Letter A
an abnormally good sense of hearing
an excess or congestion of blood in an organ or part of the body
a state of extreme arousal
ASTERIUS, father of
"All the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand."
a solid figure in which some of the plane sections are hyperbolas
an abnormally high rate of catabolism
a dye that causes a fabric to change colour with a change of temperature
a grammatical, usage or pronunciation mistake made by 'correcting' something that's right to begin with
an instance of being hypercritical
ABNORMAL heat conditions, increased perspiration in
AURORA, father of
an abnormally high level of fat in the blood
an extreme form of mania
A very large self-serving shop
a system linking information stored as text, graphics, audio and video
AMPHIARAUS, mother of
a verse which has a redundant syllable or foot; a hypercatalectic verse
abnormally vivid or complete memory or recall of the past
an abnormally high concentration of sodium chloride (salt) in the blood, esp in infants
an abnormally acute sense of smell
abnormal growth of bone tissue
abnormally fast breathing
a state that is vastly stronger than any potential rival
an agent causing hyperproduction
abnormal powers of perception, as in Australian aboriginal trackers
an extremely high fever, with a temperature of 41C (106F) or above
Ad people, for example
a pathological tendency to sleep excessively
a figure that is the analogue in hyperspace of a surface in three-dimensional space
ABNORMALLY high blood pressure
abnormally or excessively high pressure of arterial blood
a person who has abnormally high blood pressure
abnormal enlargement of a body part or organ
a high or relatively high velocity, as thousands of feet or meters per second
Amps (up)
any of the filaments in the mycelium of a fungus
ARTIFICIALLY produced sleep
a state that resembles sleep but that is induced by suggestion
AGENT causing sleep
Attention-getting, and much more
ARTIFICIAL production of state resembling deep sleep
"Allergenic" opener
abnormally low acidity, as of the contents of the stomach
act of anticipating objection
ambidextrous
ABDOMEN, lowest central region of (pert. to)
ABDOMEN, lowest central region of
a lower and colder layer of water in a lake
abnormally shallow breathing, usually accompanied by a decrease in the breathing rate
ALLERGY desensitisation
a return to the primary argument after digression
abnormally low blood pressure
a part of the brain
a tentative insight into the natural world
ARMCHAIR critic
academic person
a state of depression; a diminished emotional response
abnormally decreased speed and depth of breathing
a deficiency of oxygenation of the blood
a purine base found in plant and animal tissues that yields xanthine on oxidation
altitude combining form
an instrument for measuring height of trees through triangulation
a person suffering from hypsophobia, a fear of falling from high places
a fear of falling from high places
any member of a genus of mammals including the daman and the dassie or hyrax
AFRICAN rock-badger
AVERBACK
An aromatic herb
Aromatic herb of the mint family
Aromatic herb with blue flowers
A surgical operation to remove all or part of the womb
attack of nerves
Accent carmaker
ANDY ON A HIATUS
A best seller in 1984
Auto exec Lee
Auto executive Lee
Auto executive who developed the Mustang
Atomic agency of the U.N.
"Aladdin" character named after a literary villain
"Aladdin" character who calls Jafar "Your Rottenness"
"Aladdin" character who hates crackers
"Aladdin" character who says "I'm so ticked off that I'm MOLTING!"
"Aladdin" or "Othello" character
"Aladdin" parrot
"Aladdin" parrot voiced by Gilbert Gottfried
"An old black ram is tupping your white ewe" speaker
"And what's he then that says I play the villain?" speaker
"And what's he then that says I play the villain?" speaker of a Shakespeare play
A "Spartan dog," according to Lodovico
A Spanish form of "James"
A role for J. Ferrer
ARIOSTO, LODOVICO
Aladdin villain named for a Shakespeare character
Ally of Roderigo
Ancient in "Othello."
Ancient of "Othello"
Animated parrot of film whose voice is the same as that of the Aflac duck
Antagonist in a 1604 play ... or a 1992 animated movie
Asker ("asker"? Sure, it's *technically* a word...) of the operatic question, "Roderigo, ebben che pensi?"
ALSO SPELLED AMEN, AMON AND AMUN
Armitage of "Big Little Lies"
Armitage who plays the title role on "Young Sheldon"
Adverb ending
"...a girl do you think _____?"
"Anybody willing?" reply
"Are you going?" response
"Are you serious?" answer
"Are you?" response
"__ America": Muhammad Ali
"__ a Camera"
"__ a Rock"
"___ America (And So Can You!)" (Stephen Colbert best seller)
"___ a Camera" (play on which the musical "Cabaret" was based)
"___ a Camera": Van Druten
"___ a Dancer," 1973 film
"___ a Rock" (1966 hit)
"___ a Rock" (Simon & Garfunkel hit)
"___ a Rock": Simon and Garfunkel
"___ a cook . . . "
"___ a poor wayfaring . . . "
"___ an American."
