the Crossword Puzzles
The 1950s 2023-06-06
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- The king of rock and roll
- The Blonde Bombshell
- Explosive devices that release radiation
- A political practice of accusing someone without sufficient evidence
- The city where the bus boycotts occurred
- A term used to describe the physical make-up of DNA
- Refused to give up her seat to a white man
- 34th US president: Nickname "Ike"
- 49th State
- The face of the Civil Rights movement
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- Popular fashion trend for women: article of clothing with a little dog on it
- 33rd US president: Bombed Hiroshima and Nagasaki
- A political and economic ideology that advocated for a classless system
- A long-haired, low-class teen, often believed to be in a gang
- Country in Asian
- First artificial satellite in space
- The 50th state: Made up of several islands
- One of the most popular sports in American with a bat and ball
18 Clues: 49th State • Country in Asian • The Blonde Bombshell • The king of rock and roll • 34th US president: Nickname "Ike" • First artificial satellite in space • The face of the Civil Rights movement • Explosive devices that release radiation • The city where the bus boycotts occurred • Refused to give up her seat to a white man • The 50th state: Made up of several islands • ...
The Doughtys 2023-06-28
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- Where Bride & Groom met
- The couple's first concert
- 2/3 The couple's favorite cinematic universe
- The couple's NFL team
- Where Groom proposed
- Brides sorority
- 1/3 The couple's favorite cinematic universe
- Where the groom worked while in college
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- Grooms fraternity
- The couple enjoys building ____
- Anniversary month
- First date
- First MLB game attended
- The couple's first born
- 3/3 The couple's favorite cinematic universe
- How many years the couple has been together
- The couple's NBA team
- Where Bride & Groom first officially lived together
18 Clues: First date • Brides sorority • Grooms fraternity • Anniversary month • Where Groom proposed • The couple's NFL team • The couple's NBA team • Where Bride & Groom met • First MLB game attended • The couple's first born • The couple's first concert • The couple enjoys building ____ • Where the groom worked while in college • How many years the couple has been together • ...
The Veldt 2023-04-01
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- What the kids are from having everything they want.
- Father in Story.
- Action a machine does in the kitchen for the family.
- The kids were mad because they couldn't take this to NY.
- Ominous animals in nursery.
- What the kids do when they don't get their way.
- Possible victims in nursery.
- Threatening animals in nursery.
- Mother in Story.
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- Son in Story.
- How the sun is in the nursery.
- How the kids traveled from the carnival.
- One of the senses that Peter wants to experience.
- How the sun feels in the nursery.
- Action a machine does for the children in the bath.
- One of the senses that Peter wants to experience.
- A characteristic the children have towards their parents.
- Smell of lions pelts.
- Action that a machine does for the children's shoes.
- One of the senses that Peter wants to experience.
20 Clues: Son in Story. • Father in Story. • Mother in Story. • Smell of lions pelts. • Ominous animals in nursery. • Possible victims in nursery. • How the sun is in the nursery. • Threatening animals in nursery. • How the sun feels in the nursery. • How the kids traveled from the carnival. • What the kids do when they don't get their way. • ...
The Gourley’s 2023-04-16
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- how many years have they been together?
- where did Heather meet the best man
- The bride’s Maiden name
- name of the street they live on
- Darren’s favourite food
- how many siblings do the bride & groom have combined
- First date activity
- Darren & Heathers fur baby
- Where the newlyweds first met
- Where Darren proposed
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- brides favourite dessert
- the couples favourite pizza restaurant
- best man
- Darren’s favourite beer
- the grooms middle name
- first concert they went to together
- Heather’s go to cocktail
- the wedding venue
18 Clues: best man • the wedding venue • First date activity • Where Darren proposed • the grooms middle name • Darren’s favourite beer • The bride’s Maiden name • Darren’s favourite food • brides favourite dessert • Heather’s go to cocktail • Darren & Heathers fur baby • Where the newlyweds first met • name of the street they live on • where did Heather meet the best man • ...
The Government 2023-03-12
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- An authority that acts on behalf of a group of people
- The highest court in the Judicial Branch, there are currently 9 of these.
- Things that citizens should or must do to support the government (voting, taxes)
- A payment of money that citizens and businesses must make to help pay the cost of government.
- A group of elected officials that makes up half of the Legislative Branch of government.
- A person who tries to influence the government on behalf of special interests.
- The power of the president to reject a bill.
- A group of elected officials that makes up half of the Legislative Branch.
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- The branch of government that decides the meanings of laws and settles disputes, includes the courts and judges.
- The formal process of removing someone from political office.
- The head of the executive branch at the state level.
- The law-making part of government with the power to raise the money needed to run the government.
- A form of government in which people elect representatives to carry on the work of government for them.
- The National Government has some exclusive powers that cannnot be exerciset by states.
- Some powers can be exercised by both the National Government and the states.
- An organization of people with similar political goals and beliefs.
- The government of the nation, as a whole.
- The basic features of a system or organisation.
18 Clues: The government of the nation, as a whole. • The power of the president to reject a bill. • The basic features of a system or organisation. • The head of the executive branch at the state level. • An authority that acts on behalf of a group of people • The formal process of removing someone from political office. • ...
The Crossword 2023-03-21
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- Something you bring to school everyday, it holds most of your things.
- A piece of land surrounded by water.
- What you wear on your head to protect yourself.
- The place you go to get on a plane.
- A vehicle that can take you to Space.
- Another word for cheap; not costing a lot of money.
- A person who buys goods or services from a shop or business.
- Something that you bring with you during your travels
- The 11th month of the year.
- Something you see everywhere in the sky on a clear night.
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- The vehicle that rushes people to the hospital.
- A person who is very good in sports and other forms of physical exercise.
- A sports arena with tiers of seats for spectators.
- Another word for Fall, the season.
- The activity of trying to catch fish.
- The weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period.
- The largest living land animal.
- The embodiment of value. Often comes in the form of coins and banknotes.
18 Clues: The 11th month of the year. • The largest living land animal. • Another word for Fall, the season. • The place you go to get on a plane. • A piece of land surrounded by water. • The activity of trying to catch fish. • A vehicle that can take you to Space. • The vehicle that rushes people to the hospital. • What you wear on your head to protect yourself. • ...
The Pearl 2023-05-02
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- softly bright or radiant
- change from a liquid to a thickened or solid state
- kind in disposition or manner
- skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands
- a hard, lustrous spherical mass, typically white or bluish-gray, formed within a shell
- humbly entreating
- deficient in alertness or activity
- small flock of birds
- transparently clear; easily understandable
- the appearance conveyed by a person's face
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- poor enough to need help from others
- original inhabitants
- the action or process of settling among and establishing control over the indigenous people of an area
- reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth
- the outward or apparent appearance or form of something
- an illusory feat
- a short moral story
- express a negative opinion of
18 Clues: an illusory feat • humbly entreating • a short moral story • original inhabitants • small flock of birds • softly bright or radiant • kind in disposition or manner • express a negative opinion of • deficient in alertness or activity • poor enough to need help from others • transparently clear; easily understandable • the appearance conveyed by a person's face • ...
The Mind 2022-12-07
21 Clues: Blue • River • River • River • River • White • Wanted • 3/1/22 • Office • frisbee • Ultimate • Our"gym" • Watch out • Grateful for • Shining star • ______ pride! • Not passengers • Lime green wall • Everyone has one • Four rivers child • Class of 2026 couldn't be it
The Scalettas 2023-08-31
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- City Anastasia was born in
- Sam and Anastasia's favorite COVID TV show
- Sam and Anastasia both agree this is one of their all time favorite shows
- City Sam and Anastasia live in now
- City Sam was born in
- How many nieces and nephews Sam has
- Sam and Anastasia's preferred airline
- Sam and Anastasia's first trip together
- Month Sam was born in
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- Sam and Anastasia's first apartment
- Month Sam proposed
- Sam and Anastasia's first international trip together
- Sam's first job
- Last concert Sam and Anastasia went to
- Sam's first car
- What does Sam collect?
- Sam's favorite shoe brand
- Age Anastasia turns this month
18 Clues: Sam's first job • Sam's first car • Month Sam proposed • City Sam was born in • Month Sam was born in • What does Sam collect? • Sam's favorite shoe brand • City Anastasia was born in • Age Anastasia turns this month • City Sam and Anastasia live in now • Sam and Anastasia's first apartment • How many nieces and nephews Sam has • Sam and Anastasia's preferred airline • ...
The Newlyweds 2025-03-11
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- Took this many years to get here
- Groom's favorite Disney movie
- Official anniversary month (before the wedding)
- Park where He proposed
- Favorite restaurant
- Favorite vacation
- Ollie and Stella's baby sister
- Coffee shop of choice
- Bride's favorite Disney movie
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- The Bride's profession, Doctor of...
- Cartoon most often referenced
- Their favorite TV show
- The one pizza topping they agree on
- Their nickname for each other
- Number one wine pick
- 63% of the wedding party attended this High School
- Their favorite season
- The Grooms obsession
18 Clues: Favorite vacation • Favorite restaurant • Number one wine pick • The Grooms obsession • Their favorite season • Coffee shop of choice • Their favorite TV show • Park where He proposed • Cartoon most often referenced • Their nickname for each other • Groom's favorite Disney movie • Bride's favorite Disney movie • Ollie and Stella's baby sister • Took this many years to get here • ...
The Odyssey 2025-03-15
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- odysseus' wife
- the only suitor who left on their own before the contest started
- six headed man eating monster
- how many suitors where there?
- giant whirpool
- terrible gorgon
- nimph who kept odysseus trapped
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- south wind
- who blinded the cyclops
- odysseus' son
- ruler of the underworld
- cylcops son of poseidon
- west wind
- son of laertes
- white sea goddess
- east wind
- north wind
- a meadow over grown with these flowers is where the souls of the dead dwell
18 Clues: west wind • east wind • south wind • north wind • odysseus' son • odysseus' wife • son of laertes • giant whirpool • terrible gorgon • white sea goddess • who blinded the cyclops • ruler of the underworld • cylcops son of poseidon • six headed man eating monster • how many suitors where there? • nimph who kept odysseus trapped • the only suitor who left on their own before the contest started • ...
The Hartwigs 2025-04-22
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- Grooms middle name (only used when he's in trouble).
- How many years have Josh and Sidney been together?
- Sidney's maiden name.
- Sidney was born on this island.
- Their favorite trip was in this city.
- Josh's favorite drink.
- The month they met.
- How big was the wedding party?
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- Honeymoon destination.
- Where Josh was born.
- Josh proposed at...
- Josh's eye color.
- Where Sidney and Josh first met.
- The head of the household.
- The bride plays this instrument.
- Josh and Sidney's first dance.
- Sidney first hit on josh over a game of...
- Josh buys Sidney one of these every year on her birthday.
18 Clues: Josh's eye color. • Josh proposed at... • The month they met. • Where Josh was born. • Sidney's maiden name. • Honeymoon destination. • Josh's favorite drink. • The head of the household. • Josh and Sidney's first dance. • How big was the wedding party? • Sidney was born on this island. • Where Sidney and Josh first met. • The bride plays this instrument. • ...
The KING 2025-05-01
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- Elvis Birthplace
- Elvis' Mums Name
- ... Star
- Return to ...
- Company Elvis drove a delivery truck for
- One of only Three Cities outside US Elvis Performed
- ... Rock
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- If I Can.....
- One of only Three Cities outside US Elvis Performed
- My ...
- One of only Three Cities outside US Elvis Performed
- Elvis won three Grammy awards during this lifetime for which style of music
- Elvis' Home
- ... Me
- Hotel in Vegas Elvis performed at
- ... Minds
- ... In The Country
- Kid ...
- Elvis' Dads Name
- You're The ... In Disguise
20 Clues: My ... • ... Me • Kid ... • ... Star • ... Rock • ... Minds • Elvis' Home • If I Can..... • Return to ... • Elvis Birthplace • Elvis' Mums Name • Elvis' Dads Name • ... In The Country • You're The ... In Disguise • Hotel in Vegas Elvis performed at • Company Elvis drove a delivery truck for • One of only Three Cities outside US Elvis Performed • One of only Three Cities outside US Elvis Performed • ...
The Giver 2025-04-23
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- Where the elderly live, House of the ___
- Jonas and baby Gabe have what type of eyes?
- Used to describe uneducated people
- What do you receive at the Ceremony of 12?
- Who was released at the House of the Old?
