Classic v2-162: answers

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NOSTALGIC

4 letters

AGIN adverb

Dialectal form of again — Another time: indicating a repeat of an action. Wiktionary

AGIO noun

a fee charged for exchanging currencies WordNet

AGON noun

a festivity in ancient Greece at which competitors contended for prizes WordNet

ALIT verb

simple past and past participle of alight — To make less heavy; to lighten; to alleviate, to relieve. Wiktionary

ALSO adverb

in addition WordNet

ALTO noun

the lowest female singing voice WordNet

ANIL noun

a blue dye obtained from plants or made synthetically WordNet

ANTI adjective

not in favor of (an action or proposal etc.) WordNet

CANT noun

stock phrases that have become nonsense through endless repetition WordNet

CAST verb

put or send forth WordNet

CIAO noun

an acknowledgment that can be used to say hello or goodbye (aloha is Hawaiian and ciao is Italian) WordNet

CLAN noun

group of people related by blood or marriage WordNet

COAL noun

fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period WordNet

COAT noun

an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors WordNet

COLA noun

carbonated drink flavored with extract from kola nuts (`dope' is a southernism in the United States) WordNet

GAIN verb

obtain WordNet

GAIT noun

the rate of moving (especially walking or running) WordNet

GAOL verb

lock up or confine, in or as in a jail WordNet

GAST verb

To frighten. Wiktionary

GLIA noun

sustentacular tissue that surrounds and supports neurons in the central nervous system; glial and neural cells together compose the tissue of the central nervous system WordNet

GNAT noun

(British usage) mosquito WordNet

GOAL noun

the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it WordNet

GOAT noun

any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight horns WordNet

IOTA noun

the 9th letter of the Greek alphabet WordNet

LAIC adjective

characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy WordNet

LAIN verb

lain is a listed verb form of lie: be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position WordNet

LAST adjective

coming after all others in time or space or degree or being the only one remaining WordNet

LATS noun

the basic unit of money in Latvia WordNet

LIAS noun

A type of blue limestone present in parts of southern England and Wales. Wiktionary

LOAN noun

the temporary provision of money (usually at interest) WordNet

LOTA noun

a globular water bottle used in Asia WordNet

NAIL verb

attach something somewhere by means of nails WordNet

OAST noun

a kiln for drying hops WordNet

SAGO noun

powdery starch from certain sago palms; used in Asia as a food thickener and textile stiffener WordNet

SAIL verb

traverse or travel on (a body of water) WordNet

SALT noun

a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal) WordNet

SANG noun

North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng WordNet

SATI noun

Alternative form of suttee — The traditional custom of a Hindu woman giving herself up to be cremated on her husband’s funeral pyre as a sign of her devotion. Wiktionary

SCAG noun

street names for heroin WordNet

SCAN verb

examine minutely or intensely WordNet

SCAT verb

flee; take to one's heels; cut and run WordNet

SIAL noun

the granitelike rocks that form the outermost layer of the earth's crust; rich in silicon and aluminum WordNet

SLAG verb

convert into slag WordNet

SLAT noun

a thin strip (wood or metal) WordNet

SNAG verb

catch on a snag WordNet

STAG noun

adult male deer WordNet

TACO noun

a tortilla rolled cupped around a filling WordNet

TAIG noun

An Irish Catholic. Wiktionary

TAIL noun

the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body WordNet

TALC verb

apply talcum powder to (one's body) WordNet

TANG noun

a tart spicy quality WordNet

TOGA noun

a one-piece cloak worn by men in ancient Rome WordNet

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ACING verb

present participle of ace: succeed at easily WordNet

ACTIN noun

one of the proteins into which actomyosin can be split; can exist in either a globular or a fibrous form WordNet

AGIST verb

To take to graze or pasture, at a certain sum; used originally of the feeding of cattle in the king's forests, and collecting the money for the same. Wiktionary

ALGIN noun

a gum used especially as a thickener or emulsifier WordNet

ALIGN verb

place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight WordNet

ALIST noun

An association list. Wiktionary

ALONG adverb

with a forward motion WordNet

ANGST noun

an acute but unspecific feeling of anxiety; usually reserved for philosophical anxiety about the world or about personal freedom WordNet

ANTIC adjective

ludicrously odd WordNet

ASCOT noun

a cravat with wide square ends; secured with an ornamental pin WordNet

CANTO noun

a major division of a long poem WordNet

CLANG verb

make a loud noise WordNet

CLAST noun

(geology) a constituent fragment of a clastic rock WordNet

COAST noun

the shore of a sea or ocean WordNet

COATI noun

omnivorous mammal of Central America and South America WordNet

CONGA verb

dance the conga WordNet

COSTA noun

a riblike part of a plant or animal (such as a middle rib of a leaf or a thickened vein of an insect wing) WordNet

