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wsj | 2,015 | WALTZ | Brahms composition | 5 | The 4th letter is T | The 1st letter is W | The 3rd letter is L |
wsj | 2,015 | WANE | Lose strength | 4 | The 2nd letter is A | The 4th letter is E | The 3rd letter is N |
wsj | 2,015 | WANE | Peter out | 4 | The 4th letter is E | The 3rd letter is N | The 2nd letter is A |
wsj | 2,015 | WANT | Hanker for | 4 | The 4th letter is T | The 3rd letter is N | The 2nd letter is A |
wsj | 2,015 | WAR | It might cause a draft | 3 | The 2nd letter is A | The 3rd letter is R | The 1st letter is W |
wsj | 2,015 | WARDENOFINIQUITY | Netherworld overseer? | 16 | The 13th letter is U | The 5th letter is E | The 8th letter is F |
wsj | 2,015 | WARDROBE | Movie studio department | 8 | The 3rd letter is R | The 1st letter is W | The 5th letter is R |
wsj | 2,015 | WARE | Suffix with silver, stem or spy | 4 | The 3rd letter is R | The 1st letter is W | The 4th letter is E |
wsj | 2,015 | WARE | Suffix with spy or share | 4 | The 2nd letter is A | The 1st letter is W | The 4th letter is E |
wsj | 2,015 | WARMATERIALS | Tanks, cannons, ammo, etc.? | 12 | The 10th letter is A | The 8th letter is R | The 3rd letter is R |
wsj | 2,015 | WARMEDUP | Prepared to play | 8 | The 5th letter is E | The 7th letter is U | The 1st letter is W |
wsj | 2,015 | WARMMEMORIAL | Monument equipped with radiators? | 12 | The 12th letter is L | The 9th letter is R | The 3rd letter is R |
wsj | 2,015 | WARNINGLAB | Retriever trained as a watchdog? | 10 | The 10th letter is B | The 7th letter is G | The 3rd letter is R |
wsj | 2,015 | WARRANT | Searcher's need | 7 | The 2nd letter is A | The 4th letter is R | The 3rd letter is R |
wsj | 2,015 | WARRENOATES | Actor in "The Wild Bunch" and "Stripes" | 11 | The 2nd letter is A | The 8th letter is A | The 11th letter is S |
wsj | 2,015 | WARRENS | Rabbit residences | 7 | The 7th letter is S | The 5th letter is E | The 3rd letter is R |
wsj | 2,015 | WARS | Fights | 4 | The 4th letter is S | The 3rd letter is R | The 2nd letter is A |
wsj | 2,015 | WARS | General concerns | 4 | The 1st letter is W | The 4th letter is S | The 3rd letter is R |
wsj | 2,015 | WARS | See 45-Down | 4 | The 1st letter is W | The 4th letter is S | The 2nd letter is A |
wsj | 2,015 | WARSAWDUST | Polish rag target? | 10 | The 7th letter is D | The 3rd letter is R | The 10th letter is T |
wsj | 2,015 | WART | Imperfection | 4 | The 4th letter is T | The 2nd letter is A | The 3rd letter is R |
wsj | 2,015 | WAS | Isn't now | 3 | The 2nd letter is A | The 1st letter is W | The 3rd letter is S |
wsj | 2,015 | WAS | Lived | 3 | The 3rd letter is S | The 2nd letter is A | The 1st letter is W |
wsj | 2,015 | WASABIPEAS | Vegetable snack with a kick | 10 | The 5th letter is B | The 2nd letter is A | The 6th letter is I |
wsj | 2,015 | WASH | Household chore | 4 | The 2nd letter is A | The 4th letter is H | The 3rd letter is S |
wsj | 2,015 | WASH | It's sometimes on the line | 4 | The 1st letter is W | The 3rd letter is S | The 2nd letter is A |
wsj | 2,015 | WASSAILED | Sang from house to house | 9 | The 5th letter is A | The 3rd letter is S | The 6th letter is I |
wsj | 2,015 | WASSAILS | Yule revelries | 8 | The 1st letter is W | The 2nd letter is A | The 8th letter is S |
wsj | 2,015 | WATCHAVIDEO | What a 57-Across might do | 11 | The 1st letter is W | The 4th letter is C | The 5th letter is H |
wsj | 2,015 | WATCHFUL | Like a jeweler's case? | 8 | The 4th letter is C | The 2nd letter is A | The 8th letter is L |
wsj | 2,015 | WATCHTHISSPA | Billboard listing | 12 | The 7th letter is H | The 11th letter is P | The 12th letter is A |
wsj | 2,015 | WATERPUMP | Heart of a cooling system | 9 | The 5th letter is R | The 8th letter is M | The 6th letter is P |
wsj | 2,015 | WATERSPORTS | Kayaking and windsurfing, e.g. | 11 | The 3rd letter is T | The 10th letter is T | The 4th letter is E |
