| Not passive |
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| Gaucho's lasso |
| Cassis apéritif |
| Jurassic Park" creature |
| Group that assigns film ratings: Abbr. |
| Canvassers |
| Chinese food assortment |
| Military assault team member |
| Classic 1977 album pronounced like a continent |
| Classic cartoon character |
| Like a subtitled black-and-white movie in which everyone smokes and wears sunglasses |
| Group that assigns movie ratings: Abbr. |
| Compass direction |
| Marsh grass |
| Raiders of the Lost Ark" actor who reportedly passed on the "Schindler's List" role that went to Liam Neeson: 2 wds. |
| South American lasso |
| Passages, in anatomy |
| Classic victim of hubris |
| Assert sans proof |
| Assist, as a bad guy |
| Amass, as a bar bill |
| Like basset hounds' ears |
| Acutely embarrassing |
| Lasso |
| Ancient Greek assembly. |
| Class for someone whose native tongue isn't widely spoken in the U.S., for short |
| Childbirth assistant |
| Lassie's refusal |
| Actress who played an assistant district attorney in 1996's "Primal Fear": 2 wds. |