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“The star at the center of our solar system”
SUN (3)
“A short piece of writing on a particular subject”
ESSAY (5)
“The sky god who wields a master bolt”
ZEUS (4)
“A short story, typically with animals as characters, conveying a moral.”
FABLE (5)
“A traditional story sometimes popularly regarded as historical but unauthenticated.”
LEGEND (6)
“A large group of states or countries under one ruler”
EMPIRE (6)
“The largest planet in our solar system”
JUPITER (7)
“Substance with a pH less than 7”
ACID (4)
“Bird of prey with keen eyesight”
EAGLE (5) · HAWK (4)
“A group of instrumentalists, especially one combining string, woodwind, brass, and percussion sections.”
ORCHESTRA (9)
“A custom or belief passed down through generations”
TRADITION (9)
“Light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation”
LASER (5)
“The planet famous for its bright rings”
SATURN (6)
“Smallest unit of matter”
ATOM (4)
“Step-by-step procedure for calculations”
ALGORITHM (9)
“A dramatic work set to music”
OPERA (5)
“A long poem, typically one derived from ancient oral tradition, narrating the deeds and adventures of heroic or legendary figures.”
EPIC (4)
“Capacity for doing work”
ENERGY (6)
“A specialist who predicts a suspects behavior and traits”
PROFILER (8)
“Kissing this famous castle stone supposedly grants the gift of gab”
BLARNEY (7)
“Messenger bird in Westeros”
RAVEN (5)
“Atoms of the same element with different numbers of neutrons”
ISOTOPE (7)
“A large round object that circles a star”
PLANET (6)
“Push or a pull”
FORCE (5)
“What you buy to enter a movie theater”
TICKET (6)
“Charged particle”
ION (3)
“King of the Olympian gods”
ZEUS (4)
“Variant of an element with a different number of neutrons”
ISOTOPE (7)
“Short sword used by Roman soldiers”
GLADIUS (7)
“Substance that speeds up a chemical reaction”
CATALYST (8)
“A claim that one was elsewhere when a crime occurred”
ALIBI (5)
“Written or spoken language in its ordinary form, without metrical structure.”
PROSE (5)
“Front of a building”
FACADE (6)
“Queen of Olympus and protector of marriage”
HERA (4)
“Island nation co-hosting the 2026 T20 World Cup”
LANKA (5) · SRILANKA (8)
“Leader of the team”
CAPTAIN (7)
“A small rocky body orbiting the sun”
ASTEROID (8)
“The speed at which a piece of music is played”
TEMPO (5)
“Goddess of marriage and queen of the heavens”
HERA (4)
“A play for theater, radio, or television.”
DRAMA (5)
“To cut off unwanted parts of an image”
CROP (4)
“Group of players”
TEAM (4)
“An action that is against the law”
CRIME (5)
“Positively charged subatomic particle”
PROTON (6)
“Team trying to prevent scoring”
DEFENSE (7)
“The acronym for the Behavioral Analysis Unit”
BAU (3)
“Written or spoken language in its ordinary form”
PROSE (5)
“A classic game of toss and retrieve.”
FETCH (5)
“Stark daughter with a killer instinct”
ARYA (4)
“Interior compartment, small house.”
CABIN (5)
“The lawyer who brings charges against the defendant”
PROSECUTOR (10)
“Unit of digital information, typically 8 bits”
BYTE (4)
“Google's twin, recently spotted in code assist.”
GEMINI (6)
“Antarctic flightless bird”
PENGUIN (7)
“Bob, the artist widely credited as the co-creator of this legendary vigilante.”
KANE (4)
“The perimeter rope, or a shot that reaches it”
BOUNDARY (8)
“A solution that resists changes in pH”
BUFFER (6)
“The length and rhythm of a runner's step.”
STRIDE (6)
“A play with songs and dances”
MUSICAL (7)
“Cut short, but still cheat.”
CHISEL (6)