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Word Origins
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Common Crossword Answers
Personal
100
What was the product that began production during World War II, mainly as rations to the US military (before they started printing letters on them)?

M&Ms

100

Which food comes from the Yiddish for "ring"?

Bagel

100

Outdoor sculptures in Rome, sculptures of horses, fountains

Trevi fountain

100

Flexible card in blackjack, 3 letters

Ace

100

What's my middle name?

Matthew

200

What healthcare company, created by a merger in 1989, has a name that literally means "new nordic"?

Novo Nordisk

200

One of my favorite word origins comes from the Greek for "wanderer" because these bodies seemed to wander across the night sky.

Planets

200

Words in JFK speeches, desserts

Berliner

200

Make extremely happy, 5 letters

Elate

200

How many different addresses did I have on campus during college?

3

300

What does LVMH stand for?

Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy

300

It might help you to know that "pan" means "all" when figuring out what visual style means "viewing all"

Panorama

300

1996 in biotechnology, individual animals in Scotland, cloning

Dolly the sheep

300

Predator in a pod, 4 letters

Orca

300

What was my favorite track event in high school?

1600m / mile

400

Which tech company was originally called Backrub?

Google

400
This semiannual word literally means "the sun stands still"

Solstice

400

Capitals in Africa, World Heritage Sites in Eritrea

Asmara

400

Exam for a one-L, eventually, 4 letters

LSAT

400

What is the name of the daily game I created?

Lexicon (lexicongame.net)

500

Which founder originally started a shop called Il Giornale, which evolved into another Italian-inspired chain we all know today?

Howard Schultz
500

What's the word from Sanskrit that means "learned" or "skilled", and might be someone you see on TV?

Pundit

500

Presidency of James Monroe, eras in US history

Era of good feelings

500

Doha dignitary, 4 letters

Emir

500

Within 2, how many countries have I been to?

15

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