Letter A 11500–11750

A BOW USED IN PLAYING THE VIOLIN A CHAIN MADE OF LOOPS OF COLORED PAPER A CHALCEDONY WITH ALTERNATING BLACK AND WHITE BANDS A CLEAR QUARTZ USED IN MAKING ELECTRONIC AND OPTICAL EQUIPMENT A COLORED FLARE FIRED FROM A VERY PISTOL A COMPOSITE ROCK MADE UP OF PARTICLES OF VARYING SIZE A DEEP ORANGE-RED VARIETY OF CHALCEDONY A FIGHT INVOLVING SHOOTING SMALL ARMS WITH THE INTENT TO KILL OR FRIGHTEN A FLATBOTTOMED JAR MADE OF GLASS OR PLASTIC A GREEN VARIETY OF CHRYSOBERYL USED AS A GEMSTONE A JAR RIGHT OFF FOR SEMIPRECIOUS STONE A LARGE MARBLE USED FOR SHOOTING IN THE GAME OF MARBLES A MATERIAL SUCH AS GLASS OR PORCELAIN WITH NEGLIGIBLE ELECTRICAL OR THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY A MINERAL THAT OCCURS IN CRYSTALS OF VARIOUS COLORS AND IS USED AS A GEMSTONE A May birthstone A PAVING MATERIAL OF TAR AND BROKEN STONE A PRINT MADE BY AN IMPRESSION OF THE RIDGES IN THE SKIN OF A FINGER A RED TRANSPARENT VARIETY OF ZIRCON USED AS A GEMSTONE A SMALL ORNAMENTAL CASE A SMALL RACKET WITH A LONG HANDLE USED FOR PLAYING SQUASH A SMALL SQUARE TILE OF STONE OR GLASS USED IN MAKING MOSAICS A STONE USED FOR PAVING A TRANSLUCENT RED OR ORANGE VARIETY OF CHALCEDONY A TRANSPARENT PURPLE VARIETY OF QUARTZ A YELLOW QUARTZ A fine playing marble A marble A size of type. A variegated chalcedony ACTORS THROW STONE ABOUT FIRST ALTERNATIVE TO A PRINT VE AN ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE WITH A WAVELENGTH BETWEEN 0.5 CM TO 30,000 M AN IMITATION DIAMOND MADE FROM ROCK CRYSTAL OR GLASS OR PASTE AN ONYX CHARACTERIZED BY PARALLEL LAYERS OF SARD AND A DIFFERENT COLORED MINERAL AN OPAQUE FORM OF QUARTZ ANY OF VARIOUS SCOMBROID FISHES INTERMEDIATE IN SIZE AND CHARACTERISTICS BETWEEN MACKERELS AND TUNAS ART CONSISTING OF A DESIGN MADE OF SMALL PIECES OF COLORED STONE OR GLASS About 5 1/2 points Ancient birthstone for May. Article used in mibs. Attractive pebble an impure form of quartz consisting of banded chalcedony Ad space measure Advertising concern. Ancient May birthstones "And Then There Were None" author Christie "__ All Along": "WandaVision" spinoff "___ All Along" (Marvel miniseries) A Wodehouse aunt. ACTOR REDGRAVE ANNA CHRISTIE (FILM) CHARACTER Annual award for mystery writers Annual genre writing award Annual mystery writer's award Aunt in P.G. Wodehouse's "Jeeves" stories Author Christie Award for mystery writers A k a Mary Westmacott Awards for mystery writing ASIAN pine tree AUSTRALIAN pine tree Amboina pitch tree A CENTURY IN WASHINGTON: A HERBACEOUS PLANT GENUS OF THE FAMILY LINACEAE WITH SMALL SESSILE LEAVES A THISTLELIKE FLOWER HEAD WITH EDIBLE FLESHY LEAVES AND HEART A daughter of Cadmus AMARYLLIS FAMILY PLANT AMERICAN