wsj | 2,015 | WATT | Improver of the Newcomen steam engine | 4 | The 1st letter is W | The 4th letter is T | The 2nd letter is A |
wsj | 2,015 | WATT | Joule per second | 4 | The 3rd letter is T | The 4th letter is T | The 1st letter is W |
wsj | 2,015 | WATTS | Juice measures | 5 | The 1st letter is W | The 4th letter is T | The 5th letter is S |
wsj | 2,015 | WATTS | Power units | 5 | The 3rd letter is T | The 1st letter is W | The 2nd letter is A |
wsj | 2,015 | WAVE | Fans' diversion | 4 | The 4th letter is E | The 1st letter is W | The 2nd letter is A |
wsj | 2,015 | WAX | Honeycomb makeup | 3 | The 2nd letter is A | The 1st letter is W | The 3rd letter is X |
wsj | 2,015 | WAXY | Like bayberries | 4 | The 2nd letter is A | The 3rd letter is X | The 4th letter is Y |
wsj | 2,015 | WEAK | Unimpressive | 4 | The 3rd letter is A | The 1st letter is W | The 4th letter is K |
wsj | 2,015 | WEAR | Ordinary deterioration | 4 | The 4th letter is R | The 1st letter is W | The 2nd letter is E |
wsj | 2,015 | WEB | Charlotte creation | 3 | The 1st letter is W | The 2nd letter is E | The 3rd letter is B |
wsj | 2,015 | WEBB | Dragnet creator/star Jack | 4 | The 4th letter is B | The 2nd letter is E | The 3rd letter is B |
wsj | 2,015 | WEBER | Big name in outdoor grills | 5 | The 1st letter is W | The 3rd letter is B | The 4th letter is E |
wsj | 2,015 | WED | Do the rite thing? | 3 | The 1st letter is W | The 3rd letter is D | The 2nd letter is E |
wsj | 2,015 | WED | Exchange rings with | 3 | The 3rd letter is D | The 2nd letter is E | The 1st letter is W |
wsj | 2,015 | WED | Unite | 3 | The 3rd letter is D | The 2nd letter is E | The 1st letter is W |
wsj | 2,015 | WEDDINGCHAP | The groom? | 11 | The 10th letter is A | The 2nd letter is E | The 6th letter is N |
wsj | 2,015 | WEDGE | Piece cut from a cheese wheel | 5 | The 1st letter is W | The 5th letter is E | The 2nd letter is E |
wsj | 2,015 | WEDIDIT | Our team won! | 7 | The 6th letter is I | The 5th letter is D | The 2nd letter is E |
wsj | 2,015 | WEE | Itty-bitty | 3 | The 2nd letter is E | The 1st letter is W | The 3rd letter is E |
wsj | 2,015 | WEE | Itty-bitty | 3 | The 1st letter is W | The 2nd letter is E | The 3rd letter is E |
wsj | 2,015 | WEE | Lilliputian | 3 | The 1st letter is W | The 3rd letter is E | The 2nd letter is E |
wsj | 2,015 | WEED | Garden invader | 4 | The 4th letter is D | The 3rd letter is E | The 1st letter is W |
wsj | 2,015 | WEED | Gardener's headache | 4 | The 2nd letter is E | The 3rd letter is E | The 4th letter is D |
wsj | 2,015 | WEEDY | Like a neglected garden | 5 | The 2nd letter is E | The 5th letter is Y | The 3rd letter is E |
wsj | 2,015 | WEELAD | Scottish shaver | 6 | The 4th letter is L | The 1st letter is W | The 5th letter is A |
wsj | 2,015 | WEEPS | Bawls | 5 | The 1st letter is W | The 3rd letter is E | The 2nd letter is E |
wsj | 2,015 | WEEPS | Sheds tears | 5 | The 2nd letter is E | The 3rd letter is E | The 5th letter is S |
wsj | 2,015 | WEIGHSATONSURE | Considers getting the traditional monk's haircut? | 14 | The 11th letter is S | The 2nd letter is E | The 6th letter is S |
wsj | 2,015 | WEIGHTLIMIT | Number posted near some bridges | 11 | The 11th letter is T | The 5th letter is H | The 8th letter is I |
wsj | 2,015 | WEIR | Best Director nominee for "Witness," "Dead Poets Society" and "The Truman Show" | 4 | The 3rd letter is I | The 4th letter is R | The 1st letter is W |
wsj | 2,015 | WELDED | Joined together | 6 | The 4th letter is D | The 3rd letter is L | The 2nd letter is E |
wsj | 2,015 | WELL | I'm waiting... | 4 | The 2nd letter is E | The 4th letter is L | The 1st letter is W |
wsj | 2,015 | WELLAWARE | In the know | 9 | The 2nd letter is E | The 5th letter is A | The 8th letter is R |
wsj | 2,015 | WELLSET | Firmly established | 7 | The 4th letter is L | The 6th letter is E | The 5th letter is S |
wsj | 2,015 | WELSH | From Swansea, say | 5 | The 1st letter is W | The 5th letter is H | The 4th letter is S |
