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Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

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WILD
A wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition; "it was a wilderness preserved for the hawks and mountaineers"

FREE
People who are free; "the home of the free and the brave"

PERT
Characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality; "a certain irreverent gaiety and ease of manner"

RASH
A series of unexpected and unpleasant occurrences; "a rash of bank robberies"; "a blizzard of lawsuits"

RUDE
Belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness; "the crude weapons and rude agricultural implements of early man"; "primitive movies of the 1890s"; "primitive living conditions in the Appalachian mountains"

EASY
Obtained with little effort or sacrifice, often obtained illegally; "easy money"

COLD
The sensation produced by low temperatures; "he shivered from the cold"; "the cold helped clear his head"

COOL
Loose heat; "The air cooled considerably after the thunderstorm"

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SASSY
Improperly forward or bold; "don't be fresh with me"; "impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup"; "an impudent boy given to insulting strangers"; "Don't get wise with me!"

SAUCY
Characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality; "a certain irreverent gaiety and ease of manner"

PUSHY
Marked by aggressive ambition and energy and initiative; "an aggressive young executive"; "a pushful insurance agent"

BRASH
Offensively bold; "a brash newcomer disputed the age-old rules for admission to the club"; "a nervy thing to say"

COCKY
Overly self-confident or self-assertive; "a very cocky young man"

BRAVE
People who are brave; "the home of the free and the brave"

NERVY
Being in a tense state

HARDY
English novelist and poet (1840-1928)

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BRAZEN
Face with defiance or impudence; "brazen it out"

DARING
A challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy; "he could never refuse a dare"

RISQUE
Suggestive of sexual impropriety; "a blue movie"; "blue jokes"; "he skips asterisks and gives you the gamy details"; "a juicy scandal"; "a naughty wink"; "naughty words"; "racy anecdotes"; "a risque story"; "spicy gossip"

BRASSY
Tastelessly showy; "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments"

UPPISH
(used colloquially) overly conceited or arrogant; "a snotty little scion of a degenerate family"-Laurent Le Sage; "they're snobs--stuck-up and uppity and persnickety"

UPPITY
Presumptuously arrogant; "had a witty but overweening manner"; "no idea how overweening he would be"- S.V.Benet; "getting a little uppity and needed to be slapped down"- NY Times

MADCAP
A reckless impetuous irresponsible person

CHEEKY
Offensively bold; "a brash newcomer disputed the age-old rules for admission to the club"; "a nervy thing to say"

HEROIC
Having or displaying qualities appropriate for heroes; "the heroic attack on the beaches of Normandy"; "heroic explorers"

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WILDASS
Any of several equine mammals of Asia and northeast Africa

SELFISH
Concerned chiefly or only with yourself and your advantage to the exclusion of others; "Selfish men were...trying to make capital for themselves out of the sacred cause of civil rights"- Maria Weston Chapman

VALIANT
Having or showing valor; "a valiant attempt to prevent the hijack"; "a valiant soldier"

RELAXED
Without strain or anxiety; "gave the impression of being quite relaxed"; "a relaxed and informal discussion"

DEFYING

DOUGHTY

FORWARD
A position on a basketball, soccer, or hockey team

DEFIANT
Boldly resisting authority or an opposing force; "brought up to be aggressive and defiant"; "a defiant attitude"

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UNBASHED

FEARLESS
Oblivious of dangers or perils or calmly resolute in facing them

INSOLENT
Marked by casual disrespect; "a flip answer to serious question"; "the student was kept in for impudent behavior"

INTREPID
Invulnerable to fear or intimidation; "audacious explorers"; "fearless reporters and photographers"; "intrepid pioneers"

VALOROUS
Having or showing valor; "a valiant attempt to prevent the hijack"; "a valiant soldier"

STALWART
A person who is loyal to their allegiance (especially in times of revolt)

UNAFRAID
Oblivious of dangers or perils or calmly resolute in facing them

UNCURBED
Not restrained or controlled; "unbridled rage"; "an unchecked temper"; "ungoverned rage"

OVERBOLD
Improperly forward or bold; "don't be fresh with me"; "impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup"; "an impudent boy given to insulting strangers"; "Don't get wise with me!"

RECKLESS
Marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences; "foolhardy enough to try to seize the gun from the hijacker"; "became the fiercest and most reckless of partisans"-Macaulay; "a reckless driver"; "a rash attempt to climb Mount Everest"

SPIRITED
Willing to face danger

MADBRAIN

FLAGRANT
Conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible; "a crying shame"; "an egregious lie"; "flagrant violation of human rights"; "a glaring error"; "gross ineptitude"; "gross injustice"; "rank treachery"

HEEDLESS
Marked by or paying little heed or attention; "We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics"--Franklin D. Roosevelt; "heedless of danger"; "heedless of the child's crying"

IMPUDENT
Marked by casual disrespect; "a flip answer to serious question"; "the student was kept in for impudent behavior"

FAMILIAR
A friend who is frequently in the company of another; "drinking companions"; "comrades in arms"