- how many children are born each year
- How many children are allowed to each family
- What hours do you have to start doing at age 8?
- Jonas's best friend?
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- The main character in The Giver.
- What do you have to share each morning?
- Who doesn't dream usually?
- What does Jonas have to do now that he has stirrings?
- Who makes the decisions within the community
- Least honorable job in the community?
- The baby that Father is taking care of
- Every evening you must share what?
- Female, 11 who Jonas dreams of?
- It's against the rules of the community to do what?
19 Clues: Jonas's best friend? • Who doesn't dream usually? • Female, 11 who Jonas dreams of? • The main character in The Giver. • Used to describe uneducated people • Every evening you must share what? • how many children are born each year • Least honorable job in the community? • The baby that Father is taking care of • What do you have to share each morning? • ...
The Aztecs 2025-05-22
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- Building dedicated to religious worship
- A paramount deity in the Aztec pantheon
- a formal act or series of acts
- the world of criminals
- An ordained minister of the Catholic
- a chart or series of pages showing the days,
- an act of slaughtering an animal or person
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- a major deity in Aztec mythology
- A prominent deity in Mesoamerican
- a major Aztec goddess
- The deliberate removal of a blood from a patient
- the Aztec god of sowing or planting
- an act of honoring or showing reverence for a deity or a sacred power
- An event regarded as portent of good or evil
- a powerful and complex god in Aztec mythology
- the belief in or worship of more than one god.
- the Nahuatl word for "sun"
- Bringing something into existence
18 Clues: a major Aztec goddess • the world of criminals • the Nahuatl word for "sun" • a formal act or series of acts • a major deity in Aztec mythology • A prominent deity in Mesoamerican • Bringing something into existence • the Aztec god of sowing or planting • An ordained minister of the Catholic • Building dedicated to religious worship • A paramount deity in the Aztec pantheon • ...
The skin 2025-06-04
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- outside ageing
- skin plump, healthy soft skin
- darker patches on the skin
- skin red, itchy, sore skin
- middle layer
- damage of collagen and elastin
- will cause skin to age prematurely
- skin sagging (intrinsic)
- skin scratchy, flaky, red skin
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- light patches on the skin
- radicals can cause oxidative stress
- bottom layer
- skin T zone, dry and oily
- skin cancer
- top layer of the skin
- rays to much expose of this can damage your skin
- inside ageing
- skin shiny, slimy, greasy skin
18 Clues: skin cancer • bottom layer • middle layer • inside ageing • outside ageing • top layer of the skin • skin sagging (intrinsic) • light patches on the skin • skin T zone, dry and oily • darker patches on the skin • skin red, itchy, sore skin • skin plump, healthy soft skin • damage of collagen and elastin • skin shiny, slimy, greasy skin • skin scratchy, flaky, red skin • ...
The Baxters 2025-06-25
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- The grooms middle name
- The Brides middle name
- The Brides job
- The Brides eye colour
- What were the couple studying when they met
- The couples favourite band
- The couples favourite drink
- The couples favourite season
- Who do the couple barrack for?
- The couples dog's name
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- Where did the couple get engaged?
- The grooms future job
- The City the couple meet
- Where the couple met
- What month is the couples aniversery?
- How old the couple were when they started dating
- The city where the bride and groom were both born
- The Grooms eye colour
18 Clues: The Brides job • Where the couple met • The grooms future job • The Brides eye colour • The Grooms eye colour • The grooms middle name • The Brides middle name • The couples dog's name • The City the couple meet • The couples favourite band • The couples favourite drink • The couples favourite season • Who do the couple barrack for? • Where did the couple get engaged? • ...
The Letter 2025-07-28
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- Giving up something important to help someone else.
- Something that blocks movement or makes something difficult.
- Drops of water that fall from your eyes when you cry.
- A person who is deeply loved.
- Something you keep hidden from others.
- A strong feeling of hurt in your body or heart.
- A strong feeling of wanting something or someone.
- Feeling positive that something good will happen.
- A strong statement that you will do something.
- To speak very softly, using your breath instead of your voice.
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- The time that comes after the present.
- To love and care deeply about someone or something.
- A hope or goal for the future; something you wish for.
- A gentle feeling of love or care for someone.
- The ability to face fear or danger bravely.
- The space between two people or places.
- A situation where something is unfair or not right.
- A strong belief in someone or something, often without proof.
18 Clues: A person who is deeply loved. • The time that comes after the present. • Something you keep hidden from others. • The space between two people or places. • The ability to face fear or danger bravely. • A gentle feeling of love or care for someone. • A strong statement that you will do something. • A strong feeling of hurt in your body or heart. • ...
The Trees 2025-07-29
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- Who spent her entire life documenting and filing every lynching to take place?
- Who’s lynching is believed to be the motive of all the killings?
- Which of the MBI agents took back up smoking during the investigations?
- What was Gertrude’s stage name to get more tips working at the resteraunt?
- What event was held by the chapter of the KKK that became a point of conversation in Money?
- What is the name of the small Mississippi town that most of the book takes place in?
- What was wrapped around the victims’ necks?
- What unassociated title did the coroner,Cad Fondle also hold?
- Who rewrote all the victims of the lynching’s names to bring life back into them?
- What is the abbreviation for the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation?
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- Who’s nickname to her kids was “Hot Momma Yeller” and talked to truckers on the radio?
- Who was the first victim in Money, Mississippi to do be killed mysteriously?
- Where did Ed and Jim get the last room when they found out they were stuck in Money,Mississippi for a while?
- What was found in the reappearing body when they tried to check for DNA?
- Who lied about a black boy whistling at her and later admitted to it being a lie?
- What was the nickname of the special agent sent by the FBI to Money to help with the investigation?
- What did Granny C see in the corner of her bedroom that killed her before she could be murdered?
- Who is the sheriff in Money?
18 Clues: Who is the sheriff in Money? • What was wrapped around the victims’ necks? • What unassociated title did the coroner,Cad Fondle also hold? • Who’s lynching is believed to be the motive of all the killings? • What is the abbreviation for the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation? • Which of the MBI agents took back up smoking during the investigations? • ...
The Pirdys 2025-07-31
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- Marilyn's maiden name
- Where Lee worked
- Town Marilyn grew up in
- Favorite sports team
- Where Marilyn worked
- Month Marilyn & Lee got married
- Where the dance was that Marilyn & Lee met at
- Favorite restaurant
- Name of the road the Pirdys live on
- Number of children Marilyn & Lee have
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- Year ('XX) that Marilyn & Lee met
- Name of Marilyn's cat
- Lee's favorite iPad game
- Name of Lee's sheep
- Year ('XX) that Marilyn & Lee had their first child
- Family name
- Town Lee grew up in
- Type of cows raised on Pirdy Farms
18 Clues: Family name • Where Lee worked • Name of Lee's sheep • Town Lee grew up in • Favorite restaurant • Favorite sports team • Where Marilyn worked • Name of Marilyn's cat • Marilyn's maiden name • Town Marilyn grew up in • Lee's favorite iPad game • Month Marilyn & Lee got married • Year ('XX) that Marilyn & Lee met • Type of cows raised on Pirdy Farms • Name of the road the Pirdys live on • ...
The Newlyweds 2023-04-07
The government 2022-12-07
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- process-a requirement that legal matters be resolved according to established rules and principles, and that individuals be treated fairly
- jurisdiction-Two or more courts have concurrent jurisdiction over a case if all of the courts have the power to hear it.
- for the resolution of disputes.
- official power to make legal decisions and judgments.
- law-a branch of law that regulates the non-criminal rights, duties of persons (natural persons and legal persons) and equal legal relations between private individuals
- court-the final arbiters of state laws and constitutions
- law-a system of laws concerned with crimes and the punishment of individuals who commit crimes.
- court-they can only hear cases authorized by the United States Constitution or federal statutes.
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- crime, typically one involving violence
- opinion-Supreme Court Justice who disagrees with the majority opinion in a given case
- court justices
- decided case that furnishes a basis for determining later cases involving similar facts or issues
- review-the ability of the Court to declare a Legislative or Executive act in violation of the Constitution
- case-a lawsuit brought by the state against a person who has broken a criminal law
- person who brings a case against another in a court of law.
- individual, company, or institution sued or accused in a court of law.
- case-involves a legal dispute between two or more parties
- opinion-a judicial opinion that is joined by more than half the judges deciding a case.
- jurisdiction-a case is tried before the Court
- minor wrongdoing.
20 Clues: court justices • minor wrongdoing. • for the resolution of disputes. • crime, typically one involving violence • jurisdiction-a case is tried before the Court • official power to make legal decisions and judgments. • court-the final arbiters of state laws and constitutions • case-involves a legal dispute between two or more parties • ...
The Island 2023-05-06
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- Tiger conditioning tool
- Algae shape
- circular prop for jumping
- bottom of the animal hierarchy
- The trees on the island bear this fruit
- Digestive Catalyst
- improbable biological nature of the island
- "To resist by not resisting"
- Safe sleeping quarters
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- Ecological relationship between the trees and algae
- Nocturnal floor sensation
- Pi's island bunkmates
- Fish source
- overdue lifeboat service
- Island surface
- Chlorophyll heaven
- Shocking gustatory surprise (adj)
- training by repetition
18 Clues: Algae shape • Fish source • Island surface • Digestive Catalyst • Chlorophyll heaven • Pi's island bunkmates • training by repetition • Safe sleeping quarters • Tiger conditioning tool • overdue lifeboat service • Nocturnal floor sensation • circular prop for jumping • "To resist by not resisting" • bottom of the animal hierarchy • Shocking gustatory surprise (adj) • ...
The Hissongs 2023-01-17
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- the bride's favorite coffee shop
- Number of states we have stayed the night at
- the groom's fraternity's song
- the groom's football position
- the game the groom played with his Grandma Armstrong growing up
- the bride collects these at every place she travels
- the groom's favorite drink
- Honeymoon destination
- first person to post about our engagement
- the groom's fraternity
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- Month of dating anniversary
- the bride's least favorite director (hint: the groom's favorite)
- Song playing during the couple's first kiss
- the bride's middle name
- Character Cole played in a play written by Devan and Clay
- First concert we went to together
- Location of proposal
- the bride's favorite drink
18 Clues: Location of proposal • Honeymoon destination • the groom's fraternity • the bride's middle name • the groom's favorite drink • the bride's favorite drink • Month of dating anniversary • the groom's fraternity's song • the groom's football position • the bride's favorite coffee shop • First concert we went to together • first person to post about our engagement • ...
The switch 2025-01-24
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- henrys mom
- where tom worked
- everyone but the ludds lost this
- one of two vehicles that is working
- the roads name
- what Chester does in the morning
- Edgar's friend
- henrys dad
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- henrys friend
- toms friend at the zoo
- type of dog
- made a big dent in Edgar's truck
- turbine the thing giving them electricity
- escaped the zoo
- crashed in the field
- Alberts nephew
- Marie hates these
- the dogs name
18 Clues: henrys mom • henrys dad • type of dog • henrys friend • the dogs name • Alberts nephew • the roads name • Edgar's friend • escaped the zoo • where tom worked • Marie hates these • crashed in the field • toms friend at the zoo • made a big dent in Edgar's truck • everyone but the ludds lost this • what Chester does in the morning • one of two vehicles that is working • ...
The McAvoys 2025-02-02
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- Where was their first flat?
- Where do they currently live?
- Mel's birthday month
- Ross's birthday month
- Wedding month
- Mel's middle name
- Ross' alcholic drink of choice
- Swift, Mel's fave singer
- Ross' mums name
- How many siblings does Ross have?
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- Who is older?
- Couples first gig together
- Ross' football team
- Maid of Honours name
- Best mans name
- Mel's maiden name
- Mel's fave cocktail
- Where did they get engaged?
18 Clues: Who is older? • Wedding month • Best mans name • Ross' mums name • Mel's maiden name • Mel's middle name • Ross' football team • Mel's fave cocktail • Maid of Honours name • Mel's birthday month • Ross's birthday month • Swift, Mel's fave singer • Couples first gig together • Where was their first flat? • Where did they get engaged? • Where do they currently live? • ...