wsj | 2,015 | WELTY | The Optimist's Daughter author | 5 | The 1st letter is W | The 3rd letter is L | The 4th letter is T |
wsj | 2,015 | WENG | Times crossword editor Will | 4 | The 1st letter is W | The 4th letter is G | The 2nd letter is E |
wsj | 2,015 | WENTCRAZY | Lost it | 9 | The 9th letter is Y | The 2nd letter is E | The 1st letter is W |
wsj | 2,015 | WES | The Grand Budapest Hotel director Anderson | 3 | The 2nd letter is E | The 1st letter is W | The 3rd letter is S |
wsj | 2,015 | WESSEX | Old English kingdom | 6 | The 3rd letter is S | The 6th letter is X | The 4th letter is S |
wsj | 2,015 | WEST | Sunset setting | 4 | The 1st letter is W | The 3rd letter is S | The 4th letter is T |
wsj | 2,015 | WEST | Sunset setting | 4 | The 4th letter is T | The 2nd letter is E | The 1st letter is W |
wsj | 2,015 | WESTPORT | Town of coastal Connecticut | 8 | The 8th letter is T | The 7th letter is R | The 6th letter is O |
wsj | 2,015 | WET | Just out of the washing machine | 3 | The 2nd letter is E | The 3rd letter is T | The 1st letter is W |
wsj | 2,015 | WET | Rainy | 3 | The 1st letter is W | The 3rd letter is T | The 2nd letter is E |
wsj | 2,015 | WETS | Hoses down | 4 | The 4th letter is S | The 2nd letter is E | The 1st letter is W |
wsj | 2,015 | WETWASH | It may be hung out | 7 | The 2nd letter is E | The 1st letter is W | The 5th letter is A |
wsj | 2,015 | WHAT | One of a reporter's Five W's | 4 | The 2nd letter is H | The 4th letter is T | The 1st letter is W |
wsj | 2,015 | WHAT | Second baseman of comedy | 4 | The 2nd letter is H | The 4th letter is T | The 1st letter is W |
wsj | 2,015 | WHATSUPCOD | Movie flop about a haddock's greeting? | 10 | The 7th letter is P | The 8th letter is C | The 6th letter is U |
wsj | 2,015 | WHATTHE | I don't believe my eyes! | 7 | The 3rd letter is A | The 6th letter is H | The 7th letter is E |
wsj | 2,015 | WHEATCAKE | Flapjack variety | 9 | The 5th letter is T | The 1st letter is W | The 2nd letter is H |
wsj | 2,015 | WHEELBARROWRACE | Event in which two people have two hands and two feet on the ground | 15 | The 6th letter is B | The 5th letter is L | The 10th letter is O |
wsj | 2,015 | WHEES | Coaster riders' cries | 5 | The 4th letter is E | The 3rd letter is E | The 5th letter is S |
wsj | 2,015 | WHENWILLIBELOVED | Everly Brothers hit (with a Buffalo running back) | 16 | The 4th letter is N | The 11th letter is E | The 9th letter is I |
wsj | 2,015 | WHERE | In which | 5 | The 2nd letter is H | The 4th letter is R | The 5th letter is E |
wsj | 2,015 | WHEW | Dodged a bullet there! | 4 | The 3rd letter is E | The 1st letter is W | The 4th letter is W |
wsj | 2,015 | WHINES | Exhibits petulance | 6 | The 3rd letter is I | The 4th letter is N | The 1st letter is W |
wsj | 2,015 | WHIPSAWS | Victimizes from two directions at once | 8 | The 6th letter is A | The 1st letter is W | The 7th letter is W |
wsj | 2,015 | WHO | One of a reporter's Five W's | 3 | The 2nd letter is H | The 1st letter is W | The 3rd letter is O |
wsj | 2,015 | WHO | Question of identity | 3 | The 1st letter is W | The 2nd letter is H | The 3rd letter is O |
wsj | 2,015 | WHOA | Open sleigh halter | 4 | The 4th letter is A | The 2nd letter is H | The 3rd letter is O |
wsj | 2,015 | WHOS | Smokey Robinson's "___ Lovin' You" | 4 | The 2nd letter is H | The 1st letter is W | The 3rd letter is O |
wsj | 2,015 | WHOSE | A question of ownership | 5 | The 1st letter is W | The 4th letter is S | The 2nd letter is H |
wsj | 2,015 | WHOSWHO | List of influential people | 7 | The 3rd letter is O | The 6th letter is H | The 7th letter is O |
wsj | 2,015 | WIDGETS | Products in many business school classes | 7 | The 7th letter is S | The 4th letter is G | The 1st letter is W |
wsj | 2,015 | WIDOW | Black ___ (deadly spider) | 5 | The 5th letter is W | The 3rd letter is D | The 4th letter is O |