CrosswordDictionary2024Dec Flashcards
1
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Chess rating system (3)
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ELO
2
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Director Jean-___ Godard (3)
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LUC
3
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Temaki cone (4)
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NORI
4
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Mountain cluster (6)
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MASSIF
5
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“House of the Dragon” actor D’Arcy (4)
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EMMA
6
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Active during the daytime (7)
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DIURNAL
7
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___ Suárez, former prime minister who lends his name to Spain’s largest airport (6)
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ADOLFO
8
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___ metabolism (5)
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BASAL
9
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Godzilla’s studio (4)
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TOHO
10
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Norman Vincent ___, “The Power of Positive Thinking” author (5)
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PEALE
11
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Cloudy, as liquid (6)
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TURBID
12
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Youngest March sister (3)
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AMY
13
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Grand ___ (wine designation) (3)
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CRU
14
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Role for Anne in “The Dark Knight Rises” or Julia in “Veep” (6)
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SELINA
15
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“Ready Player One” star Sheridan (3)
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TYE
16
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Head-to-toe Islamic garment (5)
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BURQA
17
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Nonprofit org. with a Directors Series (3)
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AFI
18
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Swimming (6)
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NATANT
19
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“Bicycle Thieves” director Vittorio De ___ (4)
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SICA
20
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Venetian magistrate of old (4)
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DOGE
21
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Is visibly fearful (6)
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QUAILS
22
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English ___ spaniel (dog breed) (8)
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SPRINGER
23
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Motor in a robot, often (5)
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SERVO
24
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Henry who composed the theme for “The Pink Panther” (7)
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MANCINI
25
World Heritage site in Jordan (5)
PETRA
26
Sally Bowles's flatmate in Chelsea, per a "Cabaret" number (5)
ELSIE
27
Greatcoat fabric (5)
SERGE
28
Babylonian goddess of love (6)
ISHTAR
29
Really chaotic situation (9)
GOATRODEO
30
___ Morales (Spider-Man) (5)
MILES
31
Swing around (4)
SLUE
32
Tobiko, at a sushi bar (3)
ROE
33
Attorney general before Garland (4)
BARR
34
Title princess in a Gilbert and Sullivan opera (3)
IDA
35
Actress Creel of "Saved by the Bell" (6)
LEANNA
36
Keebler’s saltine brand (5)
ZESTA
37
Treated, as acidic soil in a lawn (5)
LIMED
38
Adler in a Sherlock Holmes story (5)
IRENE
39
We, to Louis (4)
NOUS
40
Heart medicine, for short (5)
