Letter A 205750–206000

A kind of bone A shooting star supposedly grants one A stargazer may make one Action before blowing out the candles Ask a star? A forked bone between the neck and breast of a bird Acted after a coin toss, maybe Autobiographical book by Carrie Fisher Action when seeing a shooting star Appointed time to hope for things? Alternative to throwing a coin into a fountain All the things you want Aids for shoppers who are clueless at giving what people want ... and a hint to this puzzle's theme "A world I did not ___ enter": Hardy A little hay. Anything small or slight. a small person Archaic verb meaning "knew" Author Owen. Author of "The Virginian" A shade of violet. "___ and wisdom are like the seven stars, seldom seen together": Thomas Fuller A lively person may have a sparkling one A pun is said to be the lowest form of this Ability to amuse Ability to banter Ability to say clever things Ad-libber's asset Algonquin Round Table member, e.g. Amusing quality Apt humor Aptitude for wordplay Art Buchwald's sine qua non Asset for a funny ad-libber Attic appendage Attic salt. ___ and wisdom a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter Anglo-Saxon assembly that met to counsel the king Anglo-Saxon king's council. Anglo-Saxon parliament ANGLO-SAXON wise men Alluring woman: Colloq. Agreement in "Macbeth"? AUSTRALIAN Aboriginal grub, edible a N. American grass common on cultivated land *Astringent lotion Astringent alcoholic solution Astringent used in skin care an early English national council a S. African evergreen tree with edible roots used as a coffee substitute when roasted "Abide ___ Me" "Abide ___ Me," noted hymn "Also starring..." -- a vengeance A "GWTW" W Accessorizing At one's side Attended by. ___ all due respect ". . . __ and a button nose . . ." Attachment to where A hard-working coal miner ___ Area below a horse's neck Agreement for an amount to be taken from one's salary? Activity for a black-marketeer? At the heart Affordable or manageable in terms of price Able to pick things up Armed as Cupid might be All agreeing. Always, to a cowboy? "As God is my ___ . . ." affiant "Arizona Raiders" director William Algonquin Round Table members All one's marbles? At ___ end (flummoxed) At ___ end (perplexed) At one's ___ end Alicia of "Urban Legend," 1998 Aware of the full facts of the situation Apt surnames for some Germans whom it's good to keep about you? Able to come back quickly Adjective for Oscar Wilde Amusing, droll Amusingly clever Adept expert Andy Travis was its fictional program director Abbr. for calendar segments often tracked in schedules A qtr.'s baker's dozen Angular dist. Acronym encompassing the Sapphic community Acronym-y Pearl Jam song Acronym used in the lead-up to the Iraq War acronym: Weapon of Mass Destruction Alleged Iraqi arsenal, for short acronym: Weapons of Mass Destruction A'ja Wilson's org. Atlanta Dream's org. Annual (excluding Summer Olympic years) American pro sporting event since 1999 A'ja Wilson, three times over(!) Air current: Abbr. Asheville-to-Knoxville dir. any of several herbs of the genus Isatis AUSTRALIAN Aboriginal carpet-shark AUSTRALIAN carpet-shark Australian shark with brown-and-white skin Apt to fall over a member of the Industrial Workers of the World "A Prairie Home Companion" lake "Author! Author!" autobiographer Author of "Carry On, Jeeves" and "Psmith in the City" Anglo-Saxon god. Anglo-Saxon name for the chief Norse god. "Ah, me!" cause "Ah, me!" feeling "Alas!" prompter Abject sorrow Apt closing rhyme with "Romeo" AWAY, SORROW! Afflictions and troubles A person who is not a white Artist and AIDS activist David who wrote, "WHEN I WAS TOLD THAT I'D CONTRACTED THIS VIRUS IT DIDN'T TAKE ME LONG TO REALIZE THAT I'D CONTRACTED A DISEASED SOCIETY AS WELL" Asian frying pan Asian pan Asian vessel ___ and Roll (restaurant in D.C.'s Chinatown) Active against racial injustice, in slang Alert to prejudice Answered an alarm Arose from slumber. Aware of systems of racial injustice, e.g. Aware, in a modern way Aware, socially and politically Asian cookers Asian cooking pans Asian cookware Asian pans Asian vessels An upland plain. Airedale's ancient ancestor Alarmist's cry, in a fable Animal on the Pawnee Nation flag Animal superimposed onto a moon on a **SUPER COOL** T-shirt, perhaps Animal that howls at the moon Animal that's "ma'iingan" in Ojibwe Admiring whistle. "A Man in Full" author "A Man in Full" novelist Author Tom or Thomas Author of "The Right Stuff" Author of the 1968 work named in the circled letters (reading clockwise) Ate in a hurry. Ate ravenously, with "down" Ate, in a way. Author Thomas blows a tune? Author Tobias Author/media observer Michael A first for Mozart? "Ave, verum corpus" composer Author of the cookbook "Live, Love, Eat!" A ___ sheep's clothing Author of "Have Mercy!: Confessions of the Original Rock 'N' Roll Animal" Arachnid that can't howl Alternative to "Hubba-hubba!" a white or greyish mineral typically found in metamorphic limestone Accept the embarrassment Adviser to Henry VIII AMERICAN glutton Ann Arbor athletes "Across 110th Street" singer Bobby "A ___ Is a Sometime Thing": 1935 "A ___ Is a Sometime Thing." "Ain't I a ___?" (Sojourner Truth speech) ... and in "The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone" A "dish for the gods." A "sometime thing." Adult female Adult human female Almighty's "second mistake," per Nietzsche Any Barnard College student Any Bryn Mawr graduate Any LPGA member Any Mount Holyoke grad Any Smith student Ariana Grande's "God Is a ___" Adult female human Administer or conduct? A little over half the world all women considered as a group "A ___ Face" (Joan Crawford film) "A ___ place is in the House and Senate" (bumper sticker slogan) "A ___ place is in the House, and in the Senate" (bumper sticker) "A ___ work is never done" Advocate of a reform won in 1920 Area of development AUSTRALIAN badger AUSTRALIAN burrowing animal AUSTRALIAN nocturnal forager Aussie Info Aussie burrower Australian burrower Australian burrowing marsupial Australian marsupials that I legitimately thought could fly until this very moment Areas for development ... about obstetrics? About 98 degrees Fahrenheit? A dozen state governors, as of August 2025 About 20% of Congress About 24% of the U.S. Congress About 28% of the 2024 U.S. Congress About 57% of American college students All Bryn Mawr grads All hosts of "The View" All of the Bangles' members All of the cohosts on "The View" All performers at Lilith Fair Alumnae, by definition Alumnae, e.g. Amendment XIX beneficiaries American majority Australians call them "sheilas" Aussie throwing-stick AUSTRALIAN Aboriginal spear AUSTRALIAN spear August 26th, per a congressional designation celebrating the adoption of the 19th Amendment Advanced in the playoffs Advanced, say antonym of lost *Amazing facial hair? Awe-inspiring source of dietary fiber? Adjective for Willie Mays "Allison", "Allison who?", "Allison __" a place or scene of great or strange beauty or wonder an imaginary place of delicate beauty or magical charm an imaginary realm of marvels or wonders A state of awed admiration a state of awe, admiration or respect Ancient septet Asks "What if?" "Ali ___: Hard Knock Wife" *Anna May ___, first Chinese American Hollywood movie star Actor B. D. of "Law & Order: S.V.U." Actor B.D. of "Law & Order: SVU" Actor B.D. of "Oz" Actress Anna May Actress in "Java Head": 1934 Ali of "Always Be My Maybe" Anna May ___, Hollywood's first Chinese American film celebrity