| Clue | Word |
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| 2000. Paper fragments created when holes are made in a paper | |
| 2001. A series of coordinated suicide attacks by al-Qaeda upon the United States | |
| 2002. Nuclear, bacteriological, or other weapon capable of causing widespread death and damage (4 words) | |
| 2003. A straight man who displays attributes stereotypically associated with homosexual men. | |
| 2004. Those areas of the USA whose residents predominantly vote for the Republican Party or Democratic Party (2 words) | |
| 2005 A 'truth' that a person claims to know intuitively 'from the gut' without regard to evidence or facts | |
| 2006. Demoted or devalued, as happened to the former planet | |
| 2007. Adjective used to describe a risky or less than ideal loan, mortgage, or investment | |
| 2008. A rescue by government of a failing corporation | |
| 2009. A short message sent via the Twitter service | |
Commonest English Words 
Begins and Ends with 'D' 
Giant Word Ladder I
