Monday, September 1, 2025

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• acacia6

  acacia

  noun — A shrub or tree of the tribe Acacieae.

  noun — (history) A roll or bag, filled with dust, borne by Byzantine emperors, as a memento of mortality. It is represented on medals.

  noun — The thickened or dried juice of several species in Acacieae, in particular Vachellia nilotica (syn. Acacia nilotica), the Egyptian acacia.

  noun — A false acacia; robinia tree, Robinia pseudoacacia.

  noun — Gum arabic; gum acacia.

  noun — Any of several related trees, such as the locust tree.

  Appeared in 25 recorded puzzles.

• acai1

  acai

  noun — The fruit of these trees, harvested for its juice.

  noun — Any of several South American palms, of the genus Euterpe, having a dark purple drupe.

  Appeared in 25 recorded puzzles.

• accent6

  accent

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  Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

• acetate7

  acetate

  noun — Any salt or ester of acetic acid.

  noun — Cellulose acetate.

  noun — A transparent sheet used for overlays.

  noun — Ellipsis of acetate disc: a disc of aluminium covered in a wax used to make demonstration copies of a phonograph record.

  Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.

• acetic6

  acetic

  adjective — Of, pertaining to, or producing vinegar

  adjective — Of or pertaining to acetic acid or its derivatives

  Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

• acne1

  acne

  noun — A skin condition, usually of the face, that is common in adolescents. It is characterised by red pimples, and is caused by the inflammation of sebaceous glands through bacterial infection.

  noun — A pattern of blemishes in an area of skin resulting from the skin condition.

  Appeared in 13 recorded puzzles.

• ancient7

  ancient

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  Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

• antic5

  antic

  noun — A grotesque representation of a figure; a gargoyle.

  verb — To perform antics, caper.

  adjective — Playful, funny, absurd

  adjective — Having existed in ancient times, descended from antiquity; used especially in reference to Greece and Rome.

  noun — A pose, often exaggerated, in anticipation of an action; for example, a brief squat before jumping

  noun — A caricature.

  Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.

• attic5

  attic

  noun — The space, often unfinished and with sloped walls, directly below the roof in the uppermost part of a house or other building, generally used for storage or habitation.

  Appeared in 19 recorded puzzles.

• cacti5

  cacti

  noun — Any member of the family Cactaceae, a family of flowering New World succulent plants suited to a hot, semi-desert climate.

  noun — Any succulent plant with a thick fleshy stem bearing spines but no leaves, such as euphorbs.

  Appeared in 19 recorded puzzles.

• cancan6

  cancan

  noun — A high-kicking chorus line dance originating in France.

  verb — To dance the cancan.

  noun — (motocross) A trick where one leg is brought over the seat, so that both legs are on one side.

  Appeared in 23 recorded puzzles.

• cane1

  cane

  noun — A plant with simple stems, like bamboo or sugar cane, or the stem thereof

  noun — The stem of such a plant adapted for use as a tool

  verb — To strike or beat with a cane or similar implement

  noun — A rod-shaped tool or device, somewhat like a cane

  noun — Split rattan, as used in wickerwork, basketry and the like

  verb — To make or furnish with cane or rattan.

  Appeared in 13 recorded puzzles.

• canine6

  canine

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  Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

• canna5

  canna

  noun — Any member of the genus Canna of tropical plants with large leaves and often showy flowers.

  noun — A measure of length in Italy, varying from six to seven feet.

  Appeared in 23 recorded puzzles.

• canny5

  canny

  adjective — Careful, prudent, cautious.

  adverb — Very, considerably; quite, rather.

  adjective — (especially of sound) Sounding as if it is coming through a tin can.

  adjective — Knowing, shrewd, astute.

  adjective — Frugal, thrifty.

  adjective — Pleasant, fair, favorable or agreeable to deal with.

  Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

• cant1

  cant

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  Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.

• cantata7

  cantata

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  Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.

• canteen7

  canteen

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  Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

• cantina7

  cantina

  noun — A drinking establishment, often specifically of the type found in Latin America.

  noun — Abbreviated form of cantina truck, cantina wagon or cantina trailer

  Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.

