Letter A 171000–171250

" . . . above this ___ sway": Shak. a sacristy Abbrev. on a school bus sign A two-master: Abbr. Acad. e.g. Acad. or coll. Acad. or sem. Acad. or univ. Acad., for instance Athletic conference member: Abbr. Auburn, e.g.: Abbr. Auburn, for one: Abbr. Austrian coin: Abbr. Award-winning ESPN writer/reporter Jeremy "America's oldest lager beer" At the bottom of the Barents Sea. A chilled soup Amtrak posting: Abbr. Asst.'s responsibility, often A, as in April? Add to the calendar Amtrak posting Appointment secretary's document Adjustment that might affect work hours Actor Maximilian an internal representation of the world A connivance. Act the jezebel an elaborate and systematic plan program design plot to follow Acted the jezebel a planner who draws up a personal scheme of action Anc. Greek road measures. Airy musical piece a fast movement a light-hearted, fast, movement from a larger piece such as a symphony or a sonata A. Sim film Author of "The Maid of Orleans" Amsterdam air hub a small black Belgian canal-boat dog Apollo 7 commander Apollo 7 commander Wally Astronaut Wally Astronaut Wally, the first person to go into space three times Astronaut Walter Astronaut who flew in Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo space missions A division in the church. A division into factions Acrimonious division A slaty rock, easily split. a Chilean flowering plant of the genus Schizanthus, frequently cultivated for its showy orchid-like blooms any microscopic organism of the class Schizomycetes August Wilhelm von ___, leader of German Romanticism awkward or unlucky person whose endeavours usually fail All-male nude seaside resort? Amount of cream cheese Average Joe's relative Average chump Annoying twits Absolute fool An obnoxious person Asshat doing an autumn chore? Austrian pianist Artur Alcoholic drink that's often flavored with fruit Asta in the book "The Thin Man," e.g. Alpine kin to chicken-fried steak Army partner to Hickam Field "... a ten o'clock __" Academic who excels in studies A gentleman and a ___ Academic expert Academic journal reader Academic type a learned person academic learned person Academicians Astute students a preparatory college for those intending to enter Catholic order ANCIENT grammarian who wrote scholia on the classics a scholar who writes explanatory notes on an author Already, in Anhalt An educational institution for children and teenagers A group of artists, philosophers, etc., sharing similar ideas A group of fish A large number of fish. Academy, e.g. Andover is one Any of the Ivies Aquatic collective Aquatic group Academic burst of light? A proverbial giggler a girl attending school act of going to school a building used as a school, esp a rural school Any prude or pedant any person who acts as an educator Anagram of THE CLASSROOMS ... about where to become a sommelier? Anchovies may be found in them Andover and Groton Ashcan, etc. A pair of zones a teacher in a school below the college level Alums' connections Affecting the entire college, say a black variety of garnet rich in titanium dioxide an old polka-like round dance A representative from Colorado Academies: Abbr. Acads. Acads. and univs. Athletic conf. members Athletic conference members: Abbr. Anagram of "butchers." Austrian composer and prolific songwriter "A Charlie Brown Christmas" writer Author of a Plan. Author of a plan for European resources. Attack the slopes "A" as in "about" "A" as in "autumn" "America" begins and ends with this Agenda's beginning or end Ameritrade alternative Author of "How to Be Your Own Stockbroker" Author of the best-selling investment book "You're Fifty — Now What?" a type of black enamel decoration on glass, porcelain etc Abbreviation on many lab course schedules Abbreviation often used before "-fi" A branch of learning: Abbr. A high school dept. Academic department (for short) that's a homophone of one of its subdivisions (for short) Acoustics, e.g.: Abbr. Acoustics, for one: Abbr. Agr., anth., or astr. Anat. or biol. Anat. or biol., for example Anat. or chem. Anat., e.g. Anat., for one Anthropology, for one: Abbr. Any "ology": Abbr. Area of coll. study Area of educ. Art alternative: Abbr. Artillery, e.g.: Abbr. Astr. or biol. Astron., e.g. Astron., for one Astronomy or geology: Abbr. Astronomy or physics: Abbr. ART of shading in drawing A big nerve you've got "A culture of doubt," per Richard Feynman Academic journal with a "Breakthrough of the Year" award Astronomy, e.g. Astronomy, for example ability to produce solutions in some problem domain aquaculture Albert Einstein, e.g. "Ad Astra" genre Alien invasions and futuristic tech, for short A.E. van Vogt's genre Accounts of aliens, e.g. Alien genre Alien genre, briefly Alien's genre Any movie with ETs Arthur C. Clarke's genre Asimov genre Asimov genre, for short Asimov's area Asimov's domain Asimov's genre Asimov's genre, familiarly Asimov's realm (hyph.) Abbreviation for tales set in space or the future Artificial intelligence gone rogue or a time-travel snafu, e.g. Asimov offering Arabian sword "Arabian Nights" weapons. ATOM of truth an instrument which shows scintillations on a screen, used to produce a scintigram a luminescent body present in the cytoplasm of some dinoflagellates an instrument for measuring gamma rays emitted by a radioactive body Ancient city where Homer may have been born. Another name for Chios. Anagram of "sonic" Aristocratic descendant, say any plant that grows best in the shade ANNABELLA Actress Annabella Actress Annabella of "The Sopranos" Annabella of "Jungle Fever" Annabella of "The Sopranos" Ally of Pompey Ancient Roman general known as "The African" ANGLO-SAXON shire Agronomy and metallurgy: Abbr. Anat. and chem. Arts' partner: Abbr. A division between people Art box tool any of the hard chitinous plates that make up the exoskeleton of an arthropod a disease marked by hardening of skin any small area of abnormally hard tissue, esp in a mucous membrane an instrument for measuring the hardness of minerals a large class of proteins found in skeletal and connective tissue affect with sclerosis Abnormal hardening of body tissue abnormal hardening of body tissues any pathological hardening or thickening of tissue a hardened body formed by certain fungi, as by the Claviceps purpurea, which produces ergot Act the cynic Act the cynic, maybe ___ at (mock) Abusive person ancient Greek drinking song any fern with undivided leaves of the genus Scolopendrium, incl hart's tongue A must with high tea. A quick bread Afternoon tea offering Automated floor-washing device a large ladle Aggressive news reporter, at times Aids for dog-walkers Acquire eagerly before others can ANGLO-SAXON poet Ancient bard. Anglo-Saxon bard Accessory for a marksman Aim-improving device Aiming devices Amino alcohol. Anglo-Saxon bards Apply high heat to Assail scathingly A group of twenty. APGAR Accompanying music Accompanying music for a film Achieve, as a success. Arena posting Arrange for orchestra Arrange for the orchestra Arrive home safely? Avoid being shut out A World Series cynosure a large board for displaying the score of a game or match Achieved a goal, perhaps