The Giver 2025-02-13
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- what Jonas and Gabriel share
- the main character’s best friend
- what age do kids get their bicycles
- the department that mother works at
- the age Lily is turning
- father’s job
- the main character of the Giver
- the ceremony where kids are given their life assignments
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- what object changes during catch that only Jonas can see
- the main character’s sister
- what the family shares in the morning
- who was released at the end of the chapter
- sting emotions and dreams
- the last place that Jonas volunteered at
- the job Jonas thinks Lily would have
- what people take to stop Stirrings
- what was Gabriel labeled
- how many kids are in each family
18 Clues: father’s job • the age Lily is turning • what was Gabriel labeled • sting emotions and dreams • the main character’s sister • what Jonas and Gabriel share • the main character of the Giver • the main character’s best friend • how many kids are in each family • what people take to stop Stirrings • what age do kids get their bicycles • the department that mother works at • ...
The giver 2025-01-14
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- who does Jonas get training from
- the giver had many of these in his dwelling
- the sexual tension Jonas feels ate the old house
- when is the last ceremony
- what was Jonas dad job
- elephant what was Lily's comfort object
- caretaker of the old was given to who?
- the first color Jonas saw
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- new child jonas's dad brings int to take careof
- people in this community have never felt...
- main character
- jonas's friend whom he has sexual feelings for
- the woman living in the old house
- reciever of memory
- at what age do you recieve a bike
- Lowry the authors name
- the age they start working
- how many children are allowed in each family unit
- Jonas's little sister
- jonas's best friend
20 Clues: main character • reciever of memory • jonas's best friend • Jonas's little sister • Lowry the authors name • what was Jonas dad job • when is the last ceremony • the first color Jonas saw • the age they start working • who does Jonas get training from • the woman living in the old house • at what age do you recieve a bike • caretaker of the old was given to who? • ...
The Arts 2024-10-24
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- Something, like a video or photo, that quickly becomes very popular on the internet and is shared by many people.
- The first public showing of a movie or play. It’s often a special event.
- The music that is played in a movie or show. It helps to create feelings and set the mood.
- A collection of songs released together, usually by one artist or band.
- The main character in a story or book. This character faces problems and changes during the story.
- The job of writing news stories for newspapers, magazines, or websites. Journalists inform people about important events.
- The main events of a story, including how it begins, what happens in the middle, and how it ends.
- A public event where artists show their work, like paintings or sculptures.
- The person who controls the making of a film or play. They tell actors what to do and how to act.
- A category of books, like fiction (made-up stories) or nonfiction (real stories).
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- A part of a song or poem that usually tells a story or gives information.
- Books that tell true stories or give real information about topics like history or science.
- A style of art that does not show real things. It uses colors and shapes instead.
- A large painting or image painted directly on a wall or ceiling.
- Ovation When an audience stands up and claps to show they really liked a performance, like a play or concert.
- A three-dimensional piece of art made from materials like stone, metal, or clay.
- A series of musical notes that are pleasant to listen to. It’s the main tune of a song.
- A type of film or TV show that tells real stories or provides information about a topic, often using interviews and facts.
18 Clues: A large painting or image painted directly on a wall or ceiling. • A collection of songs released together, usually by one artist or band. • The first public showing of a movie or play. It’s often a special event. • A part of a song or poem that usually tells a story or gives information. • ...
The Periodontium 2024-10-23
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- Covers the anatomical root of the tooth.
- The gingiva that is between the free gingiva and the alveolar mucosa.
- The gingival tissue that surrounds the neck of the tooth like a collar
- ___________ papilla. Gingiva that fills the embrasure space.
- Marks the boundary between the marginal gingiva and the attached gingiva.
- ______ bone proper is a thin layer of compact bone that forms the inner socket wall.
- Depression between the lingual and facial papillar the conforms to the shape of the proximal contact area.
- The edge of the free gingiva that is closest to the occlusal surface of a tooth.
- ________ fibers that connect the periosteum to the bone.
- The space between the tooth and the free gingiva.
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- Connective tissue fibers that provide support for the gingiva.
- Where the attached gingiva meets the alveolar mucosa.
- The bottom of the sulcus is called the ____ of the sulcus.
- Made up of the gingival unit and attachment apparatus.
- Gingival tissue that is dark red color and smooth, shiny surface.
- Connective tissue that supports and anchors the tooth.
- __________ epithelium is the base of the sulcus.
- Attaches epithelial cells to each other
18 Clues: Attaches epithelial cells to each other • Covers the anatomical root of the tooth. • __________ epithelium is the base of the sulcus. • The space between the tooth and the free gingiva. • Where the attached gingiva meets the alveolar mucosa. • Made up of the gingival unit and attachment apparatus. • Connective tissue that supports and anchors the tooth. • ...
The Stuarts 2024-11-08
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- Nickname of Parliaments supporters
- Crime Charles l was accused of
- Changing the church from catholic to Protestant
- Name of King who was nearly blown up
- Country without a King/Queen
- Raised taxes and advised the monarch
- Country where Charles ll escaped to
- Cornish town where the Royalists surrendered
- Capital city of England
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- The country that helped Parliament win war
- Castle in Falmouth
- Extreme Protestant
- Army on horseback
- The Restoring of the King in England
- Lord Protector of England
- Name of Queen who burnt over 200 people
- Period when Cromwell ruled England
- Name of Tudor Queen who ruled for 45 years
18 Clues: Army on horseback • Castle in Falmouth • Extreme Protestant • Capital city of England • Lord Protector of England • Country without a King/Queen • Crime Charles l was accused of • Nickname of Parliaments supporters • Period when Cromwell ruled England • Country where Charles ll escaped to • The Restoring of the King in England • Name of King who was nearly blown up • ...
The Outsiders 2024-11-27
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- The place where Ponyboy and Johnny hide out.
- A line from the poem “Nothing Gold Can Stay”.
- The disaster where Johnny gets hurt saving kids.
- The Greaser who saved the kids from the fire.
- The Greaser known for his sense of humor.
- The oldest Curtis brother who takes care of Ponyboy.
- The city where The Outsiders is set.
- The rival gang of the Greasers.
- The gang Ponyboy belongs to.
- What represents innocence in the story.
- The Soc girl who connects with Ponyboy.
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- What the Greasers often smoke.
- Symbol of unity between Socs and Greasers.
- The middle Curtis brother who is fun-loving.
- The Soc who attacked Johnny and was later killed.
- The tough Greaser who helps Ponyboy and Johnny.
- The big fight between the Greasers and Socs.
- The narrator and youngest Curtis brother.
18 Clues: The gang Ponyboy belongs to. • What the Greasers often smoke. • The rival gang of the Greasers. • The city where The Outsiders is set. • What represents innocence in the story. • The Soc girl who connects with Ponyboy. • The Greaser known for his sense of humor. • The narrator and youngest Curtis brother. • Symbol of unity between Socs and Greasers. • ...
The Outback 2024-12-12
18 Clues: art • värde • skämt • utsikt • koppar • intryck • däggdjur • släpvagn • upptäcka • importera • innehålla • nötkreatur • medicinskt • konstruktion • konstig, märklig • staket, stängsel • forskare, vetenskapsman • kilometer kvadratkilometer
The Commonwealth 2026-02-08
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- The English for "à l'écart"
- Shared by two or more people
- The system with slaves
- To express regrets
- A contradictory statement
- With each other
- a situation in which money or opportunities are not shared equally
- Joined together
- The English for "amitié"
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- Based on democracy
- To support, to encourage
- A synonym for a nation
- The opposite of a weakness
- The English for "pauvreté"
- Not united
- The English for "héritage"
- Neither the present nor the future
- Causing pain
18 Clues: Not united • Causing pain • With each other • Joined together • Based on democracy • To express regrets • A synonym for a nation • The system with slaves • To support, to encourage • The English for "amitié" • A contradictory statement • The opposite of a weakness • The English for "pauvreté" • The English for "héritage" • The English for "à l'écart" • Shared by two or more people • ...
The Sea 2025-08-23
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- another large area of, usually, sand that's not a beach
- the yellow or white stuff often near water
- sea animal shaped like a star
- these are on the sea on a windy day
- a huge storm that happens over oceans
- the opposite of float
- fish blow these
- a vehicle that floats on water
- the color of water
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- a big area of salty water
- a vehicle that goes into the water
- can shoot water out the top of its head
- you do this when you move your legs in a certain way so you can better control yourself in water
- there are many different types of these colorful sea creatures
- this is not only a sea animal but also a reptile
- sea animal that has stinging tentacles
- scary sea animal that likes to chomp
- a fun place to go to in the summer that's full of sand
18 Clues: fish blow these • the color of water • the opposite of float • a big area of salty water • sea animal shaped like a star • a vehicle that floats on water • a vehicle that goes into the water • these are on the sea on a windy day • scary sea animal that likes to chomp • a huge storm that happens over oceans • sea animal that has stinging tentacles • ...
The bible 2025-08-24
18 Clues: Asp • Wise • Locks • Twelve • Lazarus • Jerusalem • Suffering • So hungry • Two by Two • It was lost • Door to Door • Piece of Land • Walk on water • King of Israel • Powerful Works • Cleaned it out • Melodinians Somg • Sea Parting ways
The Snymans 2025-08-11
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- what’s their favourite food
- Clarice’s comfort food
- what month did Jose’ propose
- where did they get engaged
- what’s their favourite colours
- what month did they start dating
- what’s Jose’s nickname
- who made the first move
- what’s Clarice’s nickname
- Jose’s comfort food
- what country do they want to travel to
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- where did they meet
- where will their honeymoon be
- how many children does Clarice want
- how many tiers is the wedding cake
- first date
- how many venues did they look at
- who said I love you first
18 Clues: first date • where did they meet • Jose’s comfort food • Clarice’s comfort food • what’s Jose’s nickname • who made the first move • who said I love you first • what’s Clarice’s nickname • where did they get engaged • what’s their favourite food • what month did Jose’ propose • where will their honeymoon be • what’s their favourite colours • how many venues did they look at • ...
The Greenways! 2025-09-06
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- Cayla's hometown
- Josh's hometown
- Cayla's Eye Color
- Cayla's birth month
- Josh's profession
- Josh's middle name
- Josh's Eye Color
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- Couple's first dance song
- Cayla's profession
- Honeymoon Destination
- College Where the couple met
- Couple's favorite hobby
- Farm Name of wedding venue
- # of years couple has been together
- Month of the couples' first date
- Month of the proposal
- Cayla's middle name
- Where the couple get engaged
- Josh's birth month
19 Clues: Josh's hometown • Cayla's hometown • Josh's Eye Color • Cayla's Eye Color • Josh's profession • Cayla's profession • Josh's birth month • Josh's middle name • Cayla's birth month • Cayla's middle name • Honeymoon Destination • Month of the proposal • Couple's favorite hobby • Couple's first dance song • Farm Name of wedding venue • College Where the couple met • Where the couple get engaged • ...
The Present 2025-09-11
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- The puppy has a lot of energy. It _______ and plays in the living room.
- The boy puts the puppy down and __________ it.
- The boy doesn't want to _________ with the puppy.
- The puppy grabs a red _______ and plays with it.
- The boy is _________.
- The boy's mom opens the _______ and enters the house.
- The boy has a new ____________.
- The boy and the puppy _______ outside to play.
- The boy sees the puppy only has three _________.
- Eventually, the puppy ____________ the boy to play with him.
- His mom gives the boy a ____________.
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- The boy opens the present. It is a ___________!
- The boy and the puppy are ____________.
- The boy is playing ___________.
- A boy is sitting on the _______ in his living room.
- The puppy wants to play with the _________.
- The boy stands up. He is missing one __________.
- The boy is __________!
18 Clues: The boy is _________. • The boy is __________! • The boy is playing ___________. • The boy has a new ____________. • His mom gives the boy a ____________. • The boy and the puppy are ____________. • The puppy wants to play with the _________. • The boy puts the puppy down and __________ it. • The boy and the puppy _______ outside to play. • ...
The Impossible 2026-02-12
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- the quietest instrument
- instrument
- concert song
- G.O.A.T band teacher
- new music
- elements music book
- kind of quiet
- one beat note
- class after 2nd period for 5th graders
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- what do you eat before you come to band to make you strong
- 3 beat note
- note 4 beat note
- biggest drum
- brings notes together
- the yellow chicken
- jokes Monday jokes
- 2 beat note
- the loudest instrument
18 Clues: new music • instrument • 3 beat note • biggest drum • concert song • one beat note • the yellow chicken • kind of quiet • 2 beat note • G.O.A.T band teacher • brings notes together • elements music book • jokes Monday jokes • the loudest instrument • the quietest instrument • ...
