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1,998
LATE
Like the White Rabbit of Wonderland
4
The 1st letter is L
The 2nd letter is A
The 3rd letter is T
atc
1,998
LATEX
Rubber-plant sap
5
The 1st letter is L
The 5th letter is X
The 3rd letter is T
atc
1,998
LATTE
Coffee shop order
5
The 2nd letter is A
The 3rd letter is T
The 5th letter is E
atc
1,998
LAWOF
__ the jungle
5
The 3rd letter is W
The 1st letter is L
The 4th letter is O
atc
1,998
LEAF
Browse through
4
The 4th letter is F
The 2nd letter is E
The 1st letter is L
atc
1,998
LEAH
Jacob's first wife
4
The 1st letter is L
The 2nd letter is E
The 3rd letter is A
atc
1,998
LECAR
Renault, once
5
The 1st letter is L
The 2nd letter is E
The 5th letter is R
atc
1,998
LEER
Dirty look
4
The 3rd letter is E
The 1st letter is L
The 4th letter is R
atc
1,998
LESE
__ majesty (crime against the state)
4
The 3rd letter is S
The 4th letter is E
The 1st letter is L
atc
1,998
LETGOOF
Give up
7
The 2nd letter is E
The 5th letter is O
The 4th letter is G
atc
1,998
LIANE
Hansen of NPR's Weekend Edition
5
The 5th letter is E
The 3rd letter is A
The 4th letter is N
atc
1,998
LIETO
Deceive
5
The 5th letter is O
The 3rd letter is E
The 4th letter is T
atc
1,998
LIMA
City north of Dayton
4
The 2nd letter is I
The 1st letter is L
The 4th letter is A
atc
1,998
LITHO
Graph starter
5
The 2nd letter is I
The 3rd letter is T
The 1st letter is L
atc
1,998
LOAFS
Goldbricks
5
The 3rd letter is A
The 2nd letter is O
The 4th letter is F
atc
1,998
LOAN
Part of S&L
4
The 4th letter is N
The 1st letter is L
The 3rd letter is A
atc
1,998
LOGJAM
River blockage
6
The 6th letter is M
The 3rd letter is G
The 5th letter is A
atc
1,998
LOO
London lavatory
3
The 2nd letter is O
The 1st letter is L
The 3rd letter is O
atc
1,998
LOOK
__, ma! No hands!
4
The 1st letter is L
The 2nd letter is O
The 4th letter is K
atc
1,998
LORNE
Greene of "Bonanza"
5
The 3rd letter is R
The 1st letter is L
The 4th letter is N
atc
1,998
LOY
The Red Pony co-star
3
The 1st letter is L
The 2nd letter is O
The 3rd letter is Y
atc
1,998
LUNA
Type of moth
4
The 3rd letter is N
The 1st letter is L
The 4th letter is A
atc
1,998
MACE
Scepter
4
The 2nd letter is A
The 1st letter is M
The 4th letter is E
atc
1,998
MADD
Civic org.
4
The 2nd letter is A
The 4th letter is D
The 3rd letter is D
atc
1,998
MAGNET
Fridge decoration
6
The 2nd letter is A
The 4th letter is N
The 6th letter is T
atc
1,998
MAKE
Straighten, as one's bed
4
The 3rd letter is K
The 2nd letter is A
The 1st letter is M
atc
1,998
MALIGN
Slander
6
The 3rd letter is L
The 2nd letter is A
The 6th letter is N
atc
1,998
MANES
Lions' coifs
5
The 5th letter is S
The 3rd letter is N
The 1st letter is M
atc
1,998
MARC
Artist Chagall
4
The 1st letter is M
The 4th letter is C
The 3rd letter is R
atc
1,998
MARITIME
Pelagic
8
The 4th letter is I
The 6th letter is I
The 5th letter is T
atc
1,998
MARS
The Red Planet
4
The 3rd letter is R
The 4th letter is S
The 2nd letter is A
atc
1,998
MASKS
Mardi Gras wear
5
The 3rd letter is S
The 2nd letter is A
The 1st letter is M
atc
1,998
MATINEE
Kind of idol
7
The 3rd letter is T
The 1st letter is M
The 4th letter is I
atc
1,998
MBAS
Harvard degs.