COTAN noun

ratio of the adjacent to the opposite side of a right-angled triangle WordNet

GIANT adjective

of great mass; huge and bulky WordNet

GLANS noun

a small rounded structure; especially that at the end of the penis or clitoris WordNet

GLOAT verb

dwell on with satisfaction WordNet

ICTAL adjective

of or relating to a seizure or convulsion WordNet

LIGAN noun

goods (or wreckage) on the sea bed that is attached to a buoy so that it can be recovered WordNet

LINAC noun

ions are accelerated along a linear path by voltage differences on electrodes along the path WordNet

LITAS noun

the basic unit of money in Lithuania WordNet

OCTAL adjective

of or pertaining to a number system having 8 as its base WordNet

SAINT noun

a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization WordNet

SALON noun

gallery where works of art can be displayed WordNet

SATIN noun

a smooth fabric of silk or rayon; has a glossy face and a dull back WordNet

SCANT verb

limit in quality or quantity WordNet

SLAIN noun

people who have been slain (as in battle) WordNet

SLANG verb

fool or hoax WordNet

SLANT verb

lie obliquely WordNet

SNAIL noun

freshwater or marine or terrestrial gastropod mollusk usually having an external enclosing spiral shell WordNet

SOLAN noun

very large white gannet with black wing tips WordNet

STAIG noun

Scots: stag (the animal) Wiktionary

STAIN verb

color with a liquid dye or tint WordNet

TALON noun

a sharp hooked claw especially on a bird of prey WordNet

TANGO noun

a ballroom dance of Latin-American origin WordNet

TICAL noun

the basic unit of money in Thailand WordNet

TONAL adjective

employing variations in pitch to distinguish meanings of otherwise similar words WordNet

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ACTING noun

the performance of a part or role in a drama WordNet

ACTION noun

something done (usually as opposed to something said) WordNet

ATONIC adjective

characterized by a lack of tonus WordNet

CASING noun

the outermost covering of a pneumatic tire WordNet

CASINO noun

a public building for gambling and entertainment WordNet

CATION noun

a positively charged ion WordNet

COITAL adjective

of or relating to coitus or copulation WordNet

COLTAN noun

a valuable black mineral combining niobite and tantalite; used in cell phones and computer chips WordNet

COSTAL adjective

of or relating to or near a rib WordNet

GASLIT adjective

Illuminated by burning gas. Wiktionary

GITANO noun

a Spanish male Gypsy WordNet

INSTAL verb

set up for use WordNet

LACING noun

a small amount of liquor added to a food or beverage WordNet

OILCAN noun

a can with a long nozzle to apply oil to machinery WordNet

SATING verb

present participle of sate: fill to satisfaction WordNet

SIGNAL noun

any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message WordNet

SLOGAN noun

a favorite saying of a sect or political group WordNet

SOCIAL adjective

relating to human society and its members WordNet

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AGONIST noun

the principal character in a work of fiction WordNet

ANTILOG noun

the number of which a given number is the logarithm WordNet

CASTING noun

object formed by a mold WordNet

CATLING noun

a long double-edged knife used for amputations WordNet

COALING verb

present participle of coal: take in coal WordNet

COATING noun

a thin layer covering something WordNet

COTINGA noun

passerine bird of New World tropics WordNet

LASTING adjective

continuing or enduring without marked change in status or condition or place WordNet

SALTING noun

the act of adding salt to food WordNet

SCALING noun

ascent by or as if by a ladder WordNet

SLATING noun

a severely critical attack WordNet

STALING verb

present participle of stale: urinate, of cattle and horses WordNet

STOICAL adjective

seeming unaffected by pleasure or pain; impassive WordNet

TALCING verb

present participle of talc: apply talcum powder to (one's body) WordNet

8 letters

AGNOSTIC adjective

uncertain of all claims to knowledge WordNet

CASTLING noun

interchanging the positions of the king and a rook WordNet

COASTING verb

present participle of coast: move effortlessly; by force of gravity WordNet

LOCATING noun

a determination of the place where something is WordNet

SALTOING verb

present participle of salt: add salt to WordNet

SOLACING verb

present participle of solace: give moral or emotional strength to WordNet

9 letters

NOSTALGIC adjective

unhappy about being away and longing for familiar things or persons WordNet

All 132 eligible answers in this edition are listed. Every eligible discovery counts; milestones do not require particular answers.

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