The Smiths 2026-02-14
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- what animal was the first pet we had together
- which f1 team does the bride support
- who said I love you first (bride or groom)
- what month do the bride and groom currently celebrate their anniversary
- which hospital was our daughter born
- where was Struan and Kirstin's first holiday together
- which city/town was our first home
- how many years have we been together
- who planned 97% of the wedding (bride or groom)
- what is the grooms middle name
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- what month did Struan propose
- where are we going on honeymoon (country)
- how many wedding venues did we visit
- what sport is our favourite to watch together
- what is our daughters name
- which Scottish town did we go to on our first date
- what is the brides middle name
- what football team does the groom support
18 Clues: what is our daughters name • what month did Struan propose • what is the brides middle name • what is the grooms middle name • which city/town was our first home • how many wedding venues did we visit • which f1 team does the bride support • which hospital was our daughter born • how many years have we been together • where are we going on honeymoon (country) • ...
The Butz's 2025-08-09
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- What is their go to fast food place?(spicy)
- What year did they get engaged?
- Where did they get engaged?
- How many years have they been together?
- What is their significant number? (includes important dates)
- How old were they when they first met?
- What month of this year did they get married?
- Where did they go on their first date? (Restaurant)
- Who is older?
- How old were they when they started dating?
- What is BOTH their favorite color?
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- What is the name of their lizard?
- Who picked out the wedding rings?
- What year did they begin dating?
- What is one thing Christian remembers about Alison when he first met her?
- What was the name of their first hampster?
- Who has more tattoos?
- Where did they first meet?
- What is the name of their dog?
19 Clues: Who is older? • Who has more tattoos? • Where did they first meet? • Where did they get engaged? • What is the name of their dog? • What year did they get engaged? • What year did they begin dating? • What is the name of their lizard? • Who picked out the wedding rings? • What is BOTH their favorite color? • How old were they when they first met? • ...
The Crucible 2025-08-19
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- - events in a court of law
- - characterized by an intense unreasonable desire for revenge
- - shameless; bold
- unrelenting; refusing to be persuaded
- intended to make peace and have agreement
- Crucible vocabulary
- - declare firmly; insist upon; claim to be true
- - never changing or unchangeable
- - pertinent, purposeful, and meaningful
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- - very strong disproval
- - deciding or settling questions; final
- - declare something is true; verify
- - unjust injury to someone’s good reputation through false statement
- debate or argument
- without sympathy; cold
- - relentless; cruel
- - officials who have the power of a judge
- - making a false statement
18 Clues: - shameless; bold • debate or argument • - relentless; cruel • Crucible vocabulary • without sympathy; cold • - very strong disproval • - events in a court of law • - making a false statement • - never changing or unchangeable • - declare something is true; verify • unrelenting; refusing to be persuaded • - deciding or settling questions; final • ...
the killer 2025-09-18
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- at a big height
- a body part that helps us to see
- another word for male
- someone who kills people
- a weapon that releases bullets
- a creature that is half-dead
- a place where people work
- a material made from trees
- a beverage that people have for breakfast
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- a creature who drinks blood
- someone who sings songs
- a liquid in the human body
- someone's skin is white
- a sharp tool that can cut things
- it has existed since the past
- a lot of people know them
- a place where people pray
- most common colour of roses
18 Clues: at a big height • another word for male • someone who sings songs • someone's skin is white • someone who kills people • a place where people work • a lot of people know them • a place where people pray • a liquid in the human body • a material made from trees • a creature who drinks blood • most common colour of roses • a creature that is half-dead • it has existed since the past • ...
The game 2025-10-22
18 Clues: crier • hymne • photo • stade • hurler • gagner • perdre • gradins • terrain • mascotte • pratiquer • orchestre • supporter • encourager • photographe • pompom girl • s'entraîner • tambour, batterie
The crucible 2025-10-08
20 Clues: prey • John • wich • town • John • act1 • chaos • marry • scary • tituba • author • Tituba • hearing • Abigail • hysteria • control over • not a priest • stolen husband • a personality trait • something to melt steal
The Geosphere 2025-11-03
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- – A light-colored, coarse-grained igneous rock rich in quartz and feldspar, main component of continental crust
- – Places where tectonic plates move apart.
- – Edges of plates where there is little or no relative movement (also called transform or conservative boundaries in some contexts).
- – The visible hue of a mineral’s surface.
- – The formation of Earth’s gaseous envelope from volcanic gases and early chemical reactions.
- – The Earth's thin, outermost solid layer.
- – The typical shape or form in which a mineral crystal grows.
- – Places where tectonic plates move toward each other.
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- – A large slab of Earth’s lithosphere that moves over the asthenosphere.
- – The thick layer of hot, solid rock beneath Earth's crust.
- – Quartz, which generates an electric charge under pressure (piezoelectricity).
- – The Sun and all the planets, moons, and other objects that orbit it.
- – A dark, fine-grained igneous rock formed from lava, main component of oceanic crust
- – The idea that the solar system formed from a rotating cloud of gas and dust.
- – The solid, dense centre of the Earth made mostly of iron and nickel.
- – The way light reflects from a mineral’s surface (e.g., metallic, glassy).
- – The property of some minerals to attract iron or be magnetic.
- – A place where magma rises through the crust away from plate boundaries.
18 Clues: – The visible hue of a mineral’s surface. • – Places where tectonic plates move apart. • – The Earth's thin, outermost solid layer. • – Places where tectonic plates move toward each other. • – The thick layer of hot, solid rock beneath Earth's crust. • – The typical shape or form in which a mineral crystal grows. • ...
THE TUCKETTS 2025-11-06
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- The couple share this famous city as their birth place (Abbrv.)
- Groom's allergy
- Bride's favorite flower
- School where the couple met
- Groom's favorite artist
- City of first date
- Country of farthest travel of the groom
- Groom's shortened middle name
- Bride's favorite season
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- Bride's favorite streaming platform
- Month of the proposal
- Sport groom played in high school
- Minimoon destination
- Years the couple has been together
- The couple's song
- Model of bride's first car
- Country of farthest travel of the bride
- Couple's favorite takeout cuisine
18 Clues: Groom's allergy • The couple's song • City of first date • Minimoon destination • Month of the proposal • Bride's favorite flower • Groom's favorite artist • Bride's favorite season • Model of bride's first car • School where the couple met • Groom's shortened middle name • Sport groom played in high school • Couple's favorite takeout cuisine • Years the couple has been together • ...
The Shields 2026-03-01
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- Groom's favorite hobby
- Where the couple get engaged
- Name of wedding venue
- Where the couple met
- Their cat's name
- Where the couple had their first date
- Groom's hometown
- Dillon's middle name
- Bride’s favorite holiday
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- Honeymoon Destination
- Their dog's name
- Groom's Eye Color
- # of years couple has been together
- Bride's favorite hobby
- Bride's hometown
- Month of the proposal
- Bride's Eye Color
- Abby's middle name
18 Clues: Their dog's name • Bride's hometown • Their cat's name • Groom's hometown • Groom's Eye Color • Bride's Eye Color • Abby's middle name • Where the couple met • Dillon's middle name • Honeymoon Destination • Name of wedding venue • Month of the proposal • Groom's favorite hobby • Bride's favorite hobby • Bride’s favorite holiday • Where the couple get engaged • # of years couple has been together • ...
THE TITANIC 2026-03-10
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- A SYNONYM FOR TERRIBLE
- THE CAPTAIN'S NAME
- THE NAME OF THE SMALL SECURITY BOATS USED IN CASE OF EMERGENCY
- THE COMPANY THAT OWNED THE TITANIC
- RMS TITANIC = ROYAL ..............SHIP
- 'Maudit' IN ENGLISH
- THE WORD USED TO DESCRIBE THE TITANIC
- THE BURNING COAL MADE ...........TO POWER THE ENGINES
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- A WORD TO DESCRIBE THE FIRST CLASS CABINS
- THE NAME OF THE GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO WORK ON A SHIP
- THE PORT WHERE IT STARTED ITS JOURNEY
- A STRONGER WORD FOR FRIGHTENING OR SCARY
- THE ENERGY SOURCE BURNED IN TITANIC'S BOILERS
- 'Paquebot' IN ENGLSH
- THE RMS OLYMPIC AND THE HMHS BRITANNIC WERE ITS ..............SHIPS
- THE NAME OF THE SHIP THAT SAVED THE SURVIVORS
- THE TEMPERATURE OF THE WATER IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC (IN CELSIUS)
- 'Le pont d'un bateau'IN ENGLISH
18 Clues: THE CAPTAIN'S NAME • 'Maudit' IN ENGLISH • 'Paquebot' IN ENGLSH • A SYNONYM FOR TERRIBLE • 'Le pont d'un bateau'IN ENGLISH • THE COMPANY THAT OWNED THE TITANIC • THE PORT WHERE IT STARTED ITS JOURNEY • THE WORD USED TO DESCRIBE THE TITANIC • RMS TITANIC = ROYAL ..............SHIP • A STRONGER WORD FOR FRIGHTENING OR SCARY • A WORD TO DESCRIBE THE FIRST CLASS CABINS • ...
The Twenties 2012-05-02
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- Klux Klan/a group that killed many african americas in the mid 1900's
- the manufacture, transport, and sale of liquor
- War I/the largest war the world had ever seen for its time
- T/the most famous car at the time
- system in which property is owned by society as a whole instead of by individuals
- Line/a system in which the product moves from worker to worker
- Scopes Trial/a trial that had to do with the theory of evolution
- idea that all forms of government are bad and should be done away with
- Dome/a rich oil field in Wyoming
- Gravey/the man who wanted african americans to go "back to africa" to become truly free
- was the age of ____ music
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- on the outskirts of cities
- Youth/a 1923 novel that captured the spirt if the time
- Laws/laws to limit immigration into the United States
- president that took office in 1929 (last name)
- system in which a buyer takes home a product and then makes monthly payments until it is paid off
- Raids/attempts by the United States to arrest and deport people
- magazine that spread the new spirit of American youth to the smallest of towns
18 Clues: was the age of ____ music • on the outskirts of cities • Dome/a rich oil field in Wyoming • T/the most famous car at the time • the manufacture, transport, and sale of liquor • president that took office in 1929 (last name) • Laws/laws to limit immigration into the United States • Youth/a 1923 novel that captured the spirt if the time • ...
The Eye 2012-10-03
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- can't accomodate for near vision
- the colored part of the eye- sits anterior to lens
- name of canal that drains the aqueous humor
- high pressure in anterior chamber
- 400 nm wavelength
- this layer forms ciliary body and iris
- Surface with photoreceptors
- Branch of nervous system that relaxes the ciliary muscle
- type of cell that takes action potential from eye to the brain
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- part most responsible for refraction of light
- branch of nervous system that contracts the ciliary muscle
- type of cell that synapses with rods/cones as well as ganglion cells
- body part of choroid to which suspensory ligaments attach
- nerve that takes action potential from eye to brain
- cell type that moderates ganglion cell
- roundish structure posterior to cornea
- White part of the eye
- radiation with a wavelength shorter than x-rays
18 Clues: 400 nm wavelength • White part of the eye • Surface with photoreceptors • can't accomodate for near vision • high pressure in anterior chamber • this layer forms ciliary body and iris • cell type that moderates ganglion cell • roundish structure posterior to cornea • name of canal that drains the aqueous humor • part most responsible for refraction of light • ...
The Moon 2012-11-01
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- On average,the lunar eclipse happens every...
- The farthest point from the Earth in the Moon's orbit
- What is the one side that the Moon doesn't show called?
- The closest point to the Earth in the Moon's orbit
- We see the Moon due to...
- Who was the first man in space?
- A large round pit caused by the impact of the meteorid
- An unmanned spacecraft which collects information about objects in space
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- What is the name given to the second full moon of a month?
- A shadow falls on an area of Earth when the Moon moves between the Sun and Earth
- How long does an average eclipse last?
- The phase that comes after the First Quarter
- Grooves in the Moon's surface which resemble canals or canyons
- The Earth pases between the Moon and the Sun
- Descriptions and photos of physical characteristics of the Moon
- The phase when the Moon is fully visible
- A physical force that pulls objects together
- Is gravity more stronger on the Moon or the Earth?
18 Clues: We see the Moon due to... • Who was the first man in space? • How long does an average eclipse last? • The phase when the Moon is fully visible • The phase that comes after the First Quarter • The Earth pases between the Moon and the Sun • A physical force that pulls objects together • On average,the lunar eclipse happens every... • ...
