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3 letters

TON
A United States unit of weight equivalent to 2000 pounds

XER

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

TAX
Charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government

INC
A heterogeneous collection of groups united in their opposition to Saddam Hussein's government of Iraq; formed in 1992 it is comprised of Sunni and Shiite Arabs and Kurds who hope to build a new government

IAN

ALI
The fourth caliph of Islam who is considered to be the first caliph by Shiites; he was a cousin and son-in-law of Muhammad; after his assassination Islam was divided into Shiite and Sunnite sects

RIP
Cut (wood) along the grain

ITS

THE

EAT
Take in solid food; "She was eating a banana"; "What did you eat for dinner last night?"

MAD
Marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion; "a crowd of delirious baseball fans"; "something frantic in their gaiety"; "a mad whirl of pleasure"

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

BEN
A mountain or tall hill; "they were climbing the ben"

TOP
A canvas tent to house the audience at a circus performance; "he was afraid of a fire in the circus tent"; "they had the big top up in less than an hour"

IAM

4 letters

MINE
Excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted

RODS

WIND
Empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk; "that's a lot of wind"; "don't give me any of that jazz"

COCA
United States comedienne who starred in early television shows with Sid Caesar (1908-2001)

FIRE
The process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke; "fire was one of our ancestors' first discoveries"

FROM

RACE
A canal for a current of water

SHOP
A course of instruction in a trade (as carpentry or electricity); "I built a birdhouse in shop"

EURO
The basic monetary unit of most members of the European Union (introduced in 1999); in 2002 twelve European nations (Germany, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Ireland, Greece, Austria, Finland) adopted the euro as their basic unit of money and abandoned their traditional currencies

KETT

BEER
A general name for alcoholic beverages made by fermenting a cereal (or mixture of cereals) flavored with hops

ANAP

FOOT
Travel by walking; "he followed on foot"; "the swiftest of foot"

LOAF
A quantity of food (other than bread) formed in a particular shape; "meat loaf"; "sugar loaf"; "a loaf of cheese"

5 letters

BESTS

LINES

BLING
Flashy, ostentatious jewelry; "the rapper was loaded with bling"

DECAY
Fall into decay or ruin; "The unoccupied house started to decay"

WIRES

MONEY
The most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender; "we tried to collect the money he owed us"

HORSE
Solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

IRONS
Metal shackles; for hands or legs

OFHIS

DELTA
The 4th letter of the Greek alphabet

6 letters

STAMPS

TACKLE
(American football) grasping an opposing player with the intention of stopping by throwing to the ground

ACTORS

ANTHEM
A song of devotion or loyalty (as to a nation or school)

ALBERT
Prince consort of Queen Victoria of England (1819-1861)

DRINKS

DANCER
A performer who dances professionally

7 letters

FORTIES
The time of life between 40 and 50

8 letters

LANGUAGE
The mental faculty or power of vocal communication; "language sets homo sapiens apart from all other animals"

MEMORIES

EINSTEIN
Someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality; "Mozart was a child genius"; "he's smart but he's no Einstein"

9 letters

MIGRATION
The movement of persons from one country or locality to another

GRIEVANCE
An allegation that something imposes an illegal obligation or denies some legal right or causes injustice

WANKENOBI

OFSLAVERY

GOODATIME

SPAULDING

10 letters

DUESENBERG

TERRAPLANE

EIGHTYFOUR

THEBAMBINO

EATJUSTONE

SUNGLASSES
Spectacles that are darkened or polarized to protect the eyes from the glare of the sun; "he was wearing a pair of mirrored shades"

PROPERTIES

11 letters

SOUTHAFRICA
A republic at the southernmost part of Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1910; first European settlers were Dutch (known as Boers)

WAYSABOUTIT

CUTSTHEDECK

PIERCEARROW

CONVICTIONS

MISSISSIPPI
A state in the Deep South on the gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate States during the American Civil War

12 letters

MYDEARWATSON

PLAINCLOTHES
Ordinary clothing as distinguished from uniforms, work clothes, clerical garb, etc.

UNDERITSEYES

14 letters

LETTINGYOUKNOW

YOUREHAVINGTOO

INAMERICAWHERE

FOURSTATESMEET

15 letters

YOUREMYONLYHOPE