 18 | big | 3 | About modern-day polygamy:"____ Love" |
| 19 | a schwa | 3 | An upside-down E is used to represent this sound like the A in alone |
| 20 | wry | 2 | A homophone of a grain, it's an adjective meaning funny in an understated way |
| 21 | Winter | 2 | In Dickens' antonymic opening to "A Tale of Two Cities", "It was the spring of hope, it was" this season "of despair" |
| 22 | wine | 2 | "Plonk" is the cheap type of this potent potable |
| 23 | wild | 2 | 1969:"The ___ Bunch" |
| 24 | wicked | 2 | 1983:"Something ____ This Way Comes" |
| 25 | Who | 2 | In movie titles this pronoun precedes "Came to Dinner" & "Shot Liberty Valance" |
| 26 | voracious | 2 | From Latin for "devour", it precedes "readers" to describe those with an insatiable appetite for books |
| 27 | verdant | 2 | V is for this adjective that can mean green with vegetation |
| 28 | vain | 2 | Carly Simon knows "your'e so" this, you probably think this clue is about you |
| 29 | us | 2 | Comic strip character Pogo said, "We have met the enemy and he is" this pronoun |
| 30 | urban | 2 | Word that means "citified", or the name taken by 8 Roman Catholic popes |
| 31 | up & down | 2 | Until 1974 the theory of quarks posited 3 types: strange & these 2 directions |
| 32 | unsinkable | 2 | Adjective rightly describing Molly Brown & wrongly describing the Titanic |
| 33 | Unbreakable | 2 | "____ Kimmy Schmidt" |
| 34 | ulterior | 2 | From the Latin for "farther", it describes motives that go beyond what is said |
| 35 | trustworthy | 2 | "We can never do this again. Nobody, and I mean nobody, can know about it.""Tresromantic, Nick. What are you implying, that I'm not..."...this 11-lett... |
| 36 | tonsure | 2 | It's defined as the act of shaving the head or the part of the head left bare by shaving |
| 37 | the Sun | 2 | Heliolatry is the worship of this heavenly body |
| 38 | the pale | 2 | It's a synonym for "ashen" or a term for a region within an imposed boundary; don't go "beyond" it |
| 39 | the iris | 2 | Iridology is the study of this part of the body |
| 40 | The Flood | 2 | Antediluvian means "before" this event described in Genesis 7 & 8 |
| 41 | the Boer War | 2 | Mafficking, which means rejoicing, was inspired by the end of the siege of Mafeking in 1900, during this war |
| 42 | tenderfoot | 2 | A newcomer not used to lots of walking, or a low-ranking Boy Scout |
| 43 | temporary | 2 | Not lasting, like a legal type of insanity |
| 44 | tea | 2 | In England, a "cuppa" is a cup of this |
| 45 | talented | 2 | Like "Mr. Ripley" in the title of a Patricia Highsmith novel |
| 46 | Sunny | 2 | It's a weather forecast & a TV show:"It's Always ____ in Philadelphia" |
| 47 | straight | 2 | Spelled with a "gh", it's an antonym of "crooked"; without, it's an antonym of "side" |
| 48 | sterile | 2 | This adjective that means "free from living bacteria" can describe a person unable to reproduce |
| 49 | Senior & junior | 2 | These 6-letter antonyms for elder & younger both end in "nior" |
| 50 | scrumptious | 2 | This adjective meaning delectable may be an alteration of sumptuous |