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Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

3 letters

BIG
Marked by intense physical force; "a big wind"

4 letters

STAR
The topology of a network whose components are connected to a hub

RARE
Not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness; "a rare word"; "rare books"

MAIN
A principal pipe in a system that distributes water or gas or electricity or that collects sewage

HIGH
A lofty level or position or degree; "summer temperatures reached an all-time high"

AIRY
Characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air; "figures light and aeriform come unlooked for and melt away"- Thomas Carlyle; "aerial fancies"; "an airy apparition"; "physical rather than ethereal forms"

BOLD
A typeface with thick heavy lines

5 letters

STEEP
Of a slope; set at a high angle; "note the steep incline"; "a steep roof sheds snow"

PROUD
Having or displaying great dignity or nobility; "a gallant pageant"; "lofty ships"; "majestic cities"; "proud alpine peaks"

PLAIN
Express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness; "My mother complains all day"; "She has a lot to kick about"

NOBEL
Swedish chemist remembered for his invention of dynamite and for the bequest that created the Nobel prizes (1833-1896)

LOFTY
Having or displaying great dignity or nobility; "a gallant pageant"; "lofty ships"; "majestic cities"; "proud alpine peaks"

GREAT
Remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; "a great crisis"; "had a great stake in the outcome"

FIRST
Ranking above all others; "was first in her class"; "the foremost figure among marine artists"; "the top graduate"

FAMED
Widely known and esteemed; "a famous actor"; "a celebrated musician"; "a famed scientist"; "an illustrious judge"; "a notable historian"; "a renowned painter"

CLEAR
A clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water; "finally broke out of the forest into the open"

CHIEF
A person who exercises control over workers; "if you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman"

NOTED
Worthy of notice or attention; "a noted increase in the crime rate"

MAJOR
A university student who is studying a particular field as the principal subject; "she is a linguistics major"

LARGE
A garment size for a large person

6 letters

OFNOTE

TOWERY

SUPERB
Surpassingly good; "a superb meal"

SIGNAL
Notably out of the ordinary; "the year saw one signal triumph for the Labour party"

SENIOR
A person who is older than you are

RULING
The reason for a court's judgment (as opposed to the decision itself)

RAISED
Embellished with a raised pattern created by pressure or embroidery; "brocaded silk"; "an embossed satin"; "embossed leather"; "raised needlework"; "raised metalwork"

PUBLIC
Not private; open to or concerning the people as a whole; "the public good"; "public libraries"; "public funds"; "public parks"; "a public scandal"; "public gardens"; "performers and members of royal families are public figures"

POTENT
Having or wielding force or authority; "providing the ground soldier with increasingly potent weapons"

PATENT
A document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention

OFMARK

MIGHTY
(Southern regional intensive) very; to a great degree; "the baby is mighty cute"; "he's mighty tired"; "it is powerful humid"; "that boy is powerful big now"; "they have a right nice place"; "they rejoiced mightily"

MARKED
Strongly marked; easily noticeable; "walked with a marked limp"; "a pronounced flavor of cinnamon"

LAUDED

HIGHUP
At a great altitude; "he climbed high on the ladder"

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

FAMOUS
Widely known and esteemed; "a famous actor"; "a celebrated musician"; "a famed scientist"; "an illustrious judge"; "a notable historian"; "a renowned painter"

AUGUST
The month following July and preceding September

ARRANT
Without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers; "an arrant fool"; "a complete coward"; "a consummate fool"; "a double-dyed villain"; "gross negligence"; "a perfect idiot"; "pure folly"; "what a sodding mess"; "stark staring mad"; "a thoroughgoing villain"; "utter nonsense"; "the unadulterated truth"

AERIAL
A pass to a receiver downfield from the passer

7 letters

SALIENT
(military) the part of the line of battle that projects closest to the enemy

NOTABLE
A celebrity who is an inspiration to others; "he was host to a large gathering of luminaries"

LEADING
Going or proceeding or going in advance; showing the way; "we rode in the leading car"; "the leading edge of technology"

WEIGHTY
Having relatively great weight; heavy; "a weighty load"; "a weighty package"

VISIBLE
Capable of being seen; or open to easy view; "a visible object"; "visible stars"; "mountains visible in the distance"; "a visible change of expression"; "visible files"

TOPPING
Excellent; best possible

TOPLESS
Having the breasts uncovered or featuring such nudity; "topless waitresses"; "a topless cabaret"

TELLING
Informing by words

SUPREME
Greatest in status or authority or power; "a supreme tribunal"

SUBLIME
Change or cause to change directly from a solid into a vapor without first melting; "sublime iodine"; "some salts sublime when heated"