aloe Aloe Alternative sweetener source Amaryllis Amaryllis plant. Arrow-shaped Plant with leaves ___ azul (plant used for tequila) ammoniac plant Aloe lookalikes A Turkish court has denied early release for Mehmet Ali __, the shooter of Pope John Paul II Ad gp. Administrative div. Arm of the U.N., e.g. Abbreviation for a UK society supporting young people in agriculture ATTIS, consort of ATYS, consort of "A very high price to pay for maturity," per Stoppard "A very high price to pay for maturity," per Tom Stoppard "Act Your ___, Eve Brown" (Talia Hibbert novel) "Act your __!" "Act your ___, not your shoe size!" "Antiques Roadshow" estimate "Avengers: ___ of Ultron" A BAR THAT SERVES ONLY WINE A BARREL THAT HOLDS WINE A BID THAT ASKS YOUR PARTNER TO BID ANOTHER SUIT A BIG FIDDLE AS THE BIG CHEESE SNORTS LINES A BINARY COMPOUND OF CARBON WITH A MORE ELECTROPOSITIVE ELEMENT A BIOLOGIST KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT NATURAL HISTORY A BIT BLUE A BIT MUCH A BLUE TO GREY GREEN MINERAL CONSISTING OF COPPER ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE A BOTTLE FOR HOLDING WINE A BOUNCER MIGHT BREAK ONE A BRONZE CONTAINING UP TO 30% NICKEL A CARNIVAL HELD IN SOME COUNTRIES ON SHROVE TUESDAY BUT ESPECIALLY IN NEW ORLEANS A CEREMONIAL PURIFICATION OF THE ROMAN POPULATION EVERY FIVE YEARS FOLLOWING THE CENSUS A CHECK THAT HAS BEEN SIGNED BUT WITH THE AMOUNT PAYABLE LEFT BLANK A CHECK THAT RESTRAINS ANOTHER CHECK A CLAP OF THE HANDS TO INDICATE APPROVAL A CLOWN MIGHT GET IT IN T A COLLECTION OF PAPERS CONTAINING DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT A PARTICULAR PERSON OR SUBJECT A COMPETITION THAT INVOLVES JUMPING AS HIGH AS POSSIBLE OVER A HORIZONTAL BAR A COMPLEX ACID THAT OCCURS IN RIPE FRUIT AND SOME VEGETABLES A CONCISE REFERENCE BOOK PROVIDING SPECIFIC INFORMATION ABOUT A SUBJECT OR LOCATION A CONSERVATIVE ESTIMATE A CONSIDERATION OF A TOPIC WITH A VIEW TO CHANGING AN EARLIER DECISION A CONTEST IN WHICH YOU ARE ELIMINATED IF YOU FAIL TO SPELL A WORD CORRECTLY A CONTRIBUTORY FACTOR A COUNT OF TROOPS KILLED IN AN OPERATION OR TIME PERIOD A CRIMINAL WHO EXTORTS MONEY FROM SOMEONE BY THREATENING TO EXPOSE EMBARRASSING INFORMATION ABOUT THEM A DANK CELLAR A DARK-SKINNED BEAUTY A DATE OR MEETING WITH SOMEONE FROM AN ONLINE DATING SITE A DAUGHTER TAKING LONG TIME TO SEE TRUISM A DEIFIED SPIRIT OF THE PUEBLO PEOPLE A DESIGNATED LIMIT BEYOND WHICH SOMETHING CANNOT FUNCTION OR MUST BE TERMINATED A DEVELOPMENTAL PROCESS A DIACRITICAL MARK PLACED ABOVE A VOWEL TO INDICATE A LONG SOUND A DIACRITICAL MARK PLACED ABOVE CERTAIN LETTERS TO INDICATE PRONUNCIATION A DIACRITICAL MARK PLACED OVER A VOWEL IN GERMAN TO INDICATE A CHANGE IN SOUND