NITRO
41
Some 1960s protests (5)
BEINS
42
Actor George of “1917” (6)
MACKAY
43
“People” in Choctaw (4)
OKLA
44
Be a pest to (6)
HECTOR
45
Battle of ___ (event in the Mexican-American War) (9)
MONTERREY
46
First Nations people (6)
OJIBWA
47
Spanish city with Moorish architecture (7)
CORDOBA
48
"Eternals" star Gemma (4)
CHAN
49
Debussy’s “Air de ___” (3)
LIA
50
Fit for service (4)
ONEA
51
Loose-fitting Muslim robe (5)
ABAYA
52
Source of bay leaves (6)
LAUREL
53
Handle such as Jane Doe (6)
ANONYM
54
Lollapalooza (4)
LULU
55
"1984" drudge (5)
PROLE
56
Label that first signed the Rolling Stones (5)
DECCA
57
Beauty marks (4)
NEVI
58
Box in many trucks (7)
CBRADIO
59
The ___ faith (unitary religion founded in the nineteenth century) (5)
BAHAI
60
Computer graphics program that handles lighting effects (6)
SHADER
61
Supermodel Cheryl (5)
TIEGS
62
German tank of WWII (6)
PANZER
63
“The Collected Schizophrenias” author ___ Weijun Wang (4)
ESME
64
Central Asian grassland (6)
STEPPE
65
Siberian herding dog (7)
SAMOYED
66
Dien Bien ___, 1954 battle site in Vietnam (3)
PHU
67
Mollusk with an iridescent inner shell (7)
ABALONE
68
Role for Jay Silverheels (5)
TONTO
69
Skye of “Say Anything…” (4)
IONE
70
Cafeteria worker’s hairnet (5)
SNOOD
71
Leader of the Pink Ladies in "Grease" (10)
BETTYRIZZO
72
Blade used in baking (4)
LAME
73
Hockey great Eric (7)
LINDROS
74
Small horse- drawn buggy (8)
STANHOPE
75
“Tell It to MY Heart” singer Taylor (5)
DAYNE
76
Doja Cat's given first name, for which her debut album is named (5)
AMALA
77
2018 Oscar winner for playing Churchill (6)
OLDMAN
78
Gun, in Roaring Twenties lingo (3)
GAT
79
“Inspector ___” (long-running British detective drama) (5)
MORSE
80
Infamous bushranger Kelly (3)
NED
81
Dove known for poetry (4)
RITA
82
Hungarian violinist Leopold (4)
AUER
83
She played a psychiatrist in Hitchcock’s “Spellbound” (13)
INGRIDBERGMAN
84
Nickname original bestowed on Clara Bow (6)
ITGIRL
85
___ Antall, first democratically elected prime minister of Hungary, 1990-1993 (6)
JOZSEF
86
Polynesian drink with psychoactive effects (4)
KAVA
87
McEvoy of cosmetics (5)
TRISH
88
Bow in the movies (5)
CLARA
89
Caesar's first stabber (5)
CASCA
90
Actor who plays Lieutenant Sulu in the rebooted "Star Trek" films (7)
JOHNCHO
91
“The L Word” actress Pam (5)
GREER
92
Gene who was the first golfer to win all four modern majors (7)
SARAZEN
93
“Bang a ___ (Get It On)” (1971 T.Rex hit) (4)
GONG
94
Gillen of “Games of Thrones” (4)
AIDA
95
Jack who hosted "The Morning Show" and "The Tonight Show" (4)
PAAR
96
Gare de ___, Paris railway terminal (4)
LEST
97
Claire of “The Crown” (3)
FOY
98
Alternative magazine name (4)
UTNE
99
Austrian composer Mahler (4)
ALMA
100
Sale of more shares than a company’s charter authorizes (9)
OVERISSUE
101
Hornswoggle (3)
CON
102
___Mari (organization method) (3)
KON
103
Poison ___ (5)
SUMAC
104
Classical poems (6)
EPODES
105
Franz who composed "The Merry Widow" (5)
LEHAR
106
Arabic for "greater" (5)
AKBAR
107
___ Nationalgalerie, modern art museum in Berlin (4)
NEUE
108
Bird that carried off Sinbad (3)
ROC
109
Award-winning journalist Linda (8)
ELLERBEE
110
Zany (6)
MADCAP
111
Jamie of "M*A*S*H" (4)
FARR
112
St. ___ (London neighborhood) (4)
ANNS
113
Best Picture winner that looks like it’s filmed in a single continuous take (7)
BIRDMAN
114
1961 “space chimp” (4)
ENOS
115
Payroll service co. (3)
ADP
116
Dana of TV’s “China Beach” (6)
DELANY
117
Fertilizer compound (6)
POTASH
118
Zhongguo for China or Magyararszag for Hungary (7)
AUTONYM
119
Real-life newsman portrayed by Jason Robards in “All the President’s Men” (10)
BENBRADLEE
120
___ Bill, folk hero who is said to have ridden a tornado like a bucking bronco (5)
PECOS
121
Chinese dog breed, for short (4)
PEKE
122
Lady Liberty : United States :: ___ : United Kingdom (9)
BRITTANIA
123
Siegfried composer Richard (6)
WAGNER
124
International conservation org. (3)
WWF
125
Old World finch (6)
LINNET
126
Wavy fabric pattern (5)
MOIRE
127
Mackenzie of “Halt and Catch Fire” (5)
DAVIS
128
Honoree of a Trafalgar Square column (6)
NELSON
129
Gumshoe (3)
TEC
130
Lipton shelfmate (6)
TETLEY
131
Browbeat (6)
HECTOR
132
“Shark!” Author William (5)
STEIG
133
OId-fashioned "Darn!" (5)
NERTS
134
Classic Big Apple eatery frequency by celebrities (7)
