“➡Academic conferences: Colloquiums

➡An airbrush may cover it up: Acne

➡Coming nearer: Approaching

➡Fertilities: Pregnancies

➡Member of the mustard family: Cauliflower

➡Online moderator, for short: Admin

➡People living in one locality: Community

➡Pep rally performer: Cheerleader

➡Quickly go through the seasons, say: Binge

➡Road shoulder: Berm

➡Shade like cornflower: Azure

➡Should have said: Meant

➡Skyline highlight: Steeple

➡Student’s lock opener: Combination

➡Talks over loud music: Yells

➡Target of a youth outreach programme: Runaway

➡They may be paired with franks: Beans

➡When You’re Waiting: Bend to one side: Lean

➡When You’re Waiting: Complain under one’s breath: Grumble

➡When You’re Waiting: Line (up): Queue

➡When You’re Waiting: Not get up just yet: Snooze

➡When You’re Waiting: Sign of boredom: Yawn

➡Where Geneva is located: Switzerland
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“➡19th-century French short story writer: Maupassant

➡Blurred, confused: Muzzy

➡Bring to a halt: Cease

➡Container in a tasting room: Cask

➡Covetous feeling: Envy

➡Easier said ____ done: Than

➡Eggy beverage: Nog

➡Egyptian goddess of life: Isis

➡Embarrassing Public Speaking Moment: “Oopsy!” evoker: Mistake

➡Embarrassing Public Speaking Moment: Allergic reaction: Sneeze

➡Embarrassing Public Speaking Moment: Cry annoyingly: Snivel

➡Embarrassing Public Speaking Moment: Fearful feeling: Anxiety

➡Embarrassing Public Speaking Moment: Let slip one’s mind: Forget

➡Embarrassing Public Speaking Moment: Say “Th-th-th-that’s all, folks,”: Stutter

➡Ford subcompact: Ikon

➡Fuzzy fruit: Kiwi

➡Get hitched: Tietheknot

➡High-pressure venue: Fastlane

➡In use, as a phone line: Busy

➡Like some volcanoes: Inactive

➡Longest possible sentence: Life

➡Magical phrase in an old tale: Opensesame

➡More than a few: Many

➡Not consumed or used up: Unexpended

➡Online shopping icon: Cart

➡Sicken with sweetness: Cloy

➡Sister of Meg, Jo and Amy: Beth

➡Star sailors: Astronauts

➡States of being found out: Detections

➡Suffix with song or slug: Fest

➡Sweepstakes submission: Entry

➡The outer area: Peripheral

➡Thrill-seekers: Daredevils

➡Uppermost point: Apex
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“➡… power (stamina): Staying

➡After-dinner request: Check

➡Become less sour, say: Ripen

➡Birth announcement word: Girl

➡Brings together: Assembles

➡Buggy version, maybe: Beta

➡By ____ of: due to: Dint

➡Computer user’s place: Workstation

➡Copernican concern: Astronomy

➡Distort, as rules: Bend

➡Frequency range: Bandwidth

➡Highway sections: Stretches

➡Hirer’s communication: Offer

➡Jeopardy! responses: Questions

➡Official decree: Edict

➡One who moves to another country: Immigrant

➡Photoshop company: Adobe

➡Reserve In Advance: Cinema sight: Ticket

➡Reserve In Advance: Hotel alternative: Airbnb

➡Reserve In Advance: Standby’s desire: Flight

➡Reserve In Advance: Where a tent is pitched: Campsite

➡Something on the back of a Bronco?: Taillight

➡Something to grow out of: Phase

➡Torus-shaped food: Bagel

➡Towel fabrics: Hucks
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“➡Angler’s line items: Fishhooks