"___ an American” Day.
'-- a Rock' (1966 song)
A meaning of "soy"
Affirmative response to "Are you?"
Answer to "Are you ...?"
Answer to "Are you or are you not?"
Answer to "Who is?"
Answer to "Who's hungry?"
Answer to "Who's ready for cake?"
Answer to "Who's up for some fun?"
Answer to "Who's up next?"
Answer to theme query, "Who's in there?"
Abbreviation for managing digital access in tech environments
"___ American," poem by Elias Lieberman
A foot in a line
A metrical unit
Anapest cousin
Anapest's cousin
Anapest's relative
"Above" and "beyond," e.g.
Allegedly exclaimed by Dom Pérignon upon tasting champagne
"According to my sources ..."
*Autobiography of Nobel laureate Yousafzai
Autobiography subtitled "The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban"
Autobiography subtitled "The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and was Shot by the Taliban"
"___ a crook!"
Answer to an accusation, maybe
Annoyed reply to "Are you awake?"
Alpo competitor
Alpo rival
Alternative to Alpo
Alternative to Beneful
Animal nutritionist who founded a pet food company in 1946
Affirmative retort
Acknowledgment of being sunk?
"A leopard can't change its spots"
Anthem turning 50 next year
"A Question of Blood" author Rankin
"American Gods" actor McShane
"Amsterdam" author McEwan
"Amsterdam" novelist McEwan
"And Now for Something Completely Different" director MacNaughton
"At Seventeen" singer
"At Seventeen" singer Janis
"Atonement" author McEwan
"Atonement" novelist McEwan
'Alien' actor Holm
A "Shameless" sibling
A Fleming
Activist ___ Manuel
Actor Abercrombie
Actor Alexander
Actor Bannen
Actor Carmichael
Actor Charleson
Actor Charleson of "Chariots of Fire"
Actor Fleming
Actor Gomez of "Felicity"
Actor Harding who played Ezra on "Pretty Little Liars"
Actor Holm
Actor Holm of "Alien"
Actor Holm who voiced Skinner in "Ratatouille"
Actor Holm who was digitally reanimated for "Alien: Romulus"
Actor Holm who was digitally reanimated in "Alien: Romulus" (ew!)
Actor Hunter
Actor Hunter or singer Hunter
Actor McDiarmid
Actor McDiarmid or McKellen
Actor McElhinney
Actor McKellan
Actor McKellen of "X-Men"
Actor McKellen or Holm
Actor McKellen or McShane
Actor McKellen or Ziering
Actor McKellen or author Fleming
Actor McKellen or swimmer Thorpe
Actor McKellen who lapped milk out of a dish as Gus the Theater Cat, in "Cats" (2019)
Actor McKellen who played Gandalf
Actor McShane of "Deadwood"
Actor McShane of "Hercules"
Actor McShane or McKellen
Actor McShane who I could've stood to see in more episodes of "Game of Thrones," but he's starring in "American Gods" so I guess it's fine
Actor Richardson
Actor Sir McKellen
Actor Somerhalder
Actor Somerhalder of "Lost"
Actor Somerhalder of "The Vampire Diaries"
Actor Somerhalder of TV's "Lost"
Actor Ziering
Adjectival surname suffix
Africa's Smith
Airline monogram
All-Star second baseman Kinsler
Anderson of Jethro Tull
Anderson of rock's Jethro Tull
Anthrax guitarist Scott ___
Astbury of The Cult
Auric and M's creator
Auric's creator
Aussie swimmer Thorpe
Author Fleming
Author Fleming (2)
Author Fleming for one.
Author Fleming or McEwan
Author Keith.
Author McEwan
Author Rankin
Author and illustrator Falconer
Author Fleming, creator of Bond
Actor Somerhalder from "The Vampire Diaries"
Anecdotal collection (suffix)
Author born in 1908
Author of "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang"
Actor who played Andy Torres on "Cougar Town"
Actor who played old Bilbo Baggins in "The Hobbit"
"Atonement" author
*"Atonement" novelist
Actor who played Gandalf in Peter Jackson's "Lord of the Rings" trilogy
Armando who created "The Thick of It" and "Veep"
Armando who created the HBO show "Veep"
Actor Carmichael and namesake
Actor Holm et al.
Actor McKellen and namesakes
Actor McKellen and others
Actor McShane and novelist McEwan
Actor Ziering et al.
Actors Holm and McKellen
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