Crossword Clues "J"
Harbor-protecting pier
(5 letters)
A Jetty
In September 1939 this country was invaded from 2 fronts & the war was on
Poland
From a verb meaning "to load", it's the goods aboard a ship
Kept hidden from others, perhaps like the same-named antiperspirant for women
Secret
This insect route means heading straight for something
Making a Beeline
Book of Joshua city
(7 letters)
Jericho
The 1943 Battle of Kursk was history's biggest battle of these machines, like the Soviet T-34 & the German Tiger
Tanks
That guy's gone plumb crazy & the only word for him is this one that means "insane"
Loco
A verb meaning to bewilder, or an exercise such as a logic grid
Puzzle
To get this feline portion means to receive the largest part
To get the Lion's share
Relating to the seventh chief executive
(10 letters)
Jacksonian
Also called the 900-day siege, the siege of this city on the Gulf of Finland saw 650,000 die in 1942 alone
St. Petersburg (Leningrad)
Show off your riding & roping at this event, from a verb meaning "to go around"
Rodeo
Not looking much like the Egyptian one, this creature from Greece posed a riddle that was insoluble for a while
Sphinx
Avoid situations currently causing no difficulties with this canine command
Let sleeping dogs lie
Silks wearer in a race
(6 letters)
A Jockey
On June 6, 1942 Admiral Yamamoto's retreat ended this pivotal battle
Midway
Tortilla means "little cake"; this means "little fleet"
Flotilla
"I am lying" is an example of the liar type of this statement
A (Liar's) Paradox
Bad actions cause trouble later in this barnyard expression
Chicken's come home to roost
"Soft art"
martial art
(7 letters)
Jujitsu
The Allied invasion of Italy began on July 10, 1943 with Operation Husky, a coordinated attack on this island
Sicily
Spanish saber, "to know", gave us this English word meaning "shrewd" or "well informed"
Savvy
A musical instrument is found at the end of this word that describes a hard-to-solve problem
Conundrum
Being compared to this equine means only good at a single thing
a one-trick pony