STARING
Without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers; "an arrant fool"; "a complete coward"; "a consummate fool"; "a double-dyed villain"; "gross negligence"; "a perfect idiot"; "pure folly"; "what a sodding mess"; "stark staring mad"; "a thoroughgoing villain"; "utter nonsense"; "the unadulterated truth"

SPIRING

SPECIAL
A special offering (usually temporary and at a reduced price) that is featured in advertising; "they are having a special on pork chops"

SOARING
Ascending to a level markedly higher than the usual; "soaring prices"

RANKING
Position on a scale in relation to others in a sport

POPULAR
(of music or art) new and of general appeal (especially among young people)

POINTED
Direct and obvious in meaning or reference; often unpleasant; "a pointed critique"; "a pointed allusion to what was going on"; "another pointed look in their direction"

OBVIOUS
Easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind; "obvious errors"

JUTTING
The act of projecting out from something

INFOCUS

HONORED
Having an illustrious reputation; respected; "our esteemed leader"; "a prestigious author"

HIGHSET

HAUGHTY
Having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy; "some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines"; "haughty aristocrats"; "his lordly manners were offensive"; "walked with a prideful swagger"; "very sniffy about breaches of etiquette"; "his mother eyed my clothes with a supercilious air"; "a more swaggering mood than usual"- W.L.Shirer

GODLIKE
Appropriate to or befitting a god; "the divine strength of Achilles"; "a man of godlike sagacity"; "man must play God for he has acquired certain godlike powers"-R.H.Roveref

GLARING
Shining intensely; "the blazing sun"; "blinding headlights"; "dazzling snow"; "fulgent patterns of sunlight"; "the glaring sun"

EXALTED
Of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style; "an exalted ideal"; "argue in terms of high-flown ideals"- Oliver Franks; "a noble and lofty concept"; "a grand purpose"

EVIDENT
Capable of being seen or noticed; "a discernible change in attitude"; "a clearly evident erasure in the manuscript"; "an observable change in behavior"

EMINENT
Standing above others in quality or position; "people in high places"; "the high priest"; "eminent members of the community"

DEFINED
Showing clearly the outline or profile or boundary; "hills defined against the evening sky"; "the setting sun showed the outlined figure of a man standing on the hill"

BULGING
Curving outward

BLATANT
Conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry; "blatant radios"; "a clamorous uproar"; "strident demands"; "a vociferous mob"

8 letters

UPREARED

UPLIFTED
Exalted emotionally especially with pride

TOWERING
Of imposing height; especially standing out above others; "an eminent peak"; "lofty mountains"; "the soaring spires of the cathedral"; "towering icebergs"

TOPLOFTY

SUPERNAL
Of heaven or the spirit; "celestial peace"; "ethereal melodies"; "the supernal happiness of a quiet death"

SUPERIOR
Of high or superior quality or performance; "superior wisdom derived from experience"; "superior math students"

STANDOUT
Be stubborn in resolution or resistance

SPLENDID
Having great beauty and splendor; "a glorious spring morning"; "a glorious sunset"; "splendid costumes"; "a kind of splendiferous native simplicity"

SINGULAR
The form of a word that is used to denote a singleton

RENOWNED
Widely known and esteemed; "a famous actor"; "a celebrated musician"; "a famed scientist"; "an illustrious judge"; "a notable historian"; "a renowned painter"

PUISSANT
Powerful

POWERFUL
Strong enough to knock down or overwhelm; "a knock-down blow"

OLYMPIAN
A classical Greek god after the overthrow of the Titans

OFFICIAL
Someone who administers the rules of a game or sport; "the golfer asked for an official who could give him a ruling"

MOUNTING
Framework used for support or display

MANIFEST
A customs document listing the contents put on a ship or plane

MAJESTIC
Having or displaying great dignity or nobility; "a gallant pageant"; "lofty ships"; "majestic cities"; "proud alpine peaks"

INRELIEF

GLORIOUS
Having great beauty and splendor; "a glorious spring morning"; "a glorious sunset"; "splendid costumes"; "a kind of splendiferous native simplicity"

FOREMOST
Before anything else; "first we must consider the garter snake"

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"

ETHEREAL
Characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy; "this smallest and most ethereal of birds"; "gossamer shading through his playing"

ESTEEMED
Having an illustrious reputation; respected; "our esteemed leader"; "a prestigious author"

EMISSILE

EMINENCE
A protuberance on a bone especially for attachment of a muscle or ligament

ELEVATED
A railway that is powered by electricity and that runs on a track that is raised above the street level

DOMINANT
An allele that produces the same phenotype whether its paired allele is identical or different

DISTINCT
Clearly or sharply defined to the mind; "clear-cut evidence of tampering"; "Claudius was the first to invade Britain with distinct...intentions of conquest"; "trenchant distinctions between right and wrong"

DEFINITE
Known for certain; "it is definite that they have won"