➡Company bigwigs: Officers

➡Discharge: Emit

➡Expressive body part: Brow

➡Fiesta automaker: Ford

➡Film box datum: Exposures

➡Fiscal concern: Debt

➡Forever post office purchase: Stamp

➡Gave up, as a lead: Blew

➡Has fond thoughts of: Cherishes

➡Inside look at a hospital?: Xray

➡It may help close the deal: Sweetener

➡Like a three-dollar bill: Eccentric

➡Literary scholars debate what’s in it: Canon

➡Map within a map: Inset

➡Parents Urge Their Kids To Do: Doctor’s suggestion: Exercise

➡Parents Urge Their Kids To Do: High esteem: Respect

➡Parents Urge Their Kids To Do: Hit the books: Study

➡Parents Urge Their Kids To Do: Student’s bane: Homework

➡Parents Urge Their Kids To Do: The “S” of S.U.V.: Sport

➡Prime-time hour: Eight

➡Puts a wrap on: Completes

➡Sent out in waves?: Broadcast

➡Sources of an app’s ratings: Users

➡Spanish-American estate: Hacienda

➡Tentacled stinger: Jellyfish

➡Terrier named for a Scottish island: Skye

➡Undersea feature: Coralreef

➡Unwanted inbox fill: Spam

➡You got that right!: Bingo
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“➡A or O, to a doctor: Bloodtype

➡Acute figure, perhaps: Angle

➡Book about a legend?: Biography

➡Classroom concern: Tardiness

➡Direct The Direction: Archery projectile: Arrow

➡Direct The Direction: Convertible beacon: Headlight

➡Direct The Direction: Hiker’s tool: Compass

➡Direct The Direction: Trusted teacher: Mentor

➡Dog biscuit shape, often: Bone

➡Form into an arch, old-style: Embow

➡Hardly hospitable: Bleak

➡Having prickles: Burry

➡Heavens, poetically: Ether

➡Help yourself: Bemyguest

➡Like some guests: Unwelcome

➡Not yet written on: Blank

➡Opposite of an ally: Enemy

➡Playlist contents: Music

➡Plumbing problem: Clog

➡Recommends publicly: Advocates

➡Software with crop and marquee tools: Photoshop

➡Summer vacation spot: Beach

➡They’re tough to argue with: Facts

➡Third Greek letter: Gamma

➡Where you might store heirlooms: Attic

➡With opposite opinion: Diametric
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“➡_____ organs (heart, lungs, etc.): Vital

➡A year’s start: January

➡Acts like a paper towel: Absorbs

➡Angle formed by two lines meeting: Corner

➡Assign as someone’s share: Allot

➡Changi Aiport houses the world’s largest slide and the largest indoor…: Waterfall

➡Distinctive, with rather large dresses: Standout

➡Financial benefit: Profit

➡First prime (remember, one is not a prime): Two

➡Freudian ____ (type of spoken mistake): Slip

➡Impeding structure: Barrier

➡In addition to the Sunflower garden, the Changi Airport also has a… garden: Butterfly

➡Infinite amount of time: Forever

➡Livestock expense: Feed

➡Lubricating substance: Oil

➡Refuses to follow orders: Disobeys

➡Sea creature with long thin snout: Swordfish

➡Stops (oneself): Restrains

➡You can enjoy a 2.5 hour… of the Changi Airport during your layover: Tour
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“➡______ Break: Fox TV drama: Prison

➡Artist’s recording room: Studio

➡Attempt to persuade: Coax

➡Attention-getting; Immediately noticeable: Eyecatching

➡Beneath the soil: Underground

➡Coin with Lincoln: Penny

➡Continue: Uhhuh

➡Fire, as in jobs: Sack

➡Game with mallets played on a hard-surfaced court: Roque

➡Greek god of war: Ares

➡However, in brief: Tho

➡I know the _____ (familiar with a regular process): Drill

➡Invigorating light snack or drink: Refreshment

➡Les Miserables author Victor ____: Hugo

➡Lioness’ baby: Cub

➡Not take it anymore: Revolt

➡Old audio system: Hifi

➡One way to Staten Island of New York: Ferry

➡Perform with violin on stage alone: Solo

➡Pubescent skin woe: Acne

➡Remote silencer: Mute

➡Seat belt or watch belt, e.g.: Strap

➡Sheriff’s assistant: Deputy

➡Short-lived bug: Mayfly

➡Sizable and thick piece: Chunk

➡Sports fan’s trivia: Stats

➡Sweet and ____ sauce: Sour

➡The 10th anniversary metal: Tin

➡The name of the squirrel in Spongebob: Sandy

➡The young form of a butterfly: Caterpillar

➡Two of a kind: Pair

➡Vehicle operator: Driver

➡You have a good _____ of clothes (good choice): Taste

➡You won’t buy it online: brogues or oxfords: Shoes

➡You won’t buy it online: Domestic animal: Pet

➡You won’t buy it online: Formal clothing: Suit

➡You won’t buy it online: Monopoly purchase: House

➡You won’t buy it online: Old but coveted: Antique

➡You won’t buy it online: The material for a cobbler: Fruit

➡You won’t buy it online: Vehicle: Car

➡You won’t buy it online: Wedding band: Ring

➡Young barker: Puppy
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“➡… DiCaprio of “Titanic”: Leonardo

