Letter A 98000–98250

Archaeologist's task? an instrument for measuring variations in gravitational fields ATTRACTION of celestial bodies an instrument for measuring specific gravities Accompaniment to have next? A Civil War shade A whiter shade of black AMERICAN Confederate color/colour Achromatic color Actor Matthew ___ Gubler Actress Erin Age, perhaps Ambiguous, idiomatically Amy's maiden name on "Judging Amy" An achromatic color Anatomist Henry Anatomy book author Henry Anatomy man Aptly named Civil War general Henry Arrangement in __ and Black (portrait of Whistler's mother) Ash, e.g. Ashen, say Author of a famous elegy Author of famous elegy, 1750. ___ area (uncertainty) Ambiguous part Ambiguous point Ambiguous situation Ambiguous territory Aged distinctively Aged, in a way Aging, maybe Ad-man's wear Aging hero Jones, in his latest film? Anatomy author got angry? Ages conspicuously Ages visibly Ages, in a way Asa and Spalding Asa and Thomas Arnold Schwarzenegger's Austrian birthplace Austria city Austria's second largest city Austrian city Austrian city on the eastern edge of the Alps Austrian city where Kepler taught Austrian university town Abrade slightly Ate a little bit here and there Ate in a meadow Ate like sheep AUSTRALIAN sheep farmer AUSTRALIAN stock-farmer Assured: Abbr. Acad. test Accord, in Paris Admission test letters Admissions requirement for some grad schools Advanced deg. hunter's hurdle Advanced degree seeker's test: abbr. An analytical writing section was added to it in Oct. 2002 Aspiring M.A.'s test Aspiring MFA's test Aspiring Ph.D.'s test Aspiring prof's exam Academic test with verbal and quantitative sections Actor's cover-up A kind of monkey. APERTURE FOR A LUBRICANT Aid to get things moving Auto mechanic's lubricant Auto shop supply Auto tuneup job Axle application Axle coating Axle gunk a derogatory word for a person of Latin racial origin a name for various oily American shrubs of the goosefoot family Auto mechanic's device Auto mechanic's gadget Auto mechanic's lubricating device Auto mechanic's lubricator Auto mechanic's tool Auto mechanics' tools Abbey resident in a rock-'n'-roll musical? Auto mechanic, slangily Auto racer's mechanic: Slang. Auto-shop employee a melted tallow or grease used in theatre makeup aid to beauty Andrew Dice Clay's comedic persona Auto mechanic, at times Automobile mechanic. Allocates hush money Auto shop request? "All Creatures ___ and Small" A word for Alexander. Above the crowd. Adjective for Alexander Affirmative 5 letter response Alexander or Gatsby Alexander's adjective Alexander's epithet Alfred the ___ Aunt or uncle's leader? Australia's __ Barrier Reef Awesome or fabulous *Amazing bargain (... letters 3-8) Agreement reached in Philadelphia on June 29, 1787 (with "The") Ad for discounted dowagers? Aykroyd in "Driving Miss Daisy"? Aykroyd, when he's very, very good? A toy it isn't Animal originally used for boar hunting A store clerk may wish you one Awesome window dressing? Another epithet for this puzzle's subject Almost equal to Ali? Antilles Antilles part Area in southern Florida Ali moniker, with "the" Ali superlative Ali's adjective Ali, per Ali Ali, self-referentially Ali, to Ali Ali, to himself America's ___ Pets" Awards ceremony category for stunt doubles? A total blast [8,1] An absolute blast A for Nana? America's so-called Third Coast Arthur and Veronica, to admirers ATM accesses that nobody can guess? Annual V.I.P. in "Peanuts" Attractions near the Nile At a ___ (swiftly). "As a beauty I'm not a ___": Euwer Ancient trade barrier Armor for the leg below the knee. A diving bird Aquatic bird similar to a loon Avian diver Athens funny business? Aegean gull? Athenians, e.g. A: Seven drachmas a day. Q: What's a ___? Ancient Hellenic artifact Artist El __ A style of wrestling Athenians, to Parisians AEGEAN country ALBANIAN neighbor/neighbour Aegean locale Aegean-Ionian divider Alexander's home An old glory Arianna Huffington's birthplace Athens site Athens' country Athens' land Attic locale A cause of corruption A certain vice A selfish desire Acquisitive nature Avaricious impulse Avaricious vice Acquisitive desires. Avaricious desires AFRICAN amulet AFRICAN fetish "Anonymous" source? A mystery, metaphorically ACHAEAN ANAXIMANDER ARISTOTLE Achilles, for one Adonis, for one. Aesop's language Aesop's tongue Agora visitor Ajax, for example Alcaeus Alphabet that gave us the word "alphabet" Anacreon Anagnostakis, Manolis Anaxagoras Ari, for one Aristotle Onassis, e.g. Aristotle or Aristophanes Astronomer Ptolemy, e.g. Athenian, e.g. Athens language Athens native Athens resident Attic, e.g. Ancient Olympic competitor a native or inhabitant of Greece Athenian now a citizen in Athens, Georgia, say Alpha, beta, gamma, etc. Ancient commentators Athens aggregation? Article about a European language? Aristotle irked? ... a Homer-loving grocer swapped spice for ____ Adonis e.g. Apollo, for one Ares or Apollo Aphrodite or Athena Alpha to omega, for example AEOLIANS Ajax and Aristotle Ajax and others Attic natives Attics, for instance Aeschylus et al. *"Antigone," e.g. [aria-label] Dairy aisle food, written in a different language A. F. L. president since 1924. ALEXANDRITE, daytime color/colour of Appropriate way to go today, which can precede the answers to starred clues Area of smooth turf. an area of closely cropped grass surrounding the hole on a golf course Albert/Gabor sitcom Albert/Gabor sitcom set on a farm April rural headline? A U.S. legal-tender note AMERICAN political group AMERICAN political group (1874-88) Arm of Lake Michigan. Army Vietnam group an eel-like food fish ... a room in an environmentally friendly hotel? (2018) any of a genus of woody or herbaceous vines of the lily family Alien's goal Aliens' documents "American Idiot" and "Nimrod" band "American Idiot" band "American Idiot" punk band Act for which both words can precede the word ROOM Actor Lorne Actor or writer Graham Actress Ashley of the "Twilight" series American Revolution general American general (1742–86). Author Graham Author of "A Burnt-Out Case"