ELAINES
135
More, on a music score (3)
PIU
136
Member of the Golden Horde (5)
TATAR
137
"60 Minutes" journalist Lesley (5)
STAHL
138
Friendly understanding between nations (7)
ENTENTE
139
2020 Pixar film about a family of elves (6)
ONWARD
140
Popular racing game series (5)
FZERO
141
Roger B. ___, justice who infamously authored the Dred Scott decision (1857) (5)
TANEY
142
German industrial valley (4)
RUHR
143
Count ___, a.k.a. Nosferatu (5)
ORLOK
144
Legume popular in West Africa (6)
COWPEA
145
2024 M.L.B. All-Star ___ De La Cruz (4)
ELLY
146
Russian country house (5)
DACHA
147
Samira Wiley's role on "The Handmaid's Tale" (5)
MOIRA
148
Mayberry boy (4)
OPIE
149
“Marty” star Ernest (8)
BORGNINE
150
Anise-flavored Greek aperitif (4)
OUZO
151
Particle accelerator (8)
BETATRON
152
Title ship in a 1951 bestseller (5)
CAINE
153
Angela ___ (Regina King’s character in “Watchmen”) (4)
ABAR
154
“Slumdog Millionaire” actor Anil (6)
KAPOOR
155
Language mistake like “escape goat” for “scapegoat” (7)
EGGCORN
156
Root used in potpourri (5)
ORRIS
157
Licentious man (4)
ROUE
158
Phil ___, QB who won two Super Bowls with the Giants (5)
SIMMS
159
Marsh plant (5)
SEDGE
160
Russian American political journalist Masha (6)
GESSEN
161
Nonsense (6)
BUNKUM
162
Legendary Spanish knight El __ (3)
CID
163
Rival of ancient Sparta (5)
ARGOS
164
Scruff of the neck (4)
NAPE
165
'60s campus activist grp. (3)
SDS
166
Cotton cloth that’s been waterproofed (7)
OILSKIN
167
Complete nonsense, in British slang (10)
CODSWALLOP
168
Comedian Johnson of "Laugh-In" (4)
ARTE
169
Jamie who pitched on eight major-league teams over his 25-year career (5)
MOYER
170
Small fish in the herring family (5)
SPRAT
171
Watery porridge (5)
GRUEL
172
Like Sanskrit (5)
INDIC
173
Livestock feed (6)
SILAGE
174
Bergen's dummy Mortimer (5)
SNERD
175
"Cheers" bartender (3)
SAM
176
Short-billed wader (6)
PLOVER
177
Rock-clinging mollusk (6)
LIMPET
178
Aerospace company that makes rockets for NASA (5)
ASTRA
179
Dr. Zhivago's love (4)
LARA
180
James of “Elf” (4)
CAAN
181
Certain French red wines (6)
MEDOCS
182
Kevin of Shark Tank (6)
OLEARY
183
Coarse salt in French cuisine (7)
SELGRIS
184
Kay ___, old-time bandleader (5)
KYSER
185
2000 #1 Radiohead album (4)
KIDA
186
Hand gesture of greeting or parting (5)
SHAKA
187
Antarctic penguin (6)
ADELIE
188
Certain tech exec (3)
CIO
189
Male turkey (3)
TOM
190
Heidi Klum's model daughter (4)
LENI
191
California’s San ___ Valley (5)
RAMON
192
French composer who influenced Ravel and Debussy (5)
SATIE
193
Fin beneath a surfboard (4)
SKEG
194
Jargons (6)
ARGOTS
195
Texas’ Laguna (5)
MADRE
196
“If I Can’t Have You” singer Yvonne (7)
ELLIMAN
197
___ Drogo, "Game of Thrones" role for Jason Momoa (4)
KHAL
198
Japanese electronics brand (4)
AIWA
199
Smack (4)
BUSS
200
Adjusted the spacing of, as between letters (6)
KERNED
201
Crane (5)
DAVIT
202
Stalin protégé depicted by Michael Palin in 2017’s “The Death of Stalin” (7)
MOLOTOV
203
Dorothea who documented the Great Depression (5)
LANGE
204
Jenkins known as "The First Lady of Children's Music" (4)
ELLA
205
Actress Ferris (3)
PAM
206
Stinky ___, "Toy Story 2" antagonist (4)
PETE
207
Tots, in Tijuana (5)
NENES
208
Imbibe (4)
TOPE
209
Liquid ___ (gluten-free soy sauce substitute) (6)
AMINOS
210
Treat with snooty disdain (7)
HIGHHAT
211
Kith’s partner (3)
KIN
212
Damage with a bradawl (5)
GOUGE
213
Cowardly Lion portrayer (4)
LAHR
214
“Master Melvin” of baseball (3)
OTT
215
Physics phenomenon exemplified by a vibrating violin string (12)
STANDINGWAVE
216
Novelist Ferber (4)
EDNA
217
Sacrificial chess tactic (6)
GAMBIT
218
Aviation company that built the RAF’s World War I Camel biplane (7)
SOPWITH
219
Hill who wrote the memoir “Speaking Truth to Power” (5)
ANITA
220
Healing figures in D&D (7)
CLERICS
221
Winglike (4)
ALAR
222
Butterfly, e.g. (5)
IMAGO
223
Funnyman Foxx (4)
REDD
224
Whale constellation (5)
CETUS
225
Leaves’ central veins (7)
MIDRIBS
226
Highest-ranking Asian American politician before Harris (6)
INOUYE
227
Plunder, archaically (5)
REAVE
228
Reddish-purple shade (7)
CARMINE
229
Language family of the Pacific Northwest (6)
SALISH
230
19th century author of “poor boy makes good” tales (5)
ALGER
231
"The Maltese Falcon" actress Mary (5)
ASTOR
232
“Feminasty” author Gibson (4)
ERIN