• catty5

  catty

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  Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

• cayenne7

  cayenne

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  Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

• cent1

  cent

  noun — (money) A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the main unit of currency in many countries. Symbol: ¢.

  noun — The point in the interior of a circle that is equidistant from all points on the circumference.

  noun — A centigrade temperature scale having the freezing point of water defined as 0° and its boiling point defined as 100° at standard atmospheric pressure. Known as the Celsius scale since 1948.

  noun — (Sanskrit and other Indian philology) satakam, set of one hundred verses connected by the same metre or topic

  noun — A period of 100 consecutive years; often specifically a numbered period with conventional start and end dates, e.g., the twentieth century, which stretches from (strictly) 1901 through 2000, or (informally) 1900 through 1999. The first century AD was from 1 to 100.

  noun — A small sum of money.

  Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.

• cetacean8

  cetacean

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  Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

• cite1

  cite

  verb — To quote; to repeat, as a passage from a book, or the words of another.

  noun — A citation

  verb — To list the source(s) from which one took information, words or literary or verbal context.

  verb — To summon officially or authoritatively to appear in court.

  Appeared in 14 recorded puzzles.

• city1

  city

  noun — A large settlement, bigger than a town; sometimes with a specific legal definition, depending on the place.

  noun — A settlement granted special status by royal charter or letters patent; traditionally, a settlement with a cathedral regardless of size.

  noun — The central business district; downtown.

  noun — A large amount of something (used after the noun).

  Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

• cyan1

  cyan

  noun — A vibrant pale greenish-blue colour between blue and green in the visible spectrum; the complementary colour of red; the colour obtained by subtracting red from white light.

  adjective — Of the colour cyan.

  Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

• cynic5

  cynic

  noun — A person who believes that all people are motivated by selfishness.

  adjective — Cynical (in all senses)

  noun — A person whose outlook is scornfully negative.

  adjective — Relating to the Dog Star.

  Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

• enact5

  enact

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  Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

• entice6

  entice

  verb — To lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope.

  Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

• incant6

  incant

  verb — To state solemnly, to chant.

  verb — To recite an incantation.

  Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.

• incite6

  incite

  verb — To stir up or excite; to rouse or goad into action.

  Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

• intact6

  intact

  adjective — Left complete or whole; not touched, defiled, sullied or otherwise damaged

  adjective — Of animals, not castrated: an intact bull.

  adjective — Uncircumcised; commonly used to describe a penis with a foreskin in intactivism.

  Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.

• niacin6

  niacin

  noun — A water-soluble vitamin, a component of vitamin B complex, found in meat, yeast, and dairy products; it is essential to metabolism.

  Appeared in 15 recorded puzzles.

• nice1

  nice

  noun — Niceness.

  adjective — Pleasant, satisfactory.

  adverb — Nicely.

  interjection — Used to signify a job well done.

  verb — To run a process with a specified (usually lower) priority.

  adjective — Of a person: friendly, attractive.

  Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.

• nicety6

  nicety

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• niece5

  niece

  noun — A daughter of one’s sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either the daughter of one's brother ("fraternal niece"), or of one's sister ("sororal niece").

  Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.

• tacet5

  tacet

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  Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.

• tacit5

  tacit

  adjective — Expressed in silence; implied, but not made explicit; silent.

  adjective — Not derived from formal principles of reasoning; based on induction rather than deduction.

  Appeared in 19 recorded puzzles.

• tact1

  tact

  noun — The sense of touch; feeling.

  verb — To use a tact (a kind of verbal operant; see noun sense).

  noun — A maneuver, or action calculated to achieve some end.

  noun — The stroke in beating time.

  noun — Sensitive mental touch; special skill or faculty; keen perception or discernment; ready power of appreciating and doing what is required by circumstances; the ability to say the right thing.

  noun — A verbal operant which is controlled by a nonverbal stimulus (such as an object, event, or property of an object) and is maintained by nonspecific social reinforcement (praise).

  Appeared in 20 recorded puzzles.

• tactic6

  tactic

  noun — A maneuver, or action calculated to achieve some end.

  adjective — Tactical; of or relating to the art of military and naval tactics.

  noun — A maneuver used against an enemy.

  noun — A sequence of moves that limits the opponent's options and results in an immediate and tangible advantage, typically in the form of material.

  adjective — Describing a polymer whose repeat units are identical.

  Appeared in 19 recorded puzzles.

• tactician9

  tactician

  noun — A person skilled in the planning and execution of tactics.

  Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.

• tannic6

  tannic

  adjective — Pertaining to, containing, or obtained from tannin.

  Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.

• tenacity15

  tenacity

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• tenancy7

  tenancy

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• tinct5

  tinct

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  Appeared in 15 recorded puzzles.

• titanic7

  titanic

  adjective — Having great size, or great strength, force or power.

  adjective — Of or relating to titanium, especially tetravalent titanium

  Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.