| hint | word | % Correct | |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | what crossword clues are, if they're not down | across | 97%
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| N | element, and a coin's nickname | nickel | 95%
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| I | two-meter lizard | iguana | 90%
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| U | goes with Nations and States | United | 90%
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| C | transparent part of the eye | cornea | 83%
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| T | tissue that connects muscle to bone | tendon | 81%
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| V | airless space | vacuum | 78%
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| K | temperature scale where absolute zero is, well, zero | Kelvin | 76%
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| E | slowly change over time | evolve | 75%
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| Z | the twelve 30° celestial divisions | zodiac | 73%
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| D | small boat | dinghy | 71%
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| Q | oddly picturesque; interestingly strange | quaint | 69%
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| X | St Francis ______, 1506-1552 | Xavier | 69%
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| L | organism that looks like moss (but isn't) | lichen | 68%
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| O | petrol (gasoline) rating | octane | 68%
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| S | a UFO is a flying example | saucer | 64%
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| B | Rudolf Nureyev was a master of this | ballet | 61%
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| H | meet for casual sex | hookup | 61%
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| F | mural painting, on plaster | fresco | 58%
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| W | flat ring to tighten a joint and prevent leakage | washer | 54%
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| Y | ceremonial Tower of London guard | yeoman | 34%
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| M | sheep breed valued for its fine wool | Merino | 31%
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| P | unit of pressure | pascal | 29%
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| J | Mexican root vegetable | jicama | 24%
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| R | angle measure, about 57 degrees | radian | 20%
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| G | city that Germans know as Genf | Geneva | 15%
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