CAREFREE
Free of trouble and worry and care; "the carefree joys of childhood"; "carefree millionaires, untroubled financially"

CARELESS
Effortless and unstudied; "an impression of careless elegance"; "danced with careless grace"

ARROGANT
Having or showing feelings of unwarranted importance out of overbearing pride; "an arrogant official"; "arrogant claims"; "chesty as a peacock"

DERISIVE
Abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule; "derisive laughter"; "a jeering crowd"; "her mocking smile"; "taunting shouts of `coward' and `sissy'"

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UNFEARING
Invulnerable to fear or intimidation; "audacious explorers"; "fearless reporters and photographers"; "intrepid pioneers"

VENTUROUS
Disposed to venture or take risks; "audacious visions of the total conquest of space"; "an audacious interpretation of two Jacobean dramas"; "the most daring of contemporary fiction writers"; "a venturesome investor"; "a venturous spirit"

BALDFACED

BAREFACED
With no effort to conceal; "a barefaced lie"

BODACIOUS
Incorrigible; "a bodacious gossip"

DAUNTLESS
Invulnerable to fear or intimidation; "audacious explorers"; "fearless reporters and photographers"; "intrepid pioneers"

UNFEARFUL

UNDAUNTED
Unshaken in purpose; "wholly undismayed by the commercial failure of the three movies he had made"

PRESUMING

SHAMELESS
Feeling no shame; "a shameless imposter"; "an unblushing apologist for fascism"

OBTRUSIVE
Sticking out; protruding

FOOLHARDY
Marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences; "foolhardy enough to try to seize the gun from the hijacker"; "became the fiercest and most reckless of partisans"-Macaulay; "a reckless driver"; "a rash attempt to climb Mount Everest"

INSULTING
Expressing extreme contempt

HUBRISTIC

DAREDEVIL
A reckless impetuous irresponsible person

CONFIDENT
Persuaded of; very sure; "were convinced that it would be to their advantage to join"; "I am positive he is lying"; "was confident he would win"

BUMPTIOUS
Offensively self-assertive

AMBITIOUS
Requiring full use of your abilities or resources; "ambitious schedule"; "performed the most challenging task without a mistake"

AUDACIOUS
Disposed to venture or take risks; "audacious visions of the total conquest of space"; "an audacious interpretation of two Jacobean dramas"; "the most daring of contemporary fiction writers"; "a venturesome investor"; "a venturous spirit"

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UNHAMPERED
Not slowed or blocked or interfered with; "an outlet for healthy and unhampered action"; "a priest unhampered by scruple"; "the new stock market was unhampered by tradition"

UNGOVERNED
Not restrained or controlled; "unbridled rage"; "an unchecked temper"; "ungoverned rage"

PROCACIOUS

INDISCREET
Lacking discretion; injudicious; "her behavior was indiscreet at the very best"

METTLESOME
Willing to face danger

MADBRAINED

COURAGEOUS
Possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching; "Familiarity with danger makes a brave man braver but less daring"- Herman Melville; "a frank courageous heart...triumphed over pain"- William Wordsworth; "set a courageous example by leading them safely into and out of enemy-held territory"

FIREEATING

DISDAINFUL
Expressing extreme contempt

CHUTZPADIK

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UNTRAMMELED
Not confined or limited; "the gift of a fresh eye and an untrammeled curiosity"- Russell Lord; "the untrammeled rush that the snows had shown in the first spring sun"- Farley Mowat

UNINHIBITED
Not inhibited or restrained; "uninhibited exuberance"

UNBLENCHING

THOUGHTLESS
Showing lack of careful thought; "the debate turned into thoughtless bickering"

TEMERARIOUS
Presumptuously daring; "a daredevil test pilot having the right stuff"

OVERWEENING
Presumptuously arrogant; "had a witty but overweening manner"; "no idea how overweening he would be"- S.V.Benet; "getting a little uppity and needed to be slapped down"- NY Times

INDEPENDENT
A neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics)

IMPERTINENT
Not pertinent to the matter under consideration; "an issue extraneous to the debate"; "the price was immaterial"; "mentioned several impertinent facts before finally coming to the point"

HAREBRAINED
Very foolish; "harebrained ideas"; "took insane risks behind the wheel"; "a completely mad scheme to build a bridge between two mountains"

EMANCIPATED
Free from traditional social restraints; "an emancipated young woman pursuing her career"; "a liberated lifestyle"

CHALLENGING
Requiring full use of your abilities or resources; "ambitious schedule"; "performed the most challenging task without a mistake"

ADVENTUROUS
Willing to undertake or seeking out new and daring enterprises; "adventurous pioneers"; "the risks and gains of an adventuresome economy"

VENTURESOME
Disposed to venture or take risks; "audacious visions of the total conquest of space"; "an audacious interpretation of two Jacobean dramas"; "the most daring of contemporary fiction writers"; "a venturesome investor"; "a venturous spirit"

BRAZENFACED

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UNRESTRAINED
Not subject to restraint; "unrestrained laughter"

SELFCENTERED

SELFABSORBED