The Bureaucracy 2012-11-21
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- Service Commission/ The initial central personnel agency of the nation government
- Legislation/ A statute enacted by Congress that authorizes the creation of an administrative agency
- a large organization that is structured hierarchically to carry out specific functions
- System/ The awarding of government jobs to political supporters and friends
- Recently the word has been used to describe temporary takeovers that are similar to bankruptcy proceedings
- Organization/ in the federal government, an administrative unit that is directly accountable to the president
- Act/ A law that requires all committee directed federal agencies to conduct their business regularly in public session
- System/ the selection, retention and promotion of government employees on the basis of competitive examinations
- Act/ An act that established the principle of federal government employment based on merit
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- The replacement of Government services provided by private films
- Department/ one of the fifteen major departments of the executive branch
- Someone who brings gross governmental inefficiency or an illegal action to the public's attention
- The act by which an industry being regulated by a government agency gains direct or indirect control over agency personnel and decision makers
- Corporation/ An agency of government that administers a quasi-business enterprise
- Regulatory Agency/ An agency outside the major executive departments charged with making and implementing rules and regulations
- Network/ May consist of legislators, and legislative staff members, interest groups leaders, bureaucrats, scholars and other experts, and media representatives that support a particular policy position or given issu
- Legislation/ Laws requiring that existing programs be reviewed regularly for their effectiveness and be terminated unless specifically extended as a result of these reviews
- Triangle/ A three way alliance among legislators, bureaucrats and interest groups to make or preserve policies that benefit their respective interests
18 Clues: The replacement of Government services provided by private films • Department/ one of the fifteen major departments of the executive branch • System/ The awarding of government jobs to political supporters and friends • Service Commission/ The initial central personnel agency of the nation government • ...
The Outsiders 2013-02-06
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- To like or agree with something (slang.)
- An expression used to show great enthusiasm; this is also a patriot word (dialect.)
- A fight (slang.)
- Another name for a brother (dialect.)
- Another word for tired (slang.)
- Another word for a girl (slang.)
- Another word for the police (slang.)
- Another word for a gun (slang.)
- Another word for rough (slang.)
- Also known as Socials; the rich kids of town (slang.)
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- Another expression, usually spoken if surprised (dialect.)
- Another word for alcohol (slang.)
- Parties where people get drunk (slang.)
- The poor kids of town (slang.)
- Another word for a cigarette (slang.)
- An informal way for saying "I don't know" (dialect.)
- A synonym for cool (slang.)
- A criminal (slang.)
18 Clues: A fight (slang.) • A criminal (slang.) • A synonym for cool (slang.) • The poor kids of town (slang.) • Another word for tired (slang.) • Another word for a gun (slang.) • Another word for rough (slang.) • Another word for a girl (slang.) • Another word for alcohol (slang.) • Another word for the police (slang.) • Another word for a cigarette (slang.) • ...
The Church 2013-05-03
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- But you are a ______ people
- The church is not for the self-righteous but the ______
- The church is not a ______ (architectural structure)
- Going to a church building weekly never got anybody into
- The church is not ______ (dull)
- an objective or goal
- Jesus=Groom and Church=?
- you are a _____ priesthood
- If you are a disciple of Jesus that means he leads and you ______
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- you are God's ______ possession
- The church is all God's children, each included by ________
- The church is not a ______ (financial organization)
- The church is the biggest ______ on earth (group of relatives)
- The church is not local but ______
- you are a ____ nation
- How many churches are there in the world?
- The church is people who've accepted the _____ {mercy} of God thru Jesus
- The church is the ____ of Christ
18 Clues: an objective or goal • you are a ____ nation • Jesus=Groom and Church=? • you are a _____ priesthood • But you are a ______ people • you are God's ______ possession • The church is not ______ (dull) • The church is the ____ of Christ • The church is not local but ______ • How many churches are there in the world? • The church is not a ______ (financial organization) • ...
The Kidneys 2013-03-18
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- when the body’s immune system attacks a transplanted organ
- transplant the transferring of a kidney from one person to another
- __________________ is when some substances ar absorbed back into the blood
- produces ADH
- reactions the chemical process of breaking down or building substances
- a hormone used to regulate how concentrated urine is
- the primary substance in urea
- important for maintaining homeostasis
- part of the nephron that envelopes the glomerulus
- main functional unit of the kidney
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- a bundle of capillaries
- the process of removing
- twisted parts of the nephron
- the ______ transports blood away from the kidney
- the regulation of water in the blood
- the ______ delivers blood to the kidney
- the separation of large and small molecules through a semi-permeable membrane
- The part of a kidney tubule that forms a long loop in the medulla of the kidney
18 Clues: produces ADH • a bundle of capillaries • the process of removing • twisted parts of the nephron • the primary substance in urea • main functional unit of the kidney • the regulation of water in the blood • important for maintaining homeostasis • the ______ delivers blood to the kidney • the ______ transports blood away from the kidney • ...
The Pearl 2013-02-22
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- Manipulating an object with your hands
- Acceptable or possible
- Red mound from injury
- Smooth or wavy
- High parts of a tower
- A barrier of a protecting wall
- Judgement in your eyes
- Cool, damp
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- Swirling or mixing
- Excitement
- Dark, green foliage
- Simple story used to illustrate moral or spiritual lessson
- A triangular sail on a boat
- Hot, burning pain
- A group of forcing another to submit
- Produced in the throat; harsh sounding
- Shiny
- Not acknowledged
18 Clues: Shiny • Excitement • Cool, damp • Smooth or wavy • Not acknowledged • Hot, burning pain • Swirling or mixing • Dark, green foliage • Red mound from injury • High parts of a tower • Acceptable or possible • Judgement in your eyes • A triangular sail on a boat • A barrier of a protecting wall • A group of forcing another to submit • Manipulating an object with your hands • ...
"THE OUTSIDERS" 2013-04-15
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- Close friend of Sodapop
- Surname of Ponyboy, Darrel & Sodapop
- Surname of recent robber, shot dead by police
- One hero's initials
- Deceased hero of fire, abused by parents
- "Mountain"/Location of church
- Deceased Soc; bully
- Friend of the Curtis family
- The lower class
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- Real name of red-headed Soc
- Friend of red-headed Soc
- Common weapon for Greasers
- Town of run-away; for Johnny & Pony
- Star of movie that Ponyboy had watched
- The upper class
- One of the heroes, living with his two brothers
- Term used as "fight"; for lower class
- Friend of murdered Soc
18 Clues: The upper class • The lower class • One hero's initials • Deceased Soc; bully • Friend of murdered Soc • Close friend of Sodapop • Friend of red-headed Soc • Common weapon for Greasers • Real name of red-headed Soc • Friend of the Curtis family • "Mountain"/Location of church • Town of run-away; for Johnny & Pony • Surname of Ponyboy, Darrel & Sodapop • ...
The Giver 2014-04-27
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- no longer produced or used; out of date.
- necessary to make a whole complete; essential or fundamental.
- making one feel very happy, animated, or elated; thrilling.
- irritate intensely; infuriate
- a gradual increase in loudness in a piece of music
- (of a state, quality, or emotion) very great or intense.
- in a tentative manner; "we agreed tentatively on a dinner date"
- avoidance of activity or exertion; laziness.
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- having or expressing a lively, cheerful, and self-confident manner
- the action of forbidding something, especially by law.
- (especially of legislation) taking effect from a date in the past.
- demand the use or supply of, especially by official order and for military or public use.
- an act or action of admonishing; authoritative counsel or warning.
- the action or process of transporting someone or something from one place to another.
- dexterously: with dexterity; in a dexterous manner; "dexterously he untied the knots"
- gentle; kindly
- feeling or expressing distress or irritation
- force or oblige (someone) to do something
18 Clues: gentle; kindly • irritate intensely; infuriate • no longer produced or used; out of date. • force or oblige (someone) to do something • feeling or expressing distress or irritation • avoidance of activity or exertion; laziness. • a gradual increase in loudness in a piece of music • the action of forbidding something, especially by law. • ...
The Giver 2014-04-28
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- a feeling of irritation
- to convince
- to be irritated
- a act or warning
- an increase in loudness
- to forbid something
- with dexterity
- thrilling
- expressing a cheerful manner
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- essential
- very great or intense
- process of transporting
- demand the use or supply of something
- out of date
- friendly
- laziness
- taking effect from a date in the past
- not certain
18 Clues: friendly • laziness • essential • thrilling • to convince • out of date • not certain • with dexterity • to be irritated • a act or warning • to forbid something • very great or intense • process of transporting • a feeling of irritation • an increase in loudness • expressing a cheerful manner • demand the use or supply of something • taking effect from a date in the past
The Enlightenment 2013-11-10
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- One of a group of social thinkers in France during the Enlightenment
- A person engaged or learned in philosophy as an academic discipline
- An agreement by which people define and limit individual rights
- Longest ruling female leader of Russia who greatly increased the territory of the empire
- An 18th century European movement
- King of Prussia from 1740 to 1786; brought Prussia military prestige by winning the War of the Austrian Succession and the Seven Years' War
- 4th president of the united states; member of the Continental Congress; helped frame the Bill of Rights
- English materialist and political philosopher who advocated sovereignty as the only kind of government that could resolve problems caused by the selfishness of humans
- English empiricist philosopher who believed that all knowledge is derived from sensory experience
- Scottish economist who advocated private enterprise and free trade
- A social gathering of intellectuals and artists
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- The idea that government shouldn't interfere with industries and business
- A style of art, especially architecture and decorative art, that originated in France in the early 18th century
- Genevan philosopher, writer and composer of the 18th century, his political philosophy influenced the French Revolution
- French writer who was the embodiment of 18th century enlightenment
- French philosopher and jurist who lived during the Enlightenment
- A body of unchanging moral principles regarded as a basis for all human conduct
- The practice of officially examining books, movies, etc., and suppressing unacceptable parts.
18 Clues: An 18th century European movement • A social gathering of intellectuals and artists • An agreement by which people define and limit individual rights • French philosopher and jurist who lived during the Enlightenment • French writer who was the embodiment of 18th century enlightenment • Scottish economist who advocated private enterprise and free trade • ...
The Puzzle 2013-11-26
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- How old are most of Palmer`s friends?
- What town does the story take place?
- What event happen annually at Waymer?
- Where do they catch pigeons?
- What does Palmer feed Nipper?
- What is Nipper?
- What name do they give Palmer?
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- How many birds do they capture?
- Who warns Palmer about bean`s plan?
- What is the title of the story?
- Who is the leader of the group?
- What is the treatment?
- Where do Palmer and Dorothy hangout?
- How many sharpshooters were there?
- Who is fishface?
- What type of animal does beans own?
- What lands on Palmer`s head?
- What does Palmer do to get in trouble?
18 Clues: What is Nipper? • Who is fishface? • What is the treatment? • Where do they catch pigeons? • What lands on Palmer`s head? • What does Palmer feed Nipper? • What name do they give Palmer? • How many birds do they capture? • What is the title of the story? • Who is the leader of the group? • How many sharpshooters were there? • Who warns Palmer about bean`s plan? • ...
The Moon 2014-10-05
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- The increase of visible sunlight from the moon
- When the Moon and Sun are in line and cause stronger ocean level rise and fall
- Occurs when the Moon moves into Earth's shadow
- 1 high tide and 1 low tide within 24 hours
- Theory states Earth and Moon formed at the same time
- 2 high tides and 2 low tides within 24 hours
- When the Moon and Sun are at right angles to the Earth, causing weaker rise and fall of ocean level
- Vertical distance between high tide and low tide
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- Area that does not receive direct sunlight from an eclipse
- The decrease of visible sunlight from the moon
- Occurs when the Sun is blocked out by the Moon
- Theory that says the Moon was pulled in by Earth's gravitational pull
- Mars sized object crashed into Earth, ejecting material into space that formed the Moon
- 1st American in space
- Periodic rise and fall of ocean levels
- Changes in appearance of the Moon
- 1st satellite in space, sent by Soviet Russia
- This Apollo mission was the first to land a man on the moon
18 Clues: 1st American in space • Changes in appearance of the Moon • Periodic rise and fall of ocean levels • 1 high tide and 1 low tide within 24 hours • 2 high tides and 2 low tides within 24 hours • 1st satellite in space, sent by Soviet Russia • The increase of visible sunlight from the moon • The decrease of visible sunlight from the moon • ...
