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Definitions for word ETNA

The following 182 definitions were found. Click the dates to see the answer in context.
DateGridClueAuthor
Wednesday, November 04, 200964AVolcano that devastated CataniaRicky Ini Liu
Thursday, October 29, 200963AItalian rumblerJoe Krozel
Thursday, August 06, 200925AVirgil described its "roar of frightful ruin"Dan Naddor
Monday, July 20, 200917ASicilian spewerPancho Harrison
Monday, June 08, 200957ASicilian peakRandy Sowell
Friday, April 24, 20095DEuropean smokerBarry C. Silk
Wednesday, February 11, 200948DSight from TaorminaRichard Silvestri
Wednesday, January 14, 200956DHighest European volcanoOliver Hill
Monday, January 12, 200948DSicily's erupterLynn Lempel
Tuesday, December 30, 200858ASicilian hot spotDoug Peterson
Tuesday, November 18, 200854D11,000-foot Italian peakRichard Chisholm
Tuesday, November 11, 200848AEuropean eruption siteNancy Salomon and Larry Shearer
Wednesday, October 22, 200838DItaly's Mt. ___Gary J. Whitehead
Tuesday, October 07, 200847AVolcano in Verne's "Journey to the Center of the Earth"Kevin G. Der
Thursday, September 18, 200861DIt's about 2 1/2 times as high as VesuviusMike Nothnagel
Tuesday, August 19, 200840ASicilian spewerHarriet Clifton
Monday, June 23, 200852DSicilian volcanoAndrea Carla Michaels and Patrick Blindauer
Saturday, January 12, 200848DView from CataniaFrederick J. Healy
Wednesday, December 19, 200751AEuropean erupterVictor Fleming
Tuesday, November 13, 200758AVolcano known to locals as MongibelloFred Piscop
Thursday, September 27, 200755DLocale of many Italian vineyardsPeter Wentz
Tuesday, September 04, 200770ALargest volcano in EuropeManny Nosowsky
Tuesday, August 07, 200711DItalian source of 2-DownDaniel Kantor
Sunday, April 15, 200758DSource of an explosion in ItalyBrendan Emmett Quigley
Sunday, March 11, 200716DMountain whose name in Greek means "I burn"Eric Berlin
Sunday, December 24, 2006107ASight from MessinaBrendan Emmett Quigley
Sunday, December 10, 2006113D10,900-foot European peakDavid J. Kahn
Monday, November 13, 200612DSicilian spouterPeter A. Collins
Monday, October 23, 200635AItalian volcanoJohn Calvin Williams
Tuesday, September 26, 200610ASmoky European peakRandall J. Hartman
Sunday, September 10, 200671AValle del Bove localeJoe DiPietro
Monday, May 15, 200660DSicilian volcanoJohn R. Conrad
Saturday, May 13, 200618ANatives call it MongibelloBrendan Emmett Quigley
Tuesday, April 18, 200639DItalian exploderPete Muller
Sunday, April 09, 2006130DMount SW of MessinaPaula Gamache
Sunday, February 12, 200681AView from the Gulf of CataniaManny Nosowsky
Friday, December 16, 200538ALocale of the Bocca Nuova craterJoe DiPietro
Wednesday, December 14, 200549DItaly's Mt. ___James R. Leeds
Wednesday, November 16, 20056AMediterranean spewerPhilip Thomson
Wednesday, September 21, 200533DEuropean erupterAnne Garellick
Thursday, September 08, 20053DIt held down the giant Enceladus, in mythBen Tausig
Sunday, August 28, 200584ASight from TaorminaNancy Nicholson Joline
Tuesday, August 16, 200536ASpewer of 2002Randall J. Hartman
Monday, June 20, 200560DSicilian volcanoAlison Donald
Friday, June 03, 200555DLongtime smokerJim Hyres
Wednesday, April 27, 200534DEurope's highest volcanoLyell Rodieck
Saturday, April 16, 200545APittsburgh suburb with an Old World nameGary Steinmehl
Wednesday, January 26, 200554DSicilian peakStanley Newman
Sunday, December 05, 200418ASicilian mountDavid J. Kahn
Thursday, November 25, 200416AWhere Typhon, a 100-headed monster, was buried, in Greek mythNancy Salomon and Earl W. Reed
Tuesday, November 09, 200431DSicilian spouterRobert Dillman