A DISPLAY THAT GIVES THE INFORMATION IN THE FORM OF CHARACTERS A FACTOR WHOSE EFFECTS CANNOT BE ACCURATELY ASSESSED A FEELING OF MILD ANXIETY ABOUT POSSIBLE DEVELOPMENTS A FEMALE HAS WORRY ABOUT WHAT TO PRESENT WINE IN A FORM OF LASER EYE-SURGERY IN WHICH THE CORNEA IS RESHAPED TO IMPROVE VISUAL ACUITY A FORM OF LIFE ASSUMED TO EXIST OUTSIDE THE EARTH OR ITS ATMOSPHERE A GIANT PLANET THAT IS SURROUNDED BY THREE PLANAR CONCENTRIC RINGS OF ICE PARTICLES A GIANT PLANET WITH A RING OF ICE PARTICLES A GOSSIP UNABLE TO KEEP A SECRET A HALO OR ITS REPRESENTATION IN ART A HARD BRITTLE GREY POLYVALENT METALLIC ELEMENT THAT RESEMBLES IRON BUT IS NOT MAGNETIC A HISTORY OF A WORD A HISTORY OF THE ANCIENT WORLD A HOLDER WITH SOCKETS FOR CANDLES A HORIZONTAL BAR THAT GOES ACROSS SOMETHING A LARGE WINE BOTTLE A LEADER WHO ENTICES PEOPLE TO FOLLOW A LETTER SIGNED BY A NUMBER OF PEOPLE A LIFE BUOY IN THE FORM OF A RING WITH SHORT BREECHES FOR SUPPORT A LIFE STAGE OF SOME INSECTS A LINE OF TEXT SERVING TO INDICATE WHAT THE PASSAGE BELOW IT IS ABOUT A LONG, THIN, PREHISTORIC, STONE OR BRONZE TOOL SIMILAR TO AN ADZE A LONG-HAIRED DOG FORMERLY TRAINED TO CROUCH ON FINDING GAME BUT NOW TO POINT A MARK ADDED TO A LETTER TO INDICATE A SPECIAL PRONUNCIATION A MARK ON AN ARTICLE OF TRADE TO INDICATE ITS ORIGIN AND AUTHENTICITY A MARK TO INDICATE A DIRECTION OR RELATION A MATTER OF FORM ONLY A MATTER-OF-FACT APPROACH TO THE PROBLEM A MEDICAL INSTITUTION WHERE SICK OR INJURED PEOPLE ARE GIVEN MEDICAL OR SURGICAL CARE A MILITARY AIRPLANE USED TO GAIN INFORMATION ABOUT AN ENEMY A MINOR SHOW THAT IS PART OF A LARGER ONE A MINUTE LIFE FORM A NUMBER LEAVE ONE COUNTRY FOR ANOTHER A NUMBER OF A NUMBER OF TIMES A NUMBER ___ A PARTICULAR STAGE IN SOMEONE'S LIFE A PEA BROUGHT ABOUT NO SLEEPING PROBLEM A PERIOD OF 10 YEARS A PERIOD OF FOURTEEN CONSECUTIVE DAYS A PERIOD OF SLEEPLESSNESS A PERIOD OF TIME DURING WHICH A PERSON IS NORMALLY IN A PARTICULAR LIFE STATE A PERIOD OF TIME DURING WHICH THERE IS ARMED CONFLICT A PERIOD OF TIME WHEN SOMETHING IS FUNCTIONING AND AVAILABLE FOR USE A PERSON WHO CLAIMS THAT THEY CANNOT HAVE TRUE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE EXISTENCE OF GOD A PERSON WHO TRIES TO PLEASE SOMEONE IN ORDER TO GAIN A PERSONAL ADVANTAGE A PIECE OF INFORMATION ABOUT CIRCUMSTANCES THAT EXIST OR EVENTS THAT HAVE OCCURRED A PLACE THAT THE RUNNER MUST TOUCH BEFORE SCORING A POINT AT WHICH AN IMPASSE ARISES IN PROGRESS TOWARD AN AGREEMENT OR A GOAL A POLL OF VOTERS AS THEY LEAVE THE VOTING PLACE A POLYGRAPH THAT RECORDS BODILY CHANGES SOMETIMES ASSOCIATED WITH LYING A PRESCRIBED LITURGY PERFORMED FIVE TIMES A DAY AND ORIENTED TOWARD MECCA A PROLONGED PERIOD OF TIME A PUNCTUATION