The Crucible 2014-09-07
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- Divine guidance or care
- A trace of infection or contamination
- To call upon a devil or spirit by spell
- A thing that causes disgust or hatred
- To condemn or censure publicly
- To discredit or shame God
- To distress with mental or bodily pain
- A Pilgrim's journey
- Senseless, stupid or foolish
- Causing fear, apprehension, or dread
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- A group within a larger group
- A written oath
- The act of defaming
- Unnatural or abnormal
- A severe, searching test or trial
- To lose heart or courage
- Feeling or showing deep hatred
- To envy; to be reluctant to give
18 Clues: A written oath • The act of defaming • A Pilgrim's journey • Unnatural or abnormal • Divine guidance or care • To lose heart or courage • To discredit or shame God • Senseless, stupid or foolish • A group within a larger group • Feeling or showing deep hatred • To condemn or censure publicly • To envy; to be reluctant to give • A severe, searching test or trial • ...
The Planets 2014-10-21
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- beleived to live in space
- the closest planet to the sun
- the only other planet people have walked on
- used to go to space
- sometimes sent to space to take photos
- rises when the sun goes down
- furthest from the sun
- the largest planet
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- the second last planet
- the planet before earth
- used to see the planets
- famous for its rings
- people who go to space
- provides heat and light
- no longer a planet
- rocks that crash on earth
- the planet we live on
- can seem them in the sky at night
18 Clues: no longer a planet • the largest planet • used to go to space • famous for its rings • furthest from the sun • the planet we live on • the second last planet • people who go to space • the planet before earth • used to see the planets • provides heat and light • beleived to live in space • rocks that crash on earth • rises when the sun goes down • the closest planet to the sun • ...
The Romans 2015-05-24
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- The latin word for left.
- A slave trained to fight.
- Roman word for number.
- A place where Romans went to watch people fight.
- A pattern of coloured stones.
- A famous Roman wall.
- The latin word for right.
- A large area of many people.
- A person from Rome.
- A long robe worn by Romans.
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- A Roman book written on a long strip of paper.
- Roman name of England's capital city.
- A Roman god of thunder.
- A crown made of leaves or flowers.
- The ruler of the Romans.
- A famous Roman soldier.
- Cart with two wheels pulled by horses.
- language of the Romans.
18 Clues: A person from Rome. • A famous Roman wall. • Roman word for number. • A Roman god of thunder. • A famous Roman soldier. • language of the Romans. • The latin word for left. • The ruler of the Romans. • A slave trained to fight. • The latin word for right. • A long robe worn by Romans. • A large area of many people. • A pattern of coloured stones. • A crown made of leaves or flowers. • ...
THE LAW 2015-08-12
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- attorney or counselor (US)
- the money a person must pay as punishment for doing something illegal
- the opposite for "innocent"
- a place where justice is administered
- elements that prove or disprove something, proof presented to a jury.
- first step of a legal action denouncing an infraction (or expression of discontent)
- a matter that goes before a judge or a court of law
- evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials
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- violation of rights
- money that the losing side in a lawsuit must pay to the winning side
- (verb)prosecute someone to obtain compensation
- if someone is ..... of a crime, he is found guilty
- case brought to court, legal prosecution
- prison
- a person bringing suit to court (opposed to defendant)
- a group of people sworn to render a verdict to a court
- legally responsible
- transgression of civil or moral law
18 Clues: prison • violation of rights • legally responsible • attorney or counselor (US) • the opposite for "innocent" • transgression of civil or moral law • a place where justice is administered • case brought to court, legal prosecution • (verb)prosecute someone to obtain compensation • if someone is ..... of a crime, he is found guilty • ...
THE LAW 2015-08-13
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- prison
- elements that prove or disprove something
- money a person must pay as punishment for doing something illegal
- first step of a legal action denoucing an infraction (or expression of discontent)
- transgression of civil or moral law
- place where justice is administered
- a person bringing suit to court (opposed to defendant)
- attorney or counselor
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- a matter that goes before a judge or a court of law
- statement or declaration of a witness under oath, usually in court
- prosecute someone to obtain compensation
- legally responsible for something
- If someone is ... of a crime, he is found guilty of it.
- case brought to court, legal prosecution
- violation of rights
- a group of people sworn to render a verdict to a court
- the opposite for "innocent"
- money that the losing side in a lawsuit must pay to the winning side
18 Clues: prison • violation of rights • attorney or counselor • the opposite for "innocent" • legally responsible for something • transgression of civil or moral law • place where justice is administered • prosecute someone to obtain compensation • case brought to court, legal prosecution • elements that prove or disprove something • a matter that goes before a judge or a court of law • ...
THE LAW 2015-08-13
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- prison
- transgression of civil or moral law
- a person bringing suit to court (opposed to defendant)
- statement or declaration of a witness under oath, usually in court
- attorney or counselor
- the opposite for "innocent"
- violation of rights
- place where justice is administered
- a matter that goes before a judge or a court of law
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- legally responsible for something
- money a person must pay as punishment for doing something illegal
- If someone is ... of a crime, he is found guilty of it.
- case brought to court, legal prosecution
- first step of a legal action denoucing an infraction (or expression of discontent)
- a group of people sworn to render a verdict to a court
- prosecute someone to obtain compensation
- money that the losing side in a lawsuit must pay to the winning side
- elements that prove or disprove something
18 Clues: prison • violation of rights • attorney or counselor • the opposite for "innocent" • legally responsible for something • transgression of civil or moral law • place where justice is administered • case brought to court, legal prosecution • prosecute someone to obtain compensation • elements that prove or disprove something • a matter that goes before a judge or a court of law • ...
THE LAW 2015-08-13
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- prison
- transgression of civil or moral law
- a person bringing suit to court (opposed to defendant)
- the opposite for "innocent"
- first step of a legal action denouncing an infraction (or expression of discontent)
- a matter that goes before a judge or a court of law
- statement or declaration of a witness under oath, usually in court
- elements that prove or disprove something
- money that the losing side in a lawsuit must pay to the winning side
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- case brought to court, legal prosecution
- violation of rights
- place where justice is administered
- a group of people sworn to render a verdict to a court
- legally responsible for something
- If someone is ... of a crime, he is found guilty of it.
- attorney or counselor
- money a person must pay as punishment for doing something illegal
- prosecute someone to obtain compensation
18 Clues: prison • violation of rights • attorney or counselor • the opposite for "innocent" • legally responsible for something • place where justice is administered • transgression of civil or moral law • case brought to court, legal prosecution • prosecute someone to obtain compensation • elements that prove or disprove something • a matter that goes before a judge or a court of law • ...
The Beatles 2015-10-13
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- The German city popular with the Beatles is ...
- Ringo played the ...
- The effect on their fans was known as ...
- The Beatles were a ... band.
- Yellow Submarine was a ... movie.
- OF KINTYRE ... was the biggest selling single.
- John and Paul were a song-writing ...
- Paul McCartney started the band ...
- A record or CD in the top ten is called a ...
- "The Beatles" is a word game of "beetles" and ...
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- John's skiffle/rock band were the ...
- The Beatles spoke English with a Liverpool ...
- All four of the Beatles were born in ...
- John's middle name is ...
- Their last concert was on the ... of their company.
- Sometimes the Beatles had "A Hard Day's ..."
- Paul's wife ... was member of his band.
- YORK John Lennon was murdered in ...
18 Clues: Ringo played the ... • John's middle name is ... • The Beatles were a ... band. • Yellow Submarine was a ... movie. • Paul McCartney started the band ... • YORK John Lennon was murdered in ... • John's skiffle/rock band were the ... • John and Paul were a song-writing ... • Paul's wife ... was member of his band. • All four of the Beatles were born in ... • ...
The Reformation 2015-12-08
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- He believed in God's sovereignty and that God predestines all things.
- His reforms centered around having an heir for his dynasty.
- Peace of_______. Treaty that ended the religious wars in the Holy Roman Empire.
- German priest who began the subject of this puzzle.
- Trials brought against those who challenged the authority of the Catholic Church.
- The non-Lutheran Protestant church founded in Switzerland.
- Questions posted on the Wittenberg church door calling for a debate on religious doctrine.
- Founder of the Swiss Reformed Church.
- Reformer who urged the Bible be translated into everyday language.
- Leaders of the Counter-Reformation through education and missionary work.
- Follower of ________________ who was burned at the stake fro his beliefs.
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- German emperor whose kingdom was split apart by the Reformation.
- She favored compromise over conflictin religious issues but nevertheless made England a Protestant nation.
- Council that confirmed the key doctrines of the Catholic Church.
- What the reformers said was the sole authority, not the Pope.
- Place where Luther was tried for his beliefs.
- Certificates supposedly granted pardons for punishment for sin.
- What the German reformer said was needed for salvation.
18 Clues: Founder of the Swiss Reformed Church. • Place where Luther was tried for his beliefs. • German priest who began the subject of this puzzle. • What the German reformer said was needed for salvation. • The non-Lutheran Protestant church founded in Switzerland. • His reforms centered around having an heir for his dynasty. • ...
The Media 2016-03-22
18 Clues: tilaus • tilaaja • otsikko • julkaisu • liiteosa • uutisoida • arvostelu • kolumnisti • kuvateksti • päivälehti • viikkolehti • pääkirjoitus • aikakauslehti • iltapäivälehti • sensaatiouutinen • erikoisartikkeli • kirjeenavaihtaja • sanomalehtitoimittaja
The Glove 2016-06-02
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- If you light a candle, the wax will ~ .
- You can shoot with this weapon.
- Someone ~ed Dunne to give him money.
- you can cut with it
- another word for thief
- When something happens that you didn't expect, it's a ~ .
- You put it on when your hands are cold.
- After a murder, the police will look for ~s.
- A person with lots of money is ~ .
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- to bet money on something
- the people who arrest criminals
- where people get hanged
- It was the wrong ~ to return to the house for the glove.
- If a criminal is arrested, he must go to ~ .
- A ~ is someone who killed another person.
- a pretty and expensive stone
- If you take something which is not yours, you ~ it.
- hard, round money
18 Clues: hard, round money • you can cut with it • another word for thief • where people get hanged • to bet money on something • a pretty and expensive stone • the people who arrest criminals • You can shoot with this weapon. • A person with lots of money is ~ . • Someone ~ed Dunne to give him money. • If you light a candle, the wax will ~ . • You put it on when your hands are cold. • ...
The Odyssey 2018-03-27
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- Unweaves the shroud at night
- Good consistent hospitality
- Took Odysseus to see her dad
- Red-haired king
- Plant that makes you forget home
- Sing songs that enchant you
- Odysseus's dog
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- Turned men into swine
- Bird signs that prophesize
- Polyphemus thinks this is Odysseus's name
- Faithful swinherder
- Worst of the suitors
- Evil whirlpool
- Number of ax heads in test
- Gave Odysseus the magic veil
- God that throws thunderbolts
- Odysseus's dad
- Eurykleia recognized Odysseus by this
18 Clues: Evil whirlpool • Odysseus's dad • Odysseus's dog • Red-haired king • Faithful swinherder • Worst of the suitors • Turned men into swine • Bird signs that prophesize • Number of ax heads in test • Good consistent hospitality • Sing songs that enchant you • Unweaves the shroud at night • Took Odysseus to see her dad • Gave Odysseus the magic veil • God that throws thunderbolts • ...
The Congress 2020-02-03
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- the _____ _____ is what is considered the power of Congress to enact "necessary and proper" laws as needed
- this is when the number of representatives can change based on census data every 10 years
- _________ is the leader of the Senate...but can not debate and only votes in a tie
- there are 100 Senators...two from each ______
- the Senate ____ ___ is the leader of the minority party in the Senate
- the ________ is considered the representatives of the people directly
- the president ___ ____ of the Senate is "only temporary"
- every law involving revenue or ______ originates in the House
- Senators are elected to ____ year terms
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- the Senate _____ ____ is the leader of the majority party in the Senate
- these powers are specifically listed in the Constitution as powers of the Congress
- the leader of the House and the Majority Party of the House of Representativs
- the Congress is a part of our ______ branch
- the number of Representatives per state is chosen based on state _______
- the power to _______ a president lies only in the House of Representatives
- this is considered the Senior branch of the Congress
- Representatives are elected every ____ years.
