CrosswordDictionary2024Sep Flashcards

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Singer Eydie (5)

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GORME

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Ship officers in charge of deck crews (6)

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BOSUNS

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People paid to plug products (6)

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SHILLS

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Tallies (6)

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TOTSUP

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5
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1970s pitcher Fingers with an epic mustache (6)

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ROLLIE

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Daughter of King David (5)

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TAMAR

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Movie with saloons and gunfights (5)

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OATER

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Lines at self-checkout? (3)

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UPC

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Titular character of a 2011 animated film (5)

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RANGO

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The L word co-creator Chaiken (5)

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ILENE

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Chess great who is now a political commentator and human rights activist (8)

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KASPAROV

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12
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Pam who played both Foxy Brown and Jackie Brown (5)

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GRIER

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13
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Akins or Miller of country music (5)

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RHETT

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Title character of The Highlander film series: 2 wds. (13)

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CONNORMACLEOD

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15
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Composer Morricone (5)

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ENNIO

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16
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French fabric with a floral print, often (5)

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TOILE

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17
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Amphetamines, in slang (8)

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GREENIES

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18
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Prescription insomnia medicine (7)

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LUNESTA

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Rider of a donkey named Dapple, in literature: 2 wds. (11)

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SANCHOPANZA

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20
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Moor (5)

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HEATH

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21
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French author of The Red and the Black (8)

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STENDAHL

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Punishment for a troll, perhaps: 2 wds. (9)

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SHADOWBAN

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Frozen Italian dessert (7)

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TORTONI

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The Barber of Seville composer (7)