➡Bench player for short: Sub

➡Black & White: “MOO!”: Cow

➡Black & White: 64 chunks in it: Chessboard

➡Black & White: 99 straps on it: Piano

➡Black & White: Stylish horse: Zebra

➡Black & White: White is in the middle: Oreo

➡CPR specialist; 911 pro: Emt

➡Examines differences: Compares

➡Gender… (all genders have same rights): Equality

➡Grassy wetland: Marsh

➡I ___ wondering …: Was

➡Like non-Rx drugs: Otc

➡Long green fruit for salads: Cucumber

➡Lying near or next to; Neighboring: Adjacent

➡Natural environments for animals to live, like rainforests for many: Habitats

➡Ordinary degree: Standard

➡Party thrower: Host

➡Plane ticket info: Row

➡Postal districts: Zones

➡Ray of sunshine: Beam

➡W.B.A. result, in brief: Tko
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“➡Again ___ again: And

➡Aviators live here: Nest

➡Badgers live here: Hole

➡Bears live here: Lair

➡Buddhist discipline: Zen

➡Can’t bear: Hate

➡Cattles live here: Barn

➡Country of birth: Nationality

➡Deduction in Math: Subtraction

➡Deg. from Wharton: Mba

➡Flax fabric: Linen

➡Generation ___: Gap

➡Go “1, 2, 3, 4 …”: Count

➡Horses live here: Stable

➡Little bears: Cubs

➡Magazine issues sold: Circulation

➡Marble material: Agate

➡Melancholy; Low spirits: Gloom

➡Mountaineer’s rest point: Ledge

➡Optical magnifiers: Microscopes

➡Pumpkin-growing spot: Patch

➡Put a jinx on: Hex

➡Quick punch: Jab

➡Seek to influence, as in campaign: Lobby

➡Slugs live here: Soil

➡Unfamiliar faces: Strangers

➡Urgent occasions: Emergencies

➡Whales live here: Sea

➡Where many have gone on vacation: Fishing

➡Zoos for marine creatures: Aquariums
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“➡___ Rally (event before a school sports event that is meant to get students excited): Pep

➡Brownstone-front hangout: Stoop

➡Candy is ____, but liquor is quicker: Dandy

➡Church musical groups: Choirs

➡Conclude from evidence: Infer

➡English potato chip: Crisp

➡Fighter’s embrace: Clinch

➡First calendar page: abbr.: Jan

➡Forest footways: Paths

➡Hair-stiffening stuff: Gel

➡Hint at; Subtly suggest: Imply

➡Hot dog sausage: Frankfurter

➡In a doctor’s office: Another waiting spot: Chair

➡In a doctor’s office: Doctor’s mouth cover: Mask

➡In a doctor’s office: Patient watcher: Nurse

➡In a doctor’s office: Penetration tool: Needle

➡In a doctor’s office: Professional gear: Equipment

➡In a doctor’s office: Waiting spot: Sofa

➡It covers the tattoo on your arm: Sleeve

➡It’s the _____ I can do: Least

➡La-di-da sort: Snob

➡New Year’s Eve hot spot in Manhattan: Timessquare

➡Ocean shade: Aqua

➡Ordinary; Normal: Usual

➡Pen’s tip: Nib

➡Pitcher’s perch: Mound

➡Real ______ agent: Estate

➡Rod and ____ (fishing equipment): Reel

➡Sondheim’s “Sweeney ____”: Todd

➡Strong throw, in baseball slang: Peg

➡Swamped, … by work: Overwhelmed

➡The ____ of forty thousand years (“Thriller” lyric): Funk

➡Undercover’s first step: try to _____ in: Blend

➡Unit to be washed: Load

➡Wormlike fish: Eel
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