4
The 4th letter is S
The 3rd letter is A
The 1st letter is M
atc
1,998
MEAN
Average
4
The 4th letter is N
The 3rd letter is A
The 1st letter is M
atc
1,998
MEARA
Anne of "Archie Bunker's Place"
5
The 1st letter is M
The 3rd letter is A
The 2nd letter is E
atc
1,998
MEMBER
Part of a group
6
The 1st letter is M
The 4th letter is B
The 5th letter is E
atc
1,998
MEOWS
Spiteful remarks
5
The 4th letter is W
The 2nd letter is E
The 3rd letter is O
atc
1,998
METER
It's read by the gas man
5
The 3rd letter is T
The 2nd letter is E
The 5th letter is R
atc
1,998
MILL
Saw or wind ender
4
The 2nd letter is I
The 1st letter is M
The 4th letter is L
atc
1,998
MINCE
Dice
5
The 1st letter is M
The 2nd letter is I
The 4th letter is C
atc
1,998
MOE
Curly's tormentor
3
The 1st letter is M
The 3rd letter is E
The 2nd letter is O
atc
1,998
MOTIFS
Artistic themes
6
The 5th letter is F
The 4th letter is I
The 6th letter is S
atc
1,998
MUGS
Makes faces at the camera
4
The 4th letter is S
The 1st letter is M
The 3rd letter is G
atc
1,998
NAME
Arnold Schwarzenegger has a long one
4
The 3rd letter is M
The 4th letter is E
The 2nd letter is A
atc
1,998
NAN
Thai river
3
The 1st letter is N
The 3rd letter is N
The 2nd letter is A
atc
1,998
NATION
The __ of Islam
6
The 6th letter is N
The 4th letter is I
The 3rd letter is T
atc
1,998
NEAREST
Least remote
7
The 4th letter is R
The 3rd letter is A
The 2nd letter is E
atc
1,998
NED
Dime-novelist Buntline
3
The 3rd letter is D
The 2nd letter is E
The 1st letter is N
atc
1,998
NED
Nancy Drew's boyfriend
3
The 3rd letter is D
The 1st letter is N
The 2nd letter is E
atc
1,998
NEGS
Refusals, in short
4
The 3rd letter is G
The 4th letter is S
The 1st letter is N
atc
1,998
NEROS
Peter and Franco
5
The 1st letter is N
The 2nd letter is E
The 3rd letter is R
atc
1,998
NEST
Aerie
4
The 4th letter is T
The 1st letter is N
The 2nd letter is E
atc
1,998
NEVADA
Reno's state
6
The 4th letter is A
The 3rd letter is V
The 5th letter is D
atc
1,998
NEWEST
Most fashionable
6
The 4th letter is E
The 6th letter is T
The 2nd letter is E
atc
1,998
NOBLE
Duke or earl
5
The 2nd letter is O
The 4th letter is L
The 5th letter is E
atc
1,998
NOEL
Blithe Spirit author Coward
4
The 1st letter is N
The 3rd letter is E
The 2nd letter is O
atc
1,998
NOSE
Pinocchio's lie detector
4
The 3rd letter is S
The 2nd letter is O
The 4th letter is E
atc
1,998
NOVA
PBS series
4
The 4th letter is A
The 1st letter is N
The 2nd letter is O
atc
1,998
NYE
Comedian Louis
3
The 3rd letter is E
The 1st letter is N
The 2nd letter is Y
atc
1,998
OCELOT
Spotted cat
6
The 3rd letter is E
The 6th letter is T
The 5th letter is O
atc
1,998
OFT
Repeatedly, in rhyme
3
The 3rd letter is T
The 1st letter is O
The 2nd letter is F
atc
1,998
OHM
Impedance unit
3
The 3rd letter is M
The 2nd letter is H
The 1st letter is O
atc
1,998
OMIT
Fail to mention
4
The 4th letter is T
The 1st letter is O
The 2nd letter is M
atc
1,998
ONEARMEDBANDITS
Vegas enticements
15
The 11th letter is N
The 5th letter is R
The 7th letter is E
atc
1,998
ONES
Wallet fillers
4
The 2nd letter is N
The 4th letter is S
The 3rd letter is E
atc
1,998
OOPS
Klutzy comment
4
The 4th letter is S
The 3rd letter is P
The 1st letter is O
atc
1,998
OPERA
Falstaff, e.g.