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ROSSINI

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25
Fabric whose name is French for “caterpillar” (8)
CHENILLE
26
H.I.V./AIDS activist Hydeia (9)
BROADBENT
27
God of war (4)
OGUN
28
Layered flatbread (7)
PARATHA
29
Tom ___ (Robert Duvall’s role in “The Godfather”) (5)
HAGEN
30
Truckers with handles (5)
CBERS
31
Entertainment org. for troops (3)
USO
32
Snoopy's aviating nemesis (8)
REDBARON
33
George who invented a logic system (5)
BOOLE
34
Early online forum (6)
USENET
35
Ward of "The Fugitive" and "Gone Girl" (3)
ADA
36
 Legendary pro wrestler Flair (3)
RIC
37
Wearing frumpy clothes (5)
DOWDY
38
"The Amazing Race" host Keoghan (4)
PHIL
39
Icelandic poet Sturluson (6)
SNORRI
40
Scottie in the White House in the 1940s (4)
FALA
41
Longtime senator Hatch (5)
ORRIN
42
AIDS researcher who was Time's 1996 Man of the Year (7)
DAVIDHO
43
Greek moon goddess (6)
SELENE
44
Gary Ewing’s ex-wife on Dallas, played by Joan Van Ark (6)
VALENE
45
__ acid (soap making ingredient) (5)
OLEIC
46
Miranda who was nominated for an Oscar for playing Viv in Tom & Viv (9) 
RICHARDSON
47
Hud costar Patricia (4)
NEAL
48
Songbirds of the bunting family (7)
TOWHEES
49
OMG or RFK, say (3)
TLA
50
Writer Waugh (4)
ALEC
51
Gilbert of “The Conners” (4)
SARA
52
Composer Webern (5)
ANTON
53
“The Love Boat” bartender (5)
ISAAC
54
Haines of “The View” (4)
SARA
55
Richard of “When Worlds Collide” (4)
DERR
56
Dee of Twister Sister (6)
SNIDER
57
Rudder attachment (6)
TILLER
58
Hall-of-Fame running back Jerome (6)
BETTIS
59
Dadaist Duchamp (6)
MARCEL
60
Residents of a holt (6)
OTTERS
61
Twelfth Night duke (6)
ORSINO
62
Belches, informally (6)
ERUCTS
63
Ready to fire, as an arrow (6)
NOCKED
64
Broken-down horse (6)
OLDNAG
65
Actor Malcolm-Jamal (6)
WARNER
66
Valley of the Dolls author Jacqueline (6)
SUSANN
67
XKCD cartoonist Randall (6)
MUNROE
68
Filmmaker Luis (6)
BUNUEL
69
Swelling of the thyroid (6)
GOITER
70
“The Beekeeper” actress Phylicia (6)
RASHAD
71
1992 Kentucky Derby winner named for his alien-like looks (7)
LILETEE
72
Colorado town whose name is related to the Spanish for “cottonwood” (7)
ALAMOSA
73
Chelsea of “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” (7)
PERETTI
74
Superman actor Beatty (3)
NED
75
Pennsylvania Dutch pie (7)
SHOOFLY
76
"A Wrinkle in Time" actor Michael (4)
PENA
77
"Delta Dawn" country singer (11)
TANYATUCKER
78
Purnell who stars as Lucy on “Fallout” (4)
ELLA
79
___ the Destroyer (alliterative “Guardians of the Galaxy” character played by Dave Bautista) (4)
DRAX
80
Composer Bowers who co-directed the Academy Award-winning 2023 short “The Last Repair Shop” (4)
KRIS
81
Jazz musician who helmed the Arkestra (5)
SUNRA
82
Military leader who helped capture Detroit in 1812 (8)
TECUMSEH
83
Manufacturing giant originally known as the Pittsburgh Reduction Company (5)
ALCOA
84
Tucker who played drums for the Velvet Underground (3)
MOE
85
Lopez of "The Dirty Dozen" (5)
TRINI
86
Shaving brand (4)
AFTA
87
Baum princess (4)
OZMA
88
Critic Gene (6)
SHALIT
89
Mil. awards (4)
DSMS
90
Elevator tracks? (5)
MUZAK
91
Prizefighter Max (4)
BAER
92
Scottish tyke (5)
BAIRN
93
Phone service outfit (5)
TELCO
94
Epoch when the land bridge between Britain and Greenland disappeared (6)
EOCENE
95
River through Glasgow (5)
CLYDE
96
Regular (7)
HABITUE
97
Presence on many eighties and nineties covers (5)
FABIO
98
___ de cambio (exchange rate, in Spanish) (4)
TIPO
99
Lumber that yields colored substances (7)
DYEWOOD
100
Martinican psychiatrist and thinker who’s the subject of the 2024 book “The Rebel’s Clinic” (5)
FANON
101
Many Renaissance thinkers (9)
POLYMATHS
102
Sister label of Volt Records (4)
STAX
103
Temper (6)
ANNEAL
104
Actress Weaving of 2022's "Babylon" (6)
SAMARA
105
Highly rated French vineyards (4)
CRUS
106
Musical character who sings "Just You Wait" (5)
ELIZA
107
___-deux (5)
ENTRE
108
___ Air (carrier to Taiwan) (3)
EVA
109
Mother of Perseus (5)
DANAE
110
"The Clan of the Cave Bear" heroine (4)
AYLA
111
Sebastian the ___, University of Miami mascot (4)
IBIS
112
Kristin ___, first woman to win six gold medals at a single Olympic games (4)
OTTO
113
Dismissive cry (3)
FEH
114
Plant also known as coffeeweed (7)
CHICORY
115
Val Kilmer's "Top Gun" role (6)
ICEMAN
116
1990 civil rights law, briefly (3)
ADA
117
__ pump (4)
SUMP
118
Lew of "Dr. Kildare" films (5)
AYRES
119
Entertainment org. for troops (3)
USO
120
Greek summit (4)
OSSA
121
City with a cathedral known as “the ship of the Fens” (3)
ELY
122
German actor Buchholz of “The Magnificent Seven” (5)
HORST
123
Hair gel brand popular in the ‘80s (3)
DEP
124
California’s Point ___ Peninsula (5)
REYES
125
CNN chief domestic correspondent Jim (6)
ACOSTA
126
Bit of military mental deception (5)
