Heroes, Games and Slang
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Bold retro hairstyle
Cars and vinegar
Loans it briefly
Slang for a pal
Old book format
Armored burrower
Beach, Spanish word
Ditch or dam
Since, formally
Bottom of a room
Ease a worry
Roughly speaking
Brit in scarlet
Giverny painter
Pose a question
Realm of clouds
Packed with tasks
Set the fire going
Not pleasant at all
Life's blueprint
Wanted badly
Serving no purpose
Meal in Maori
Soft bread buns
Sleek river divers
Green light word
Mouth wide open
Gauzy weave style
Just a short walk
Name or oil
Viking-era city
Small Marvel hero
Badge for your coat
Genuine, no joke
Owned by a thing
Loot and ruin
Practical people
Finished the pizza
According to plan
Buzzing sky gadgets
Chasing you in GTA
Heroes, Games and Slang — Solution
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Bold retro hairstyle
A
Cars and vinegar
Loans it briefly
M
Slang for a pal
Old book format
B
Armored burrower
T
Beach, Spanish word
P
Ditch or dam
Since, formally
D
Bottom of a room
F
L
O
O
R
Ease a worry
Roughly speaking
A
L
L
A
Y
Brit in scarlet
Giverny painter
R
E
D
C
O
A
T
Pose a question
Realm of clouds
A
S
K
M
O
N
E
T
Packed with tasks
B
U
S
Y
Set the fire going
E
Not pleasant at all
Life's blueprint
Wanted badly
D
N
A
Serving no purpose
O
Meal in Maori
Soft bread buns
K
A
I
Sleek river divers
U
N
S
A
V
O
U
R
Y
Green light word
Mouth wide open
G
O
Gauzy weave style
E
Just a short walk
Name or oil
Viking-era city
O
T
T
O
Small Marvel hero
A
N
T
L
E
N
O
Badge for your coat
I
Genuine, no joke
Owned by a thing
L
E
G
I
T
Loot and ruin
Practical people
D
E
S
P
O
I
L
Finished the pizza
A
T
E
R
E
A
L
I
S
T
S
According to plan
P
E
R
Buzzing sky gadgets
D
R
O
N
E
S
Chasing you in GTA
F
E
D
S
Heroes, Games and Slang — The notes
August 29, 2026 · 12×11 · Normal
- AFROBold retro hairstyleA bold, rounded natural hairstyle with tight curls, popularized especially in the 1960s-70s.
- MODENACars and vinegarAn Italian city in Emilia-Romagna, home to Ferrari and Maserati, and famous for balsamic vinegar.
- LENDSLoans it brieflyPresent tense of 'lend': gives something to someone temporarily, expecting it back.
- BROSlang for a palInformal, friendly term for a close male friend, short for 'brother'.
- OCTAVOOld book formatA book size made by folding a sheet into eight leaves, smaller than a folio.
- TATUArmored burrowerAn old English name (also 'tatou') for the giant armadillo of South America, a heavily armored digger.
- PLAYABeach, Spanish wordSpanish word for beach, often used in English travel talk about Spain or Latin America.
- DYKEDitch or damAn embankment or ditch built to hold back water and prevent flooding, common in the Netherlands.
- ASSince, formallyMeans 'in the role of' or 'because', used to link two ideas or introduce a reason.
- FLOORBottom of a roomThe lower surface of a room that you walk on, or a story of a building.
- ALLAYEase a worryTo calm or reduce a fear, worry, or doubt.
- ABOUTRoughly speakingMeans 'approximately' or 'concerning a subject', used constantly in everyday speech.
- REDCOATBrit in scarletNickname for a British soldier, from the red uniform worn in the 18th and 19th centuries.
- MONETGiverny painterFrench Impressionist painter famous for his water lily series, painted in his garden at Giverny.
- ASKPose a questionTo put a question to someone, or to request something.
- SKYRealm of cloudsThe expanse of air above the earth where clouds, the sun, and stars appear.
- BUSYPacked with tasksOccupied with many tasks, having little free time.
- IGNITEDSet the fire goingPast tense of 'ignite': set something alight or started burning.
- UNSAVOURYNot pleasant at allBritish spelling of 'unsavory': unpleasant, distasteful, or morally dubious.
- DNALife's blueprintThe molecule carrying genetic instructions in living cells, often called life's blueprint.
- NEEDEDWanted badlyPast tense of 'need': required or wanted something badly.
- OTIOSEServing no purposeA formal word for something serving no purpose; futile or superfluous.
- KAIMeal in MaoriMaori and New Zealand English word for food or a meal.
- ROLLSSoft bread bunsSmall individual portions of bread, often used for sandwiches or burgers.
- OTTERSSleek river diversSleek, playful mammals that swim in rivers and along coasts, related to weasels.
- GOGreen light wordSignal to start, as in a race, or the color meaning move at a traffic light.
- AGAPEMouth wide openWide open, as a mouth in shock or wonder; also a Greek word for selfless love.
- LENOGauzy weave styleA textile weave where warp threads twist around weft threads, giving an open, gauzy fabric.
- NEARJust a short walkClose by in distance or time.
- OTTOName or oilA traditional German boy's name; also an old spelling of 'attar', a fragrant rose oil.
- OSLOViking-era cityCapital of Norway, with roots in the Viking Age and home to the Viking Ship Museum.
- ANTSmall Marvel heroA tiny, hardworking insect; also the first half of the Marvel superhero Ant-Man's name.
- PINBadge for your coatA small pointed fastener, or a decorative badge worn on clothing.
- LEGITGenuine, no jokeSlang short for 'legitimate': genuine, real, or authorized.
- ITSOwned by a thingPossessive form of 'it', showing something belongs to a thing rather than a person.
- DESPOILLoot and ruinTo plunder or violently strip something of its valuables.
- REALISTSPractical peoplePeople who see and accept situations as they truly are, without illusions.
- ATEFinished the pizzaPast tense of 'eat': finished off a plate of food, like a whole pizza.
- PERAccording to planMeans 'according to' or 'for each', as in instructions or measurements.
- DRONESBuzzing sky gadgetsSmall unmanned flying gadgets used for filming, delivery, or in video games.
- FEDSChasing you in GTAInformal term for federal agents, often chasing the player in games like Grand Theft Auto.