Crossword Clues Flashcards

(53 cards)

1
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Team that moved to the American League in 2013 (6)

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Astros

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2
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Seasonal migrant worker from Mexico (7)

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Bracero

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3
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Serape, e.g. (5)

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Shawl

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4
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Native of New Mexico (4)

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Zuni

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5
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Minerals also known as egg stones (7)

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Oolites

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6
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Comedian who said “In America, anyone can become president. That’s the problem.” (6)

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Carlin

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7
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Dutch painter Jan (5)

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Steen

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8
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Indian wedding garb (4)

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Sari

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9
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What the Roman goddess Fortuna controls (4)

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Fate

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10
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Larghissimo, among all musical tempos (7)

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Slowest

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11
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“The Smartest Guys in the Room” company (5)

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Enron

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12
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Goldie Hawn comedy or Leonard Cohen documentary (11)

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Bird on a Wire

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13
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Big publisher of romance novels (4)

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Avon

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14
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Manhattan Project physicist Bruno _____ (5)

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Rossi

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15
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White mushroom (5)

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Enoki

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16
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One of three biblical gifts (5)

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Myrrh

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17
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Vatican diplomat (6)

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Nuncio

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18
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Designer who said “My dream is to save women from nature” (4)

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Dior

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19
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Root words (5)

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Etyma

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20
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Bat for hitting practice fly balls (5)

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Fungo

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21
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New Jersey river or bay (7)

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Raritan

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22
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Herbert of old “Pink Panther” films (3)

23
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Coiner of the term “Oedipus complex” (5)

24
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Cowboys’ rope (6)

25
Prized duck (5)
Eider
26
Bette Midler's "Divine" nickname (5)
Miss M
27
Lace tip (5)
Aglet
28
Lake Volta's land (5)
Ghana
29
Three-star mil. rank (5)
Lt. Gen.
30
Miss _____ (2016 political thriller) (6)
Sloane
31
Italian pistol (7)
Beretta
32
Chopin piece (5)
Waltz / Etude
33
Prefix meaning wine (4)
Oeno
34
Target of an astringent (4)
Acne
35
"The tongue of the mind," per Cervantes (3)
Pen
36
Catherine who married Henry VIII (4)
Parr
37
Young slave girl in "Uncle Tom's Cabin" (5)
Topsy
38
Where one might find Jesus (4)
Rood
39
Prophet who said "The Lord roars from Zion and thunders from Jerusalem" (4)
Amos
40
River through Flanders (4)
Yser
41
Actress Aimée (5)
Anouk
42
Time of valor, in a Winston Churchill speech (10)
Finest Hour
43
Wray of "King Kong" fame (3)
Fay
44
Largest species of the genus Leopardus (6)
Ocelot
45
Part of the eye where vision is sharpest (5)
Fovea
46
Harbor city of NW France (5)
Brest
47
Washington air hub (6)
SeaTac
48
Neighborhood north of the World Trade Center (7)
Tribeca
49
Mesopotamian mother goddess (6)
Ishtar
50
Flat-bottomed boat (4)
Scow
51
Cloud of unpleasant smell or vapor (6)
Miasma
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A long upholstered seat for more than one person, typically with a back and arms. (6)
Settee
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The needle that follows the groove in a vinyl record (6)
Stylus