PSYOP
127
Video game whose premier tournament had a $40 million prize pool in 2021, familiarly (4)
DOTA
128
South Asian dumplings (5)
MOMOS
129
Former “SNL” “Weekend Update” host Kevin (6)
NEALON
130
Mary of “The Maltese Falcon” (5)
ASTOR
131
1950s Korean president Syngman (4)
RHEE
132
Former Nebraska senator Ben (5)
SASSE
133
Walk unsteadily, like an old man (6)
DODDER
134
Hagar the Horrible’s wife (5)
HELGA
135
Currier’s partner in lithography (4)
IVES
136
Sentimental tunes heard in cabarets (10)
TORCHSONGS
137
___ torte (Austrian cake) (6)
SACHER
138
Simon ___ (“Uncle Tom’s Cabin” villain) (6)
LEGREE
139
Brightest star in Aquila (6)
ALTAIR
140
Pam who played Mindy in “Mork & Mindy” (6)
DAUBER
141
Musician Beck’s last name (6)
HANSEN
142
Herds of whales (4)
GAMS
143
Owner of the Millennium Falcon before Han (5)
LANDO
144
George Constanza’s mother on “Seinfeld” (7)
ESTELLE
145
French director Rohmer (4)
ERIC
146
___ mater (brain cover) (4)
DURA
147
Comic actor Barinholtz (3)
IKE
148
Soccer goalie Guillermo (5)
OCHOA
149
Classic record label (3)
EMI
150
Seafaring Tasman (4)
ABEL
151
Burstyn or Barkin (5)
ELLEN
152
Vardalos of “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” (3)
NIA
153
Hyper-masculine (6)
VIRILE
154
Shriver who founded the Special Olympics (6)
EUNICE
155
Raipur ruler (4)
RANI
156
Former Brazilian airline (5)
VARIG
157
Worked (up) (3)
HET
158
Comic Marc (5)
MARON
159
“Fly the friendly skies” corp (3)
UAL
160
199 Kevin Kline movie (4)
DAVE
161
Sylvester’s “Rocky” co-star (5)
TALIA
162
Racer Yarbrough (4)
CALE
163
Mark over a short vowel (5)
BREVE
164
Iowa senator Ernst (4)
JONI
165
Former NFL running back Foster (5)
ARIAN
166
Light name (5)
KLIEG
167
Horvath of “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” (3)
EMA
168
Hebrew month (4)
ELUL
169
Tierney of “NewsRadio” (5)
MAURA
170
___ Prize (prestigious award in mathematics) (4)
ABEL
171
Three-time Best Director Oscar winner in the 1930s (5)
CAPRA
172
Where Churchill, Stalin and Truman met in 1945 (7)
POSTDAM
173
Mulligan of 2022’s “She Said” (5)
CAREY
174
Miles Archer’s partner in a 1930 detective novel (8)
SAMSPADE
175
“Toys in the Attic” playwright Hellman (7)
LILLIAN
176
Scopes trial lawyer (6)
DARROW
177
Cheryl of “Charlie’s Angels” (4)
LADD
178
Another word for “Latvians” (5)
LETTS
179
“The Bad News Bears” actress Tatum (5)
ONEAL
180
Boisterous creation of comedian Barry Humpheries (8)
DAMEEDNA
181
Soldier’s temporary lodging (6)
BILLET
182
Rank above staff sergeant, in Marine slang (5)
GUNNY
183
“The English Patient” nurse (4)
HANA
184
Miss ___ (stylish mouse of Disney’s “The Rescuers”) (6)
BIANCA
185
Weighted cords used for catching game (5)
BOLAS
186
___ fish (Passover appetizer) (7)
GEFILTE
187
Spacecraft name since the 1960s (5)
SOYUZ
188
Moon lander acronym (3)
LEM
189
Horse-drawn carriage (4)
SHAY
190
Equine hybrid with striped legs (6)
ZEDONK
191
Agcy. that helps start-ups (3)
SBA
192
Roman goddess of childbirth (5)
DIANA
193
Hindu gentleman (4)
BABU
194
Crimean town in 1945 headlines (5)
YALTA
195
Pain ___ (French toast, in French) (5)
PERDU
196
Mountain grouping (6)
MASSIF
197
Painter Rousseau (5)
HENRI
198
Political analyst Walter (3)
AMY
199
Vacation isle in the Ionian Sea (5)
CORFU
200
"Assumption of the Virgin" painter (6)
TITIAN
201
John who explored the Northwest Passage (3)
RAE
202
Flowing movement between yoga poses (7)
VINYASA
203
Deceptive argument (7)
SOPHISM
204
Wash (4)
LAVE
205
“Here Comes the Hotstepper” artist Kamoze (3)
INI
206
CNN journalist Robertson (3)
NIC
207
Line with a constant bearing, in navigation (5)
RHUMB
208
Andrea ___ (ship that sank in 1956) (5)
DORIA
209
Electric Light Orchestra drummer Bevan (3)
BEV
210
___ Vep (film character whose name anagrams to “vampire”) (4)
IRMA
211
Protagonist of Toni Morrison’s “Beloved” (5)
SETHE
212
New Mexico's ___ National Forest (4)
GILA
213
Parks whose cookbook "BraveTart" won the James Beard Award (6)
STELLA
214
Usually dry streambeds (7)
ARROYOS
215
Whoopi's Oscar-winning role in "Ghost" (6)
ODAMAE
216
Lazarus with a sonnet on the Statue of Liberty (4)
EMMA
217
Obsessive fan of anime or video games, from the Japanese (5)
OTAKU
218
Legal writer Mystal (4)
ELIE
219
Comic Gillis (5)
SHANE
220
"Old ___," country standard performed by Johnny Cash and Elvis Presley (4)
SHEP
221
Griswold of the "National Lampoon's Vacation" films (5)
CLARK
222
Watch rim (5)
BEZEL
223
Actor Stoltz (4)
ERIC
224
Roam (about) (3)
GAD
225
Sea eagle (4)
ERNE
226
Hopping African primate (8)
BUSHBABY
227
"Killing Eve" actress Fiona (4)
SHAW
228
"Barbie" co-writer Baumbach (4)
NOAH
229
___ and salt fish (5)
ACKEE
230
Labor leader Jimmy (5)
HOFFA
231
Historian Eric who wrote “Reconstruction: America’s Unfinished Revolution, 1863-1877” (5)
FONER