Thursday, October 14, 200456D11,000-foot Italian peakMike Sikowitz
Tuesday, October 12, 200457DEuropean erupterNancy Kavanaugh
Friday, September 17, 200435A"Empedocles on ___" (Matthew Arnold poem)Manny Nosowsky
Wednesday, August 25, 200455DSicilian hothead?Richard Silvestri
Sunday, August 08, 2004105D2002-3 erupterBill Zais
Monday, May 24, 200453DSicilian volcanoFrederick J. Healy
Wednesday, March 17, 200415AMount SW of MessinaA. J. Santora
Thursday, February 12, 200456DPeak near the Gulf of CataniaCraig Kasper
Friday, October 10, 200319AName derived from ancient Greek for "I burn"Arlan and Linda Bushman
Monday, June 23, 200321AMount in SicilyRaymond Hamel
Saturday, June 14, 200361ASight from TaorminaManny Nosowsky
Sunday, May 25, 200355A1669 blast siteDavid J. Kahn
Tuesday, March 25, 200368ASicilian smokerJohn Greenman
Wednesday, January 22, 200337DPeak near TaorminaMichael Shteyman
Sunday, December 01, 2002125AValle del Bove localeDavid J. Kahn
Monday, October 28, 200242ASicilian volcanoRandy Sowell
Wednesday, October 16, 200238AEuropean erupterAlan Arbesfeld
Sunday, October 06, 2002111DEuropean peakMyles Callum
Wednesday, September 25, 200253DSicilian erupterTyler Hinman
Thursday, September 19, 20023DEuropean hot spotRandolph Ross
Tuesday, August 27, 200259DSicilian smokerDenise M. Neuendorf
Thursday, July 18, 20029DView from CataniaKevin McCann
Tuesday, June 18, 200260DSicilian spouterEugene W. Sard
Sunday, June 09, 200286AItalian cone makerRandolph Ross
Sunday, April 21, 2002109DWhere Enceladus is buried, in mythTrip Payne
Monday, March 04, 20027D2001 erupterRandall J. Hartman
Monday, February 25, 200251DSicilian spouterChristina Houlihan
Tuesday, February 19, 200265AIt's active in SicilyArlan and Linda Bushman
Wednesday, February 13, 200219APeak near TaorminaSteven Picus
Sunday, February 10, 2002114DEuropean erupterHarvey Estes & Nancy Salomon
Thursday, January 31, 200260ASicilian smokerBruce F. Adams
Tuesday, January 29, 20027D11,000-foot Italian peakZack Butler
Monday, December 24, 200165ASicilian spouterNancy Salomon and Marjorie Berg
Sunday, December 02, 200118DMount known locally as MongibelloNancy Nicholson Joline
Sunday, November 25, 200176DVulcan's ChimneyBob Klahn and Harvey Estes
Wednesday, September 05, 200158ASicilian spouterLyell Rodieck
Sunday, August 19, 2001121ASite of the smithy of CyclopsDavid J. Kahn
Friday, July 20, 200110DCatania threatenerJim Page
Monday, May 28, 200117ASicilian spouterGregory E. Paul
Saturday, April 21, 200151AView from CataniaDavid J. Kahn
Monday, April 02, 20018DVolcano in SicilyPeter Gordon
Monday, February 26, 200158ASicilian peakNorma Steinberg
Wednesday, January 31, 200158AIt towers over TaorminaJon Delfin
Monday, December 04, 200070ASicilian mountEileen Lexau
Saturday, September 09, 200024D"Empedocles on ___" (Matthew Arnold poem)Dana Motley
Thursday, July 27, 200012DPeak in Catania provinceJoe DiPietro
Friday, July 14, 200048DBurial place of the Greek giant EnceladusBrendan Emmett Quigley
Thursday, July 13, 200060AErupter of 1992Rich Norris
Thursday, July 06, 200059AIt's active in SicilyPatrick Berry
Wednesday, June 21, 20007DSicilian peakGreg Staples
Tuesday, June 13, 200032D11,000-foot mount in EuropePeter Gordon
Monday, June 12, 200025ASicilian erupterAndrea C. Michaels
Saturday, February 19, 200011DWhere Hephaestus worked, in mythRich Norris
Sunday, December 19, 199978ASite of the forges of VulcanFrances Hansen
Friday, December 03, 199914DEurope's highest volcanoMartin Ashwood-Smith
Saturday, October 30, 199925AValle del Bove localeRich Norris
Wednesday, October 27, 199944ASicilian spouterChris Sallade
Thursday, September 09, 199955DSight from TaorminaSam Bellotto Jr.