- the Congress has the authority to suggest and pass _____
18 Clues: Senators are elected to ____ year terms • the Congress is a part of our ______ branch • there are 100 Senators...two from each ______ • Representatives are elected every ____ years. • this is considered the Senior branch of the Congress • the Congress has the authority to suggest and pass _____ • the president ___ ____ of the Senate is "only temporary" • ...
The Constitution 2019-10-08
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- The second section lists the president's ________.
- According to the Constitution, all of the government’s power comes from who?
- the delegates knew that the goals in the Preamble required a _________ government
- The first 3 words of the _________ to the Constitution are “We the People”.
- The fourth explains how the president can be _________ from office.
- Then they split each article into _________ that present topics in a careful order.
- When the _____________ left Independence Hall in September 1787, they each carried a copy of the Constitution.
- The third section lists presidential ______.
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- The delegates’ task now was to convince their ________ to approve the document they had worked so hard to write.
- By a narrow vote, ratified the Constitution?
- Members of the House serve ________ terms.
- The Constitution is based on the idea of ________________ because it states that all of its power comes from the people.
- The Constitution created a bicameral, or two-part, national legislature called what?
- The first section in the article on the president describes how the president is ________.
- After a short introduction, they divided the Constitution into parts called what?
- The ______ created the Legislative Branch to give equal power to the large and small states.
- Members of the Senate serve ________ terms so that they can enjoy some independence from the day-to-day opinions of voters.
- know as the “Father of the Constitution”
18 Clues: know as the “Father of the Constitution” • Members of the House serve ________ terms. • By a narrow vote, ratified the Constitution? • The third section lists presidential ______. • The second section lists the president's ________. • The fourth explains how the president can be _________ from office. • ...
The Earth 2019-11-04
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- Branch of science that studies the Earth
- American islands made from volcanos
- One of the verbs studied this morning
- The inside of an apple
- Period 1 fill-in teacher
- Adjective used to describe the inside of the Earth
- Metal found in the Earth's core
- Thin layer of gas around the Earth
- To recognise and name
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- Period 2 fill-in teacher
- 8 Blue's 2nd maths teacher this year
- The name of magma once it is on the Earth's surface
- Thickest layer of the Earth
- Large mountain that spews out hot rocks
- Hottest layer of the Earth
- Absolute best subject at school
- Identify the tallest student in 8 Blue
- Thin outer layer of the Earth
- Metal found in the Earth's core
19 Clues: To recognise and name • The inside of an apple • Period 2 fill-in teacher • Period 1 fill-in teacher • Hottest layer of the Earth • Thickest layer of the Earth • Thin outer layer of the Earth • Absolute best subject at school • Metal found in the Earth's core • Metal found in the Earth's core • Thin layer of gas around the Earth • American islands made from volcanos • ...
The Media 2020-03-17
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- a line at the top of a newspaper or magazine article giving the writer's name.
- to be the first newspaper to discover and print an important news story.
- an article in a newspaper that expresses the editor's opinion on a subject
- to use another person's ideas or work and pretend that it is your own
- the fact of being seen too much on television, in the newspapers, etc
- ideas or statements that may be false or present only one side of an argument that are used in order to gain support for a political leader, party, etc.
- a supplier of information
- title of any newspaper article
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- articles on the internet that are intended to attract attention and encourage people to click on links to particular websites
- in television and radio broadcasting, the time when the largest number of people are watching or listening.
- an official whose job is to examine and report on complaints made by ordinary people about companies, the government or public authorities
- a person who sees an occurrence with his own eyes and is able to give a firsthand account of it
- to send out a programme on television or radio
- a group of people, for example customers, who are similar in age, social class, etc.
- a lie that causes damage
- the work of collecting, writing, and publishing or broadcasting news stories and articles.
- being discussed a lot on social media
- a special or regular article, usually displayed prominently
18 Clues: a lie that causes damage • a supplier of information • title of any newspaper article • being discussed a lot on social media • to send out a programme on television or radio • a special or regular article, usually displayed prominently • to use another person's ideas or work and pretend that it is your own • ...
The Reader 2020-06-26
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- Religion of the Westover family in Tara Westover’s biography ‘Educated’.
- Eponymous drink of Kawaguchi Toshikazu’s café-based tale, and a favourite of Lucy Stephenson.
- Best selling crime writer and author of The Leopard, The Son and The Thirst.
- The fear of running out of something to read.
- Eponymous lead character of Candice Carty-Williams’s debut novel.
- ‘No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference’ is a collection of what by Greta Thunberg?
- The disgraced subject of Kelleigh Greenberg-Jephcott’s ‘Swan Song’ (6,6).
- Flavour of ‘Bertie Bott’s beans’ in the Harry Potter series.
- Follow up novel to 12A.
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- Home county of ‘Normal People’ Connell and Marianne.
- Wife of ‘Tom’ in Kaufman’s ‘All My Friends are Superheroes’.
- Country in which both authors of 15A. were born
- Name of the fictional republic in Atwood's 'The Handmaid's Tale'.
- In Orwell’s ‘1984’, the psychological principle that allows an individual to believe contradictory ideas at the same time.
- According to Ocean Vuong, what ‘G’ are we briefly on earth?
- Novel beginning with 'It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.' (5,3,9)
- Newspaper in which Zadie Smith’s ‘Embassy of Cambodia’ was first published (3,3,6)
- City in novels by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Oyinkan Braithwaite.
18 Clues: Follow up novel to 12A. • The fear of running out of something to read. • Country in which both authors of 15A. were born • Home county of ‘Normal People’ Connell and Marianne. • According to Ocean Vuong, what ‘G’ are we briefly on earth? • Wife of ‘Tom’ in Kaufman’s ‘All My Friends are Superheroes’. • Flavour of ‘Bertie Bott’s beans’ in the Harry Potter series. • ...
The Sanctuary 2020-12-26
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- on the Day of Atonement, these animals were presented before the Lord
- what lighted the sanctuary
- the angels that sat on top of the ark in the Most Holy Place
- total number of furniture pieces in the sanctuary
- the largest tribe on the west side of the sanctuary
- the stones on the high priest shoulders
- worn by the high priest with four rows of precious stones on it
- in the court, the priests used this to wash in
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- the largest tribe on the north side of the sanctuary
- what the bells on the hem of the high priest garment was made of
- the altar of burnt offerings was made of this wood
- the tribe that was not to be numbered
- the largest tribe on the east side of the sanctuary
- the largest tribe on the south side of the sanctuary
- the unit of measurement used to build the sanctuary
- "And let them make Me a ____; that I may dwell among them"
- the offering of burnt offering was overlaid with this metal
- he served as the high priest
18 Clues: what lighted the sanctuary • he served as the high priest • the tribe that was not to be numbered • the stones on the high priest shoulders • in the court, the priests used this to wash in • total number of furniture pieces in the sanctuary • the altar of burnt offerings was made of this wood • the largest tribe on the east side of the sanctuary • ...
The body 2020-11-29
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- What pumps blood round the body
- What connects muscle to bone.
- What makes up the skeletal system.
- What allows the lungs to inflate and deflate
- Where nutrients are absorbed.
- What helps bones grow strong.
- What allows oxygen to enter the blood
- What keeps the body rigid.
- Where water is absorbed into the body.
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- What controls the body
- How food is transported to the stomach.
- Where mechanical digestion takes place.
- What ligaments and tendons are made of.
- Where chemical digestion takes place.
- What filters the blood from the digestive tract.
- What connects bone to bone.
- What the inside of bones is made of.
- The part of a limb that allows it to move.
18 Clues: What controls the body • What keeps the body rigid. • What connects bone to bone. • What connects muscle to bone. • Where nutrients are absorbed. • What helps bones grow strong. • What pumps blood round the body • What makes up the skeletal system. • What the inside of bones is made of. • Where chemical digestion takes place. • What allows oxygen to enter the blood • ...
the hobbit 2018-06-01
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- / A synonym of this word is refer
- / create difficulties for (someone or something), resulting in delay or obstruction.
- / regard a quality or feature as characteristic of or possessed by (someone or something).
- / a synonym of this word is unclear
- / argue about petty and trivial matters.
- / the state or feeling of being actively opposed or hostile to someone or something.
- / an alcoholic drink made from fermented honey and water
- / causing moral revulsion
- / the state or quality of being serious and dignified.
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- / an open space in a forest
- / a dealer of furs
- / a synonym for this word is ambush
- / a synonym of this word is journey
- / If something is unpleasant or bad is going to happen a word for this is?
- / (of a route or journey) longer than the most direct way.
- / A synonym of this word is wharf
- / Assault or abuse
- / wrongful or criminal deception intended to result in financial or personal gain.
18 Clues: / a dealer of furs • / Assault or abuse • / causing moral revulsion • / an open space in a forest • / A synonym of this word is refer • / A synonym of this word is wharf • / a synonym for this word is ambush • / a synonym of this word is journey • / a synonym of this word is unclear • / argue about petty and trivial matters. • ...
The world 2018-09-09
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- The world´s most famous leather tanneries are in ………….
- The specific boats in Venice are called …..
- One of the first Chinese inventions is ……
- What destroyed the Southern Wall of Colosseum?
- The meat jerky traditionally consumed in South Africa is ….
- What is the name of the typical dessert in New Zealand?
- What is the currency of Hungary?
- Ayers Rock or …………. – a rock formation sacred to Aboriginal people - is located in Australia
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- Where can you take Tram 28? Lisbon
- It is a huge, ancient auditorium in Rome.
- What is Niagara Falls?
- Jorn Utzon was the architect who designed Opera in Sydney – he was from …..
- What is considered the Eighth Wonder?
- The shape of the Colosseum is similar to ….
- The Maori name for New Zealand is ………….
- What Saint is celebrated in Ireland as an official National Day?
- The most famous road ……………… race in the world, the Tour de France goes through the French landscape.
- Taj ……… was built by Mughal Emperor in the memory of his beautiful wife.
18 Clues: What is Niagara Falls? • What is the currency of Hungary? • Where can you take Tram 28? Lisbon • What is considered the Eighth Wonder? • The Maori name for New Zealand is …………. • It is a huge, ancient auditorium in Rome. • One of the first Chinese inventions is …… • The shape of the Colosseum is similar to …. • The specific boats in Venice are called ….. • ...
the house 2018-05-23
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- a can study in front of my .....
- where I put my jeans and t-shirts
- the room where I watch tv
- a device that allows me to reproduce on a paper my writings
- I put them on to go out
- The room where I have a pee
- The room where I have a bath
- a can eat with my family around a ....
- I open it to refresh the air
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- the room where I cook
- I open it to enter my house. It is locked with a key
- a device which allows you to see the news
- The room Where I sleep
- a can sit down on a.....
- a screen that allows you to search the net
- a can lie down on a....
- a screen that allows you to search the net (smaller)
- where I sleep in the night
18 Clues: the room where I cook • The room Where I sleep • a can lie down on a.... • I put them on to go out • a can sit down on a..... • the room where I watch tv • where I sleep in the night • The room where I have a pee • The room where I have a bath • I open it to refresh the air • a can study in front of my ..... • where I put my jeans and t-shirts • a can eat with my family around a .... • ...
The Crucible 2019-04-29
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- Putnam / A wealthy,influential citizen of Salem
- Hathorne / A judge who preside,along with Danforth over the witch trails
- Proctor / John's wife
- Corey / elderly but feisty farmer in Salem,famous for his tendency to file lawsuits
- Putnam / Putnam's lone surviving child out of eight
- Cheever / A man from Salem who acts as clerk of the court during the witch trails
- Corey / Giles Corey's third wife
- Warren / The servant in the proctor household and a member of Abigail's group of girls
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- Nurse / a wealthy influential in Salem
- / Reverend Parris's black slave from Barbados
- Paris / Reverend Parris's 10 year old daughter
- Hale / a young minister reputed to be an expert on witchcraft
- Parris / minister of Salem's church
- Nurse / wise sensible and upright woman, Francis Nurse's wife
- Williams / Reverend Parris's niece
- / The marshal of Salem
- Lewis / One of the girls in Abigail's group
- Putnam / Thomas Putnam's wife
18 Clues: Proctor / John's wife • / The marshal of Salem • Putnam / Thomas Putnam's wife • Corey / Giles Corey's third wife • Williams / Reverend Parris's niece • Parris / minister of Salem's church • Nurse / a wealthy influential in Salem • / Reverend Parris's black slave from Barbados • Lewis / One of the girls in Abigail's group • ...
the simpsons 2019-06-19
18 Clues: sax • ha ha • clown • vicar • big hair • suck suck • come again • die bart die • donut addict • god bless you • flanders kids • marges sisters • loves mr burns • _____'s tavern • money fight!!! • nerdy barts bff • skinners nemises • smokes in school
The brain 2019-09-04
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- connects the brain to the outside world.