MARK PLACED AT THE END OF A SENTENCE TO INDICATE A QUESTION A QUESTION OR PROBLEM THAT REMAINS UNANSWERED OR IS DISPUTED A RACEHORSE CONSIDERED ONE YEAR OLD UNTIL THE SECOND JAN. 1 FOLLOWING ITS BIRTH A REQUEST BY CHILDREN ON HALLOWEEN A RETURN OF SOMETHING AFTER A PERIOD OF ABATEMENT A RHYTHMIC GROUP OF SIX LINES OF VERSE A RICH CAKE CONTAINING DRIED FRUIT AND NUTS AND CITRUS PEEL AND SO ON A SABBATICAL LEAVE LASTING ONE YEAR A SECRET THAT IS CONFIDED OR ENTRUSTED TO ANOTHER A SERIES OF STAGES THROUGH WHICH AN ORGANISM PASSES BETWEEN RECURRENCES OF A PRIMARY STAGE A SERVICEMAN WHO WEARS STRIPES ON THE UNIFORM TO INDICATE RANK OR YEARS OF SERVICE A SPIRIT TENDING TO CAUSE HARM A STATISTIC CHARACTERIZING HUMAN POPULATIONS A SUBJECT ABOUT WHICH YOU ARE IGNORANT OR PREJUDICED AND FAIL TO EXERCISE GOOD JUDGMENT A SUMMARY OF YOUR ACADEMIC AND WORK HISTORY A SWEET YELLOW LIQUID PRODUCED BY BEES A SYMBOL USED TO REPRESENT A NUMBER A TALLOW CANDLE WITH A RUSH STEM AS THE WICK A TAXONOMIST WHO CLASSIFIES ORGANISMS INTO MANY GROUPS ON THE BASIS OF RELATIVELY MINOR CHARACTERISTICS A TIME PERIOD WHEN YOU ARE NOT REQUIRED TO WORK A TYPE OF BRONZE USED FOR PARTS SUBJECT TO WEAR OR CORROSION A VARIABLE THAT HAS ZERO AS ITS LIMIT A VEDA CONSISTING OF A COLLECTION OF HINDU POEMS DATING FROM BEFORE 2000 BC A VITAL PART THAT IS VULNERABLE TO ATTACK A VOTING SYSTEM ONE LEFT FOR A MONTH A cause of grayness A dog's ___ (long spell) A dog's ___ (long time) A dog's ___. A golden one is a very prosperous one A growing number? A matter of time A number for everyone A number of people? A number of years A partner of day A/S/L datum AARP CONCERN AARP membership concern AARP membership determinant AARP qualification ABILITY TO MAKE JUDGMENTS FREE FROM DISCRIMINATION OR DISHONESTY ABILITY TO REACH A LONG DISTANCE ACROSS A TABLE TO GET DESIRED FOOD ABLE TO CONTINUE OVER A PERIOD OF TIME ABOUT SUFFIX ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION ACADEMIC year division ACQUIRE FOR ONESELF BEFORE OTHERS CAN DO SO ACRE ENDER ACT ALIVE ACT IN A CERTAIN WAY SO AS TO ACQUIRE ACT OUT OF TURN WITH QUESTION BEFORE EU JUDGE, INTERRUPTING EU LEGISLATOR ACT RECKLESSLY BUT BE SCEPTICAL ACTING OR BROUGHT ABOUT THROUGH AN INTERVENING AGENCY ACTOR'S ADVANCE REDUCED AFTER HALLUCINOGEN SHOWS UP ACTUARIAL STAT ADD A BIT OF SUPPORT DURI ADD A NEW ARTICLE TO, MAY ADD IMPURITIES TO IN ORDER TO PRODUCE OR MODIFY ITS PROPERTIES ADD JUST BEFORE THE DEADL ADD MORE TURF ADD ONE'S SIGNATURE TO AFTER ANOTHER'S TO ATTEST AUTHENTICITY ADD OR DELETE, SAY ADD SEASONING ADD TO (SOMETHING) ADD ZEST OR FLAVOR TO, MAKE MORE INTERESTING ADDED JUST BEFORE TIME RA ADDITIONAL OLD PAINTINGS MUST BE BROUGHT ROUND ADMISSION TO A GROUP