A mini Corpus for Crossword Fans A


A Mini-Corpus for Crossword Fans U



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A Mini-Corpus for Crossword Fans U




2417

         Ultimate = eventual, final




2418

         Umbilicus = navel




2419

         Umpire = referee




2420

         Unadorned = plain




2421

         Unaffected = natural




2422

         uncooked = raw




2423

         Under = below




2424

         Undergo combustion = burn




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         Underground drain = sewer




2426

         Undo = loosen




2427

         Undress = strip




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         Unduly deferred = belated




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         Unfashionable = dated




2430

         Unfasten = loosen




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         Unfeeling = callous




2432

         Unfortunately = alas




2433

         Ungrudging = liberal




2434

         Unguis = nail




2435

         Unhappy = sad




2436

         Uninterrupted = nonstop




2437

         Unlock = open




2438

         Unmarried woman = Miss




2439

         Unnecessary fuss = palaver




2440

         Unprofessional = amateur




2441

         Unravel = untangle




2442

         Unruly child = brat




2443

Unskillful paintings = daubs




2444

         Unspoken = tacit




2445

         Untidy state = mess




2446

         Untrue = false




2447

Unusual item = curio




2448

         Unwind = relax




2449

         Up right = on end




2450

         Upend = tilt




2451

         Upright = erect, vertical




2452

         Uproar = furore; ruction




2453

         Urban area = town




2454

         Urn = vase




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         Used to be = was




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         Useless = futile




2457

         Usher = escort




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         Usual = normal




2459

         Utter angrily = snort
















A Mini-Corpus for Crossword Fans V




2460

         Valuable thing = asset




2461

         Veer = swerve




2462

         Vendetta = feud




2463

         Ventilates = airs




2464

         Veracity = truth




2465

         Verges = edges, sides




2466

         Very bad = awful




2467

         Very fat = obese




2468

         Very happy = elated




2469

         Very keen = avid




2470

         Very nearly = almost




2471

         Very skillful = masterly




2472

         Very small = teeny; wee




2473

         Very tall person = giant




2474

         Very unhappy = miserable




2475

         Very warm = hot




2476

         Vesica = bladder




2477

         Vest = singlet




2478

         Vestibule= hall




2479

         Vestige = trace




2480

         Vicious act = barbarity




2481

         Vie = contend




2482

         View = aspect, vista




2483

         View or glance = eyeful




2484

         Viewing organ = eyes




2485

         Vigor = vim




2486

         Vigorous = hearty




2487

         Virtually = as good as




2488

         Vision = sight




2489

         Vital fluid = sap




2490

         Vitality, enthusiasm verve




2491

         Vote in = elect




2492

         Vulnerable = at risk




2493

Vultures = condors
















A Mini-Corpus for Crossword Fans W




2494

         Wag = wit, tic




2495

         Wager = bet




2496

         Wail = bawl




2497

         Wait = hang on, serve




2498

         Walks like an infant = toddles




2499

         Wallow = revel




2500

         Wanderer = nomad




2501

         Wanness = pallor




2502

         Ward off = repel




2503

         Warehouse = depot




2504

         Was indebted to = owned




2505

         Was jealous = envied




2506

         Was seated = sat




2507

         Was victorious = won




2508

         Wash = clean




2509

         Waste = dross




2510

         Watchful = observant, alert




2511

         Waver = falter




2512

         Way off = afar




2513

         Weaken = sap




2514

         Wears away = erodes




2515

         Weasel-like animal = stoat; polecat




2516

         Weather line = isobar




2517

         Wed = marry




2518

         Weekly pay = wages




2519

         Weir = dam




2520

         Weird = eerie




2521

         Well-kept = smart




2522

         Well-read = erudite




2523

         Well-thought of = respected




2524

Welsh rabbit = rarebit




2525

         Went back on = reneged




2526

         Wept = cried




2527

         Wharf = dock




2528

         Wheat spike = ear




2529

         Wheedles = cajoles




2530

         Wheel cover = tyre




2531

         Whey = serum




2532

         Whinny = neigh




2533

         Whip = lash




2534

         Whirlpool = eddy




2535

         Whole number = integer




2536

         Whole range = gamut




2537

Wickerwork basket = creel




2538

         Wide = broad




2539

         Wide inlet of sea = bay




2540

         Wide view = panorama




2541

Wigwam = Tepee




2542

         Wild = feral




2543

         Wild beast = gnu




2544

         Willing to obey =obedient




2545

         Willow = osier




2546

         Winner = victor




2547

         Wireless = radio




2548

         Wish or long for = desire




2549

         With quick light taps = pit a pat




2550

         With reference to = as for




2551

         Within = inside




2552

         Without clothes, nude = naked




2553

         Without end = forever




2554

         Witty remark = epigram




2555

         Wobble = teeter




2556

Wobbly = unsteady




2557

         Wobbly food = jelly




2558

         Woo = court




2559

         Word for word = literal




2560

         Work = opus




2561

         Work dough = knead




2562

         Worker in stone = Mason




2563

         World or universe = cosmos




2564

         Worthy of praise = laudable




2565

         Wrath = ire




2566

         Writing desk = bureau




2567

         Writing tables = desks




2568

         Wrong = amiss




2569

         Wrong doer = miscreant

























A Mini-Corpus for Crossword Fans X




2570

         X-mas song = Carol
















A Mini-Corpus for Crossword Fans Y




2571

         Yashmak = veil




2572

         Yearly = annual




2573

         Yearly chronicle = annal




2574

         Yearned = ached




2575

         Yearning for the past = nostalgia




2576

         Yield = cede




2577

Yodel = sing, croon




2578

Young eel = elver




2579

         Young salmon = parr, smolt











































A Mini-Corpus for Crossword Fans Z




2580

         Zero = nil




2581

Zodiac sign = Libra, Aries




2582

366 days = Leap year





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