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3 letters

USE
Exerting shrewd or devious influence especially for one's own advantage; "his manipulation of his friends was scandalous"

ANA
Mother of the ancient Irish gods; sometimes identified with Danu

RED
Red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood

SET
Several exercises intended to be done in series; "he did four sets of the incline bench press"

OAK
A deciduous tree of the genus Quercus; has acorns and lobed leaves; "great oaks grow from little acorns"

WAS

THE

4 letters

RHYS

ACID
Street name for lysergic acid diethylamide

ALEC

STAY
Continuing or remaining in a place or state; "they had a nice stay in Paris"; "a lengthy hospital stay"; "a four-month stay in bankruptcy court"

TOTS

BRER

AQUA
A shade of blue tinged with green

PAUL
(New Testament) a Christian missionary to the Gentiles; author of several Epistles in the New Testament; even though Paul was not present at the Last Supper he is considered an Apostle; "Paul's name was Saul prior to his conversion to Christianity"

AWAY
(of a baseball pitch) on the far side of home plate from the batter; "the pitch was away (or wide)"; "an outside pitch"

EBAN

ROLL
Walking with a swaying gait

SHUT
Become closed; "The windows closed with a loud bang"

IRON
A golf club that has a relatively narrow metal head

HAND
Place into the hands or custody of; "hand me the spoon, please"; "Turn the files over to me, please"; "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers"

KISS
A light glancing touch; "there was a brief kiss of their hands in passing"

LEER
A suggestive or sneering look or grin

OVER
At or to a point across intervening space etc.; "come over and see us some time"; "over there"

KERN
United States composer of musical comedies (1885-1945)

MOTH
Typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae

RYAN

JOHN
A room or building equipped with one or more toilets

ONLY
Without any others being included or involved; "was entirely to blame"; "a school devoted entirely to the needs of problem children"; "he works for Mr. Smith exclusively"; "did it solely for money"; "the burden of proof rests on the prosecution alone"; "a privilege granted only to him"

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

LUKE
One of the four Gospels in the New Testament; contains details of Jesus's birth and early life

DAVY
English chemist who was a pioneer in electrochemistry and who used it to isolate elements sodium and potassium and barium and boron and calcium and magnesium and chlorine (1778-1829)

5 letters

CHEAP
Relatively low in price or charging low prices; "it would have been cheap at twice the price"; "inexpensive family restaurants"

JONAH
A book in the Old Testament that tells the story of Jonah and the whale

YOUNG
Any immature animal

HUMAN
Any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage

BLOOD
The fluid (red in vertebrates) that is pumped through the body by the heart and contains plasma, blood cells, and platelets; "blood carries oxygen and nutrients to the tissues and carries away waste products"; "the ancients believed that blood was the seat of the emotions"

JAMES
A New Testament book attributed to Saint James the Apostle

DELLA

SOLFA
A system of solmization using the solfa syllables: do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, ti

ABNER

VERNE
French writer who is considered the father of science fiction (1828-1905)

ENTRY
The act of entering; "she made a grand entrance"

EAGLE
Any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight

HALEY
United States rock singer who was one of the first to popularize rock'n'roll music (1925-1981)

HEART
An inclination or tendency of a certain kind; "he had a change of heart"

ELTON

CHAIN
A series of (usually metal) rings or links fitted into one another to make a flexible ligament

BRIAN

PARTY
An organization to gain political power; "in 1992 Perot tried to organize a third party at the national level"

BOBBY
An informal term for a British policeman

ROBIN
Small Old World songbird with a reddish breast

EPSOM

IEUAN

DAVID
French neoclassical painter who actively supported the French Revolution (1748-1825)

CLOUD
A group of many things in the air or on the ground; "a swarm of insects obscured the light"; "clouds of blossoms"; "it discharged a cloud of spores"

ALLAN

FINAL
An examination administered at the end of an academic term

RAZOR
Edge tool used in shaving

OSCAR
An annual award by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for achievements in motion picture production and performance

6 letters

DOCTOR
Children take the roles of physician or patient or nurse and pretend they are at the physician's office; "the children explored each other's bodies by playing the game of doctor"

ONEDAY

ARTHUR
Elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)

DUSTIN

THOMAS
Welsh poet (1914-1953)

GUSVAN

JOHNNY
`Johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; `greyback' derived from their grey Confederate uniforms

SINGLE
A base hit on which the batter stops safely at first base

OREMAN

NERUDA
Chilean poet (1904-1973)

PRIORY
Religious residence in a monastery governed by a prior or a convent governed by a prioress

TRANCE
A state of mind in which consciousness is fragile and voluntary action is poor or missing; a state resembling deep sleep

MIRROR
Polished surface that forms images by reflecting light

KEYNES
English economist who advocated the use of government monetary and fiscal policy to maintain full employment without inflation (1883-1946)

SOMUCH

7 letters

THEFIRE

PONTIUS

NIGHTOF

THELAST

OURKIND

KINGAND

THEBLUE

COOGANS

STRANGE
Not known before; "used many strange words"; "saw many strange faces in the crowd"; "don't let anyone unknown into the house"

REBECCA
(Old Testament) wife of Isaac and mother of Jacob and Esau

THEWILD

ALADDER

SANDLER

ANATOMY
A detailed analysis; "he studied the anatomy of crimes"

EASTERN
Lying toward or situated in the east; "the eastern end of the island"

SETFIRE

STATEOF

SORRYTO

DIGGORY

GIRLONA

THEWIRE

8 letters

BEAUCOUP

9 letters

ISGETTING

CHRISTMAS
Period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6

SAMMYCAHN