Wednesday, September 01, 199960DView from CataniaAlan Arbesfeld
Monday, August 02, 199912DSicilian volcanoStephanie Spadaccini
Wednesday, June 30, 199956DSicilian spouterManny Nosowsky
Sunday, June 20, 199943DSicilian spouterManny Nosowsky
Thursday, May 27, 199935AFrequent blowerA. J. Santora
Tuesday, May 11, 199965AHighest European volcanoEd Early
Saturday, April 24, 19998DIt's known locally as MongibelloJoe DiPietro
Tuesday, April 20, 199943DSicilian spewerElizabeth C. Gorski
Saturday, January 16, 19997DValle del Bove localeRich Norris
Sunday, January 10, 199929ASight from MessinaDavid J. Kahn
Friday, January 01, 199945ALiterally, "I burn"Joe DiPietro
Thursday, December 03, 19986D1998 erupterCathy Millhauser
Friday, November 06, 199831DPeak near PaternoBob Klahn
Thursday, November 05, 199835APeak seen from the Ionian SeaNancy Salomon
Tuesday, October 27, 199828AEurope's highest active volcanoPeter Gordon
Saturday, October 17, 199861AThe Cyclopes' workplaceBryant White
Saturday, October 03, 199851D"Empedocles on ___" (Arnold poem)Rich Norris
Monday, August 31, 199853DSicilian spouterBrendan Emmett Quigley
Monday, August 03, 199854DSicilian spouterNancy Salomon
Thursday, July 23, 199865ASicilian smokerRandall J. Hartman
Monday, July 20, 199850ASicilian peakMary E. Brindamour
Thursday, May 14, 199843AMount near the Gulf of CataniaFrank Longo
Tuesday, March 10, 199817ASicilian spouterPatrick Jordan
Friday, March 06, 199847DSuburb of PittsburghBrendan Emmett Quigley
Wednesday, January 14, 199861DSicilian smokerWilliam Bernhardt
Monday, December 29, 199758DSicilian rumblerGregory E. Paul
Wednesday, December 24, 199763AView from TaorminaNancy S. Ross
Tuesday, November 11, 199745ASicilian spouterBrendan Emmett Quigley
Thursday, October 02, 199755AIt towers over TaorminaChristopher Hurt
Monday, September 15, 199760ASicilian blowerStephanie Spadaccini
Sunday, August 24, 1997114AMountain known locally as MongibelloMichael S. Maurer
Thursday, July 24, 199758AMount whose name means "I burn"Randall J. Hartman
Sunday, June 29, 199782AVolcano near CataniaDavid J. Kahn
Saturday, June 28, 199744AVulcan's ChimneyBob Klahn
Sunday, June 01, 19973DPillar of heaven, to PindarRandolph Ross
Tuesday, April 22, 199744DSicilian volcanoGerald R. Ferguson
Tuesday, April 01, 199751DSicilian peakPatrick Jordan
Wednesday, February 12, 199761ASite of the fabled forges of the CyclopesM. E. Skolsky
Tuesday, January 07, 199750DLab burnerJ. Schmalzbach
Friday, December 27, 19964DLab itemB. White
Wednesday, December 25, 199661DSicilian sightN. S. Ross
Monday, November 25, 199632DSicilian mountM. Huret
Wednesday, November 20, 199613DSicilian spouterM. S. Maurer
Saturday, October 26, 19963DLab itemD. Niles
Monday, September 02, 199666ASicilian mountF. Piscop
Monday, August 26, 199654A1169 erupterG. E. Paul
Sunday, August 11, 199695AMatthew Arnold's "Empedocles on ___"M. Schneider
Thursday, April 18, 199628DSicilian mountA. J. Santora
Saturday, April 06, 199654DView from the Ionian SeaR. Norris
Monday, December 11, 199556DSicilian mountElizabeth C. Gorski
Friday, November 10, 199561AItem for heating liquidsBryant White
Monday, October 09, 199542ASicilian spouterGregory E. Paul
Monday, September 11, 199550DSicilian spouterSidney L. Robbins
Tuesday, August 01, 199558DEurope's highest volcanoJonathan Schmatzbach
Monday, July 17, 199560ASicilian spouterKenneth Witte
Thursday, July 13, 199566AErupter of 1832A.J. Santora
Wednesday, May 31, 199550DView from CataniaJonathan Schmatzbach
Saturday, May 06, 19956DLab equipmentRandolph Ross
Monday, April 17, 199542DSicilian spouterKenneth Witte
Monday, December 12, 199462ASicilian spewerJoy L. Wouk
Sunday, November 27, 1994105DLab itemJacques Liwer
Wednesday, November 23, 199419ASite in SicilySusan Smith
Tuesday, November 08, 199433ASicilian smokerRichard Hughes
Tuesday, September 13, 199461A1169 erupterGregory E. Paul
Monday, September 05, 19949DMediterranean spouterJulian Ochrymowych & Amy Goldstein
Monday, July 25, 199464ASicilian rumblerAlbert J. Klaus
Friday, June 24, 199455AMount, north of CataniaMark Diehl
Tuesday, June 07, 199468A1949 erupterErnie Furtado
Friday, April 29, 199448DLab vesselRandolph Ross
Monday, March 21, 199453DErupter of 1669Sidney L. Robbins
Monday, February 14, 199449AVesuvius's Sicilian counterpartNancy Joline
Monday, February 07, 199456DOld lab burnerSidney L. Robbins
Sunday, January 09, 19941AVulcan's workshop, in mythMel Rosen