- bring messages in.
- Wernicke's area is important for this comprehension.
- nervous system is comprised of the somatic and autonomic nervous systems
- proteins on the cell surface where neurotransmitters attach, vary in shape.
- relay messages to muscles and organs.
- Connects the two hemispheres of the brain together
- are chemicals that mimic a neurotransmitter at the receptor site.
- Involved in motor control, reasoning and more.
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- part of the Central Nervous System.
- The brain is separated into 4 _____.
- the surface of the brain.
- Protects the spinal cord.
- central nervous system
- Controls your hearing, memory, emotion and more.
- peripheral nervous system
- What side of your brain controls the right side of your body?
- depression or grooves in the cerebral cortex.
18 Clues: bring messages in. • central nervous system • the surface of the brain. • Protects the spinal cord. • peripheral nervous system • part of the Central Nervous System. • The brain is separated into 4 _____. • relay messages to muscles and organs. • connects the brain to the outside world. • depression or grooves in the cerebral cortex. • ...
The Conquest 2019-07-02
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- the leader of the first expedition to chile.
- the conqueror of chile.
- the capital of the inca empire.
- is the first city that founded Pedro de Valdivia.
- the country in wich the majority of the Inca empire was settled.
- this landform separates Argentina of Chile.
- the leader of the Aztec empire.
- lands that allow the growing of plants.
- this microrganism absorbs nutrients from living things.
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- a unicellular microorganism that could be beneficial or harmful.
- the name of the battle between mapuche people and Diego de Almagro.
- the place in which the Aztec Empire was settled.
- the conqueror of the incas.
- the conqueror of the Aztecs.
- the center of the city, houses and churches were built arround it.
- driest area located in the north of Chile.
- this microrganism cannot grow or reproduce alone, it needs other cells.
- the indigenous that fought against Diego de almargo.
18 Clues: the conqueror of chile. • the conqueror of the incas. • the conqueror of the Aztecs. • the capital of the inca empire. • the leader of the Aztec empire. • lands that allow the growing of plants. • driest area located in the north of Chile. • this landform separates Argentina of Chile. • the leader of the first expedition to chile. • ...
The Beatles 2017-02-20
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- A group of instrumentalists playing music of a specialised type
- A style of popular music that derives in part from blues and folk music and is marked by a heavily accented beat and a simple, repetitive phrase structure
- To utter words or sounds in succession with musical modulations of the voice; vocalise melodically
- An instrument capable of transforming sound waves into changes in electric currents or voltage, used in recording or transmitting sound
- Seminal rock and pop group formed in Liverpool, England; named as such 1960 (after a succession of other names), supposedly by then-bassist Stuart Sutcliffe
- A lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck
- A part of a song following the introduction and preceding the chorus
- A part of a song that recurs at intervals, usually following each verse; refrain
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- A guitar that has the same pitch and tuning as a double bass, usually electrically amplified
- He was famous both in The Beatles and his solo career, he was known for his activism and quest for social justice
- How long or short a note or piece is
- How loud or soft a note, sound or piece is played
- He was the 4th best drummer in The Beatles!
- Known as the 5th Beatles, George Martin did what in the band?
- The united performance of an entire group of singers, musicians, etc.
- He was a natural experimentalist, who specialised in stringed instruments
- He was a member of the rhythm section in the band, going on to have success both as a solo artist and with his band Wings
- A person, especially of the late 1960s, who rejected established institutions and values and sought spontaneity, direct personal relations expressing love, and expanded consciousness
18 Clues: How long or short a note or piece is • He was the 4th best drummer in The Beatles! • How loud or soft a note, sound or piece is played • Known as the 5th Beatles, George Martin did what in the band? • A group of instrumentalists playing music of a specialised type • A part of a song following the introduction and preceding the chorus • ...
The Enlightenment 2017-09-26
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- A logical procedure for gathering information about the natural world, in which experimentation and observation are used to test hypotheses.
- a statement of the reasons for the American colonies’ break from Britain
- the idea that the earth and other planets revolve around the sun
- She argued that women needed greater rights and equality amongst society
- One of a group of social thinkers in France during the Enlightenment.
- This man was imprisoned twice for arguing for tolerance and reason
- The agreement by which people define and limit their individual right, thus creating and organized society or government.
- This man published the Encyclopedia
- This man admired Britain's system of government. He believed in the separation of power.
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- This man favors strong government to keep order, rather than distrustful humans
- He says government gets power from people who have the right to overthrow an unjust government
- 18th-century European monarchs who were inspired by enlightenment ideas to rule justly and respect the rights of subjects.
- A social gathering of intellectuals and artists, like those held in the homes of wealthy women in Paris and other European cities during the Enlightenment.
- He wrote the social contract.
- This city was the center of the Enlightenment during the 1700s
- An 18th -century European movement in which thinkers attempted to apply the principles of reason and the scientific method to all aspects of society.
- relating to a style, elegant style (based on ideas and themes from ancient Greece and Rome) that characterized the arts in Europe during the late 1700’s
- This Italian philosopher worked to reform the justice system, calling for speedy trials and greater rights.
18 Clues: He wrote the social contract. • This man published the Encyclopedia • This city was the center of the Enlightenment during the 1700s • the idea that the earth and other planets revolve around the sun • This man was imprisoned twice for arguing for tolerance and reason • One of a group of social thinkers in France during the Enlightenment. • ...
The Eye 2017-11-19
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- this type of processing lets the brain do many things at once
- the center of the retina where the rods and cones are located
- light enters through this black opening
- the muscle that controls the pupil
- in this process, the eye lens changes shape to focus on near or far objects
- the axons of these types of cells make up the optic nerve
- this nerve transmits impulses to the brain
- these retinal receptors detect black, white, and gray
- contains receptors rods and cones
- this is short in people who are farsighted
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- in this spot, you don’t have any photoreceptors
- the wavelength of light determines this
- the intensity of light is determined by this characteristic
- this cortex of the brain processes information from the eyes
- this type of energy is a stimulus for the eye
- this lobe relates to the function of the eyes
- gathers light
- these photoreceptors detect color
18 Clues: gathers light • these photoreceptors detect color • contains receptors rods and cones • the muscle that controls the pupil • the wavelength of light determines this • light enters through this black opening • this nerve transmits impulses to the brain • this is short in people who are farsighted • this type of energy is a stimulus for the eye • ...
The cow 2017-10-26
The Constitution 2016-09-25
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- Change or addition that becomes part of the written language of the Constitution itself through one of four methods set forth in the Constitution.
- President rejects any act of Congress.
- System of overlapping the power so of the legislative, executive and judicial branches to permit each branch to check the actions of the others.
- A change in, or addition to, a constitution or law.
- The power of a court to determine the constitutionality of the governmental action.
- Basic principle of American system of government, that the executive, legislative, and judicial powers are divided among three independent and coequal branches of the government.
- The first ten amendments to the Constitution.
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- Presidential advisory body, traditionally made up of the heads of the executive departments and other officers.
- Contrary to constitutional provision and so illegal, null and void, of no force and effect.
- A system of government in which a written constitution divides power between central, or national, government and several regional governments.
- Concept that holds the government and its officers are always subject to the law.
- A pact made by the president directly with the head of a foreign state; a binding international agreement with the force of law but which (unlike a treaty) does not require Senate consent.
- Basic principle of the government and those who govern must obey the law; the rule of law.
- Numbered sections of a document. The unamended Constitution is divided into seven articles.
- Introduction.
- Custom that the Senate will not approve a presidential appointment opposed by a majority party senator from the State in which the appointee would serve.
- Group of persons chosen in each State and the District of Colombia every four years who make a formal selection of the President and Vice President.
- A formal agreement between two or more sovereign states.
18 Clues: Introduction. • President rejects any act of Congress. • The first ten amendments to the Constitution. • A change in, or addition to, a constitution or law. • A formal agreement between two or more sovereign states. • Concept that holds the government and its officers are always subject to the law. • ...
The Universe 2020-09-08
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- The best telescope
- Planet made of methane, hydrogen and helium
- When the moon blocks the sunlight
- When the sun is furthest from the equator
- This planet shares a name with an element
- The demoted planet
- Creator of the first telescope
- Cloud of dust and gas
- Controls the tides
- The planet with the most rings
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- Remnant of a small star
- How the sun makes light
- A massive stellar explosion
- The largest planet
- What a H-R diagram tells us about stars
- Largest tide
- A red planet
- Telescopes with mirrors
18 Clues: Largest tide • A red planet • The best telescope • The largest planet • The demoted planet • Controls the tides • Cloud of dust and gas • Remnant of a small star • How the sun makes light • Telescopes with mirrors • A massive stellar explosion • Creator of the first telescope • The planet with the most rings • When the moon blocks the sunlight • What a H-R diagram tells us about stars • ...
The Verbs 2020-09-27
18 Clues: leer • comer • jugar • lavar • beber • dormir • barrer • cantar • correr • cocinar • caminar • observar • estudiar • trabajar • escribir • escuchar • conducir • ver, mirar
The U.K. 2019-01-18
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- Another name for football
- A political process aiming to get the U.K. out of the E.U.
- Scottish word for "lake"
- A form of government with a king or queen
- The capital of Wales
- The name of the queen
- Famous playwright, first name William
- Traditional Scottish clothing
- The capital of the U.K.
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- The second biggest country of the U.K.
- Traditional scottish musical instrument
- Number of countries in the U.K.
- The main religion of the U.K.
- Is Wales to the east or west of England?
- The name of a famous Scottish sea monster
- Country in the British Isles that is not part of the U.K.
- A famous tourist attraction
- The form of currency traditionally used in the U.K.
18 Clues: The capital of Wales • The name of the queen • The capital of the U.K. • Scottish word for "lake" • Another name for football • A famous tourist attraction • The main religion of the U.K. • Traditional Scottish clothing • Number of countries in the U.K. • Famous playwright, first name William • The second biggest country of the U.K. • Traditional scottish musical instrument • ...
The Outsiders 2021-04-09
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- characteristic of a dishonest or unprinciple person
- (of a person or their action) without thinking or caring about the consequences of their actions
- a person or thing that heats, in particular a device for warming the air or water
- a strong fine textured cotton fabric typically patterned with colorful stripes or checks
- a lock of hair that grows in a direction different from the rest and that resists being combed flat
- incapable of being fully explored or understood
- frown in an angry or bad-tempered way
- (of a person or their manner) unwilling or unable to believe something
- tremble or shake with a slight rapid motion
- loss of reputation of respect as the result of a dishonorable action
- shout of call out nosily or unrestrained
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- trick(someone) into a place or position or into something
- a rare thing, especially one having particular value
- shrewdness and practical knowledge; the ability
- say something in a low or barely audible voice especially in dissatisfaction or irritation
- (of a person) disorganized and lacking in concertration
- give a slight involuntary grimace or shrinking movement of the body out of or in anticipation of pain or distress
- in casually calm and relaxed manner
18 Clues: in casually calm and relaxed manner • frown in an angry or bad-tempered way • shout of call out nosily or unrestrained • tremble or shake with a slight rapid motion • shrewdness and practical knowledge; the ability • incapable of being fully explored or understood • characteristic of a dishonest or unprinciple person • ...
The Graveyard 2024-06-06
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- Oldest in the graveyard
- Hit Silas with a car
- Met Bod at graveyard
- One in every graveyard
- Where all the ghost live
- Drowned,burned and buried
- Protects Bod
- Bullies kids at school
- Makes slithery noise
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- Calls Bod "Boy"
- Guardian of Bod
- killer of Archietct Ronald Dorian, Carlotta and a daughter Misty
- Where Bod wanted to sell the brooch
- Going into others dreams
- A dance for both the living and dead
- Known as Nobody Owens
- Disappear in plain site
- Friends with Nick Farthing
18 Clues: Protects Bod • Calls Bod "Boy" • Guardian of Bod • Hit Silas with a car • Met Bod at graveyard • Makes slithery noise • Known as Nobody Owens • One in every graveyard • Bullies kids at school • Oldest in the graveyard • Disappear in plain site • Going into others dreams • Where all the ghost live • Drowned,burned and buried • Friends with Nick Farthing • Where Bod wanted to sell the brooch • ...