5
The 3rd letter is E
The 2nd letter is P
The 4th letter is R
atc
1,998
OPIE
Mayberry carrottop
4
The 2nd letter is P
The 3rd letter is I
The 1st letter is O
atc
1,998
OPS
Photo ___
3
The 2nd letter is P
The 1st letter is O
The 3rd letter is S
atc
1,998
OPT
Choose
3
The 1st letter is O
The 2nd letter is P
The 3rd letter is T
atc
1,998
ORAL
Reverend Roberts
4
The 1st letter is O
The 2nd letter is R
The 3rd letter is A
atc
1,998
ORB
Sun or moon, e.g.
3
The 1st letter is O
The 3rd letter is B
The 2nd letter is R
atc
1,998
ORCA
Quint's ship in "Jaws"
4
The 1st letter is O
The 3rd letter is C
The 4th letter is A
atc
1,998
ORLON
Acrylic fiber
5
The 4th letter is O
The 5th letter is N
The 3rd letter is L
atc
1,998
ORONO
Minneapolis suburb
5
The 4th letter is N
The 1st letter is O
The 2nd letter is R
atc
1,998
ORS
A few choice words?
3
The 2nd letter is R
The 1st letter is O
The 3rd letter is S
atc
1,998
OSSIE
Davis of "Grumpy Old Men"
5
The 2nd letter is S
The 5th letter is E
The 3rd letter is S
atc
1,998
OTT
Famous Giant
3
The 1st letter is O
The 3rd letter is T
The 2nd letter is T
atc
1,998
OTTO
Beetle Bailey pooch
4
The 4th letter is O
The 2nd letter is T
The 3rd letter is T
atc
1,998
OVAL
Shape of the Old Brickyard
4
The 3rd letter is A
The 2nd letter is V
The 4th letter is L
atc
1,998
PAAR
Carson's predecessor
4
The 1st letter is P
The 3rd letter is A
The 2nd letter is A
atc
1,998
PACER
Certain racehorse
5
The 5th letter is R
The 4th letter is E
The 3rd letter is C
atc
1,998
PAINT
___ It Blue (Songs of the Rolling Stones')
5
The 4th letter is N
The 2nd letter is A
The 5th letter is T
atc
1,998
PAL
__ Joey
3
The 3rd letter is L
The 1st letter is P
The 2nd letter is A
atc
1,998
PAPA
Mama's partner
4
The 2nd letter is A
The 4th letter is A
The 1st letter is P
atc
1,998
PARFORTHECOURSE
Nothing unusual
15
The 1st letter is P
The 11th letter is O
The 10th letter is C
atc
1,998
PEP
Get-up-and-go
3
The 3rd letter is P
The 2nd letter is E
The 1st letter is P
atc
1,998
PEP
Kind of talk or pill
3
The 1st letter is P
The 3rd letter is P
The 2nd letter is E
atc
1,998
PEPS
___ up (enlivens)
4
The 4th letter is S
The 2nd letter is E
The 1st letter is P
atc
1,998
PERFECTPITCH
Rare musical ability
12
The 1st letter is P
The 4th letter is F
The 7th letter is T
atc
1,998
PERIL
Problem for Pauline
5
The 4th letter is I
The 3rd letter is R
The 2nd letter is E
atc
1,998
PEST
Dennis, to Mr. Wilson
4
The 4th letter is T
The 2nd letter is E
The 3rd letter is S
atc
1,998
PETE
Hoops legend Maravich
4
The 1st letter is P
The 2nd letter is E
The 3rd letter is T
atc
1,998
PETER
__ out (exhaust)
5
The 2nd letter is E
The 3rd letter is T
The 1st letter is P
atc
1,998
PHIL
Punxsutawney __
4
The 2nd letter is H
The 1st letter is P
The 3rd letter is I
atc
1,998
PIECES
Coins
6
The 5th letter is E
The 2nd letter is I
The 1st letter is P
atc
1,998
PIER
Bridge platform
4
The 2nd letter is I
The 3rd letter is E
The 4th letter is R
atc
1,998
PILOTS
United employees
6
The 5th letter is T
The 1st letter is P
The 6th letter is S
atc
1,998
PINBALLMACHINES
Arcade games
15
The 6th letter is L
The 12th letter is I
The 14th letter is E