Letter A 165250–165500

Auspicious, as time At an auspicious time Achieve peak flavor Achieve peak juiciness Age on a vine Age on the vine Age on the vine, maybe Age or cure Age, as cheese Approach harvestability Approach peak flavor Approach perfection Attain maturity Attain the right flavor Aged on a tree Approached peak flavor Agent of maturation Aging agent Aging-aiding agents acquiring desirable qualities by being left undisturbed for some time Ages, as cheese Ages, like fruit Approaches harvest Approaches maturity Approaches perfection Attains maturity Advanced years attained Almost ready for plucking. At maximal maturity At the highest development At the peak of development At the peak of edibility At the peak of maturity At the peak of maturity, as an apple All-Century Team shortstop "Alien" heroine Author of the "GWTW" sequel Awful deal Attack impatiently A quick thrust with sword or word. An answering sally. Aramis' counter-thrust. Australian slang: great, excellent, bonzer archaic word for fish seller A less grand rapid A small wave on water Attackeds, with "into" Attacks verbally (with "into") Attacks, as a wrapped gift *Ashtray Actor married to Geraldine Page Actor with near-synonymous first and last names Actor takes Hitchcock thriller A real sleeper? Anyone very much behind the times. "Anti" artist's nickname Artist with the album "Anti," to fans Anglo-Indian troop Art college in Providence, for short Arts college that offers a dual degree with Brown University, for short AUSTRALIAN zinc mining region "All __" (court call) "All ___!" (bailiff's command) "All ___!" (bailiff's order) "All ___!" (court command) "All ___!" (court cry) "All ___!" (court exclamation) "All ___!" (court phrase) "All ___!" (courtroom phrase) "All ___!" (cry in court) "All ___" (court order) "All ___" (courtroom instruction) "All ___" (legal drama) "And Still I _____" (Maya Angelou poem) "___ and shine!" A piece of high ground. Acknowledge the bride Acknowledge the judge Acknowledge the judge's arrival Advance through the ranks All ___ (bailiff's directive) Anagram for sire Anticipate the anthem Appear above the horizon Await an anthem Another morning exhortation Advanced in grade. Ascended to a higher level Anagram for serin Anagram for siren Ascended, as from a grave Ascended, as from the grave Awake and about Ancient city's increase in prosperity? A choir may stand on it A vertical stair Aid for a large-group photo Alarm heeder An early one is healthy, wealthy. etc. Approach to a landing? Alarm heeders Acts yeasty? Advances in rank Angry reactions Answers the call, maybe Ascents Attains a higher status Attains status An aviator ... Advice for a shy elector Advice to a seated M.P. A complete joke! Ascendant, like four words in this puzzle advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status Angry rant that picks up steam? Actuarial factor Actuary's calculation Actuary's computation Actuary's specialty Adventurer's delight Applicant for insurance. Arb's concern At ____: imperiled Actuarial data Alliterative figure that might help with decisionmaking Actuarial calculations Actuary's calculations Adherent to the motto "Fortune favors the bold" Amount of danger or loss one is willing to accept A venture capitalist replied ... A venture capitalist said . . . A laugh: Lat. Abbr. in music Abbr. on a slowing passage Accel.'s opposite, in music Accelerando's opp. Abbreviation for a visual arts-focused institute in Rochester "Adolescence-II" poet Dove "All Time High" Coolidge "America's Next Top Model" host Ora "American Smooth" poet Dove A Hayworth for one A lovely meter maid Acting legend Moreno Actress Gam Actress Hayworth or Moreno Actress Hayworth or Wilson Actress Moreno Actress Moreno or Hayworth Actress Moreno who was on "The Electric Company" Actress Tushingham Actress Wilson of "Sleepless in Seattle" Adam ___ ( former Argos coach) An ex of Orson Annual romance writer's award Apt name for a bartender? Author __ Mae Brown Actress in "Klute" [leg] ADD aid ADHD medication ADHD treatment Adderall alternative Actress Gam and namesakes. Actress Gam and others. Actress Tushingham and others Actresses Hayworth and Moreno Actresses Hayworth and Wilson Awards for romances Awards presented by the Romance Writers of America "Aladdin" (2019) director, Guy ___ A division of churches. A practice that can't be wrong? A solemn observance. A solemnity. Ablution or baptism Ablution, e.g. Act of liturgy Altar activity Altar event Altar event, for example Altar happening Anglican, for one Any formal ceremony Any sacrament Any sacramental Any solemn ceremony Apse event ___ Aid, Rx dispenser Acts of worship ___ Alto, high Colorado mt., 12,989 feet. Aïda's first aria a short instrumental passage in a vocal work Actor Jason on Netflix's "Raising Dion" Actor Jason, son of John Actor John of "Problem Child" Austrian knight. A set ceremony. As part of a ceremony Al Harry or Jimmy assume a superior air or make an ostentatious display Alternatives to Triscuits "America's All-Time Favorite Italian Wine" Abbreviated watercourse in geography Amazon or Nile: Abbr. Amazon or Ohio: Abbr. Actress Maria. A Hatfield vis-à-vis a McCoy ABC, to CBS Alamo, to Avis Alfredo, to Baron Douphol Alternative beau Amazon, to Barnes & Noble Angle of the eternal triangle. Another suitor Another suitor, to you Arch competitor Arch contender Archcompetitor Ardent competitor Auburn, to Alabama Avid competitor Army versus Navy, e.g. Absolute and Acres. Acres and Absolute. Apple and Google, e.g. Arsenal and Tottenham, e.g. "A _____ Runs Through It" Maclean "And into the ___ we'd dive" Bruce *Actor Phoenix A place for traffic ADIGE According to a Joni Mitchell song, it's what "I wish I had" that "I could skate away on" Amazon or Danube Amur Anacostia Angara Apure Aquatic spot for a hippo Araguaya Argun Arkansas or Missouri Aroostook Aruwimi Asset of many a major city a large natural stream of water amazon or nile apa Artist Diego Artist inspired by Cézanne Artist with whom